Rain of criticism against Néstor Lorenzo for David Ospina’s call to the national team

The coach of the Colombian team, Néstor Lorenzo, made official the call for the senior team for the last international friendlies they will have in 2023.

The list of twenty soccer players caused a lot of conversation and debate in the national sports sphere, since the Argentine strategist decided to opt for players who are not usually part of the team.

One of the names that generated the most questions was the call of the historic goalkeeper David Ospina, who returned to an international call-up, after more than a year without being part of the Tricolor roster due to an elbow fracture that kept him completely away from the fields.

It is precisely this reason that generated the most doubts in the national team’s fans, since they do not understand Lorenzo’s decision to have called Ospina, taking into account that he is almost a year old without even adding a minute of play in a competitive match.

As soon as the list was published, social networks were filled with negative comments and criticism about the presence of the 35-year-old goalkeeper from Antioquia. The famous “rosca”, apparent interests within the Federation and various excuses were the points that fans used to explain Ospina’s call.

“Why do you spend time on statistics… there is everything, whatever you want to call it, because why else did they summon the dead David Ospina. Thread, thread my friend.” -@jorgealonso527

“What audacity the Colombian Federation goes to, supposedly calling David Ospina, does not come with a rhythm of competition. Why don’t they tell the fan how much they earn and why not, it would be better to take Chipi-Chipi Castillo instead of that grandfather.” -@Reyesgu9Reyes

“David Ospina: Since his injury he has not played all year and he is in the Middle East, I see him more as a contributor of experience and generator of a good atmosphere, to be honest. “With everything and that, I don’t like that they called him over Mier.” -@Itoldvirgil

Why Ospina’s call to the national team is a right decision

As is usual in any call, criticism will always be present and there are very few who defend the technical decisions; Even so, for Lorenzo there was a basic pillar in this call for the last friendlies, which was basically a reward for hard work.

After his elbow fracture, the atmosphere in the team was left with an uncomfortable feeling with Ospina. The team captain was forced to leave them from one moment to the next and without a farewell like he really deserved, his name stopped appearing in the new international cycle.

On November 20, 2022, the goalkeeper spent his last minutes with Colombia in a friendly against Paraguay without knowing that he would be left out of the competitive process in the future. Out of nowhere he disappeared from the coffee arch without at least having the opportunity to say “goodbye.”

It is then with these friendlies that Ospina will have the opportunity to leave through the front door of the national team, once again wearing the captain’s ribbon. Furthermore, his presence in the work group serves to transmit experience and knowledge to the younger ones who are just starting out.

Furthermore, if the Antioquian has the chance to return to the field with Colombia, it would represent a good visibility platform to once again capture the attention of his club, Al-Nassr, so that he can compete with them again.

Taking into account that these are matches with a superficial sporting influence, the Argentine strategist simply wants to give Ospina a chance to revive his career. With Infobae

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