Charles Villanueva generated a true revolution this Thursday, June 2, when it became known that in this winter pass market in Chilean football He stopped being a Palestino player to from now on defend the shirt of Magallanes in First Bwhich generated divided opinions.
Some were fascinated by the hiring of the Piña al bunch of carnations and it seems to others that he still has football to show in the First Division, but the truth is that he himself 36 year old midfielder He explained the special reason that led him to make the decision to lower a category.
In conversation with ESPN F90 Chile, the now former player of the Arab team pointed out that his arrival at the Academy “it was a little more for mental health. Obviously the Magallanes project attracts me a lot, the style of play that they have and that they have been showing for some time”.
After that, he complements that “Nico Núñez took the time to talk with me, I have seen Magellan play a lot because I have a friend, César Chester Cortés, and I see the style of play they have and it is something that suits me a lot. It happens because I have been adding very few minutes in Palestino “.
“I went a little too far in the minutes, I think I did 390 and with 360 I could have changed to another First Division team, but I couldn’t anymore. That’s why I drew the conclusion, I have a year or a year and a half left as a professional soccer player and I want to experience it playing, on the field, enjoying myself, being able to experience the style of play that best suits me and I can find that in Magallanes”, he added.
Immediately after, Piña was asked if he had any chance of signing for Colo Colo, Universidad de Chile or Universidad Católica before arriving at Tino Tino and made it clear that he was not even close. Of course, he takes the opportunity to send them a message for being prejudiced.
“It’s a drag that no one has asked about me or that no one has approached the big teams to have returned and play in one of them unfortunately there is a giant prejudice towards arab leagues“, Shooting.
With that, he closed by adding that “in that sense I was affected. Even when I came back I had a good start with Coto Sierra, we had a very good second round. I felt able to have been a contribution in one of the big teamswhich is always very attractive for us as players”.
“Berizzo is qualified to lead the Chilean team”
In his dialogue with ESPN F90 Chile, Carlos Villanueva not only explained his reasons for coming to Magallanes and hit Colo Colo, U and UC, but also had words to refer to the arrival of Eduardo Berizzo as the new technical director of the Chilean team.
Regarding Toto’s conditions, Piña stressed that “I think that is a trained technician, he came to Spain for a reason and was in Seville and Celta de Vigo. Now, the last step in Paraguay didn’t go so well for him, but you never know what group of players he had as well.”
“Perhaps the players that he had to select were not of the characteristics of the game that he has, and I think that Chilean football from Bielsa the most comfortable are the most Bielsist coaches“, he pointed.
After that, he highlights that “he already knows a lot about the players who have been in the national team for more years, so it can also be a plus, he knows the Chilean league, he was champion with O’Higgins, so I think that it can be very positive and we hope that it can achieve the results that all of us as Chileans and fans want”.
Finally, they asked him if Berizzo should give priority to the Golden Generation or to the replacement, and Villanueva has no trouble acknowledging that “it has to be a mix. Those of the Golden Generation who are still and who are above the performance of the replacement have to play“.
“In the end we are competingWhether it’s for the Copa América or the next World Cup, then there has to be a mix that those from the Golden Generation also deliver things with messages or experience, so I think it will always be positive, “he concluded.