“The players that Chemo asks for are not even considered in League 1, so they cannot do an adequate job” | OPINION

The failure of the last Under 23 tournament cannot be repeated. Although little was expected from the selection due to the poor work that has been done on minors for decades, participating without its best exponents diminished its chances even more and exposed it to major embarrassment.

That time, the bicolor achieved only one victory (1-0 over Chile) and was placed in the last position of the group in which it was seeded.

Their modesty is diluted, their blood runs cold and they use any pretext to avoid their responsibility.

What is lysergic is that some of the players requested by Chemo are not even considered by their teams in League 1 matches. Why do they want them then? Not only is God Peruvian, the dog in the manger is too.

Under these circumstances, neither Del Solar nor any other coach can do a halfway adequate job. There will be some demagogue who points out that “the selection requires sacrifices” and that these potholes are what should “make it stronger.” Enough nonsense is usually said daily in Peruvian football to justify any despicable argument in order to disguise the meanness of the clubs. The objectives are achieved with serious work and this requires, as they say, that “everyone gets wet.” Without exception.

But the story must be told in full because the federation also has a lot to say.

This measure should be tied to a series of incentives – and obligations – so that the majority of clubs carry out real training work, with a sincere and responsible commitment to minors, and stop being retirement centers for two-per-cent players. means that they display as the only “merit” on their resumes having been born in another country.

The job of a coach is that: select, not train. Training is up to the clubs. What the federation is trying to do with the project led by Del Solar is to make up for that absence in Videna. I very much doubt that these good wishes will have any effect. Building a new bubble, supported by what is also achieved abroad through the work of scouting, may achieve a spark of hope. But no structural change.