May 13, 2023, 2:37 PM
May 13, 2023, 2:37 PM
The decision taken by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) to decline the participation of the U-23 national team in the Maurice Revello tournament in France, arguing calendar problems. This determination also had repercussions abroad.
For example, the newspaper AS of Spain was forceful in its headline when referring to said information: “Bolivia takes a leap into the void”, published the aforementioned journalistic outlet.
“Bolivia has tried to change its sports image from the arrival of the Argentine coach Gustavo Costas to the senior team and the assumption of Pablo Escobar, legendary ex-soccer player of The Strongest, to the leadership of the minor divisions. At first, the rhythm gave certain signs of improvement with the unification of a style of play, the generational change and the search for new elements that emerged abroad, ”says part of the note.
Later on he refers to the fact that Bolivia He already had his rivals in the competition, since the calendar is prepared well in advance.
“As if that weren’t enough, the Bolivian Football Federation had struck gold by seeing how ‘La Verde’ received an invitation from the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament -formerly called Esperanzas de Toulon- for the youth category to participate next June. Also from Francethey had already matched the altiplanos in Group C next to the Ivory Coast, Japan and Panama”, adds the Spanish newspaper.
The tournament to be played in France will take place from June 5 to 18 and there is no turning back, Bolivia will not be present and for AS that is a “capital error”.
“The Bolivian juniors, there was less to go, experienced great emotion and did their best to be summoned to the tournament, which summons hundreds of scoutings from its first day, in order to analyze potential signings in European or Asian clubs. However, the FBF made a capital mistake which, possibly, harms all the good that had been achieved since the end of 2022: giving up participating in Maurice Revello due to calendar issues that involve the Costas team and the clubs that participate in Conmebol competitions, ”adds the publication.
“That way, Bolivia misses a luxury invitation that could serve as an unforgettable experience for the youngest and a door for future club movements”, closes the note.
