2023-12-17 04:46:59
Colombia selection
The forward scored in Colombia’s comeback against Mexico in Los Angeles.
Colombia vs México
Photo: Colombian Football Federation
By:
Futbolred Editorial
December 16, 2023, 11:45 p.m. m.
It arrived around the hour, when a new injury to Casierra was confirmed. Everything happened: a club that authorized his departure and a valid US visa: it’s hard to believe but those two details took several players out of orbit in the Colombian National Team’s double day of friendlies in the United States.
But he filled out every box on the form because that’s what happens when the universe aligns in someone’s favor. Luck, which they say does not matter, made the difference between Roger Beyker Martínez and others, who were highly sought after, like Harold Preciado.
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He was available because it was his turn to ‘give a problem’ to coach Néstor Lorenzo: after the friendlies against Venezuela, how could we not have him in the orbit for the FIFA date in March, the Copa América, the return of the Qualifiers?
Martínez showed against Mexico, especially, that he has what the coach has said in press conferences that is his priority when thinking about a number 9: “the important thing for me is not to have the 9 but to reach the position of nine “, said the Argentine coach last October.
What did Roger Beyker do? He entered and left the area to surprise the attack, he teamed up wonderfully with Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández, he always offered himself to Poveda to project the exit or to rest with the ball, he understood when it was best to play until he reached the rival goal and when, as in the goal, it had to be resolved with a furious mid-distance shot. He played a flawless game in Los Angeles and was not tied to the small area but rather providing mobility. It is, as is, what the boss asks for.
But it also provides effectiveness, which has been a headache in Lorenzo’s process, beyond being undefeated. The lack of effectiveness has weighed on the team and it seems to be the lethal weapon of the Cartagena, who is also only 29 years old, one older than Borré, the coach’s trusted one.
Martínez has been a victim of injuries and that has marked his departure from América de México and his performance in Racing. But it is evident that he did not forget the lesson and that, as he did in the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, when he was on the field he made a difference and integrated perfectly with teammates with whom he had barely ever crossed paths. What will happen then with James, Díaz, and more of Lorenzo’s regulars, who already know him well!
Other players appeared on the radar but they were taken out on their own, Roger Martínez understood that the National Team train passes little and you have to get on it no matter what. In the United States he seems to have sealed his ticket definitively.
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