Lapidary words that Marcelo Díaz dedicated to Reinaldo Rueda for not going with Chile to Qatar 2022

In Chile it still hurts not to have qualified for Qatar 2022 and that the process began after being left out of Russia 2018. For this, Reinaldo Rueda was chosen as the coach for the new path towards the World Cup. However, the DT barely directed four games of the process and joined the ranks of Colombia, combined with the one who did not go to the World Cup either.

After the setback that meant trusting the ‘coffee grower’ strategist and not attending the FIFA tournament for the second time in a row, a group of national team leaders pointed to the coach. The last of them was Marcelo Díaz, twice champion with the ‘Roja’ in the Copa Americas in 2015 and 2016.

The current Libertad player from Paraguay gave an interview to DirecTV Sports and released a series of accusations against Rueda. “I had conversations with him, he told me that it would be important in his process. Then, in a great moment in Racing, he didn’t call me anymore. It shows that he was not a sincere guy ”expressed the footballer who was never considered by Reinaldo.

Díaz delved into the mistakes made by the Colombian and the Chilean board. “I have contact with most of the players of the Chilean national team, we respect each other. Even now we are all doing the coaching course. Reinaldo Rueda and the Federation wanted to advance the replacement process, force that and they were wrong “he added.

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In a chat with the YouTube program Hablemos del Bulla, the defender who went through the “Roja” pointed to Rueda as guilty of the catastrophe in Chile. Likewise, Díaz launched another harsh accusation: “One of the main reasons why Chile did not qualify for the World Cup, because the old man went to steal all the money from Chile (laughs)”.

At another time, Marcelo expressed his indignation because the Colombian did not take him into account throughout his stay in the Chilean team. The defender named other remembered cases such as those of Eugenio Mena or Jorge Valdivia, other historical ones of the southern team in the recent decade.

“At that moment I knew that I had a level for the national team and I dreamed of going. But in Racing there was ‘Chueco’ Mena, who had a great level and they didn’t call him. The ‘Wizard’ Valdivia broke it in Colo Colo, in the Copa Libertadores and the National Championship, and the old man did not catch it “he pointed.

“For me, he is one of the main reasons why Chile did not qualify for the World Cup, because he implemented a change that was not necessary. The boys showed that they had gasoline for a while, but he tried a forced generational change, which was not enough “sentenced.