The phrase that made Ricardo Gareca famous, that of I believe in the Peruvian player, has been modified by Jorge Fossati: I believe in the national player. Only in this way could Christian Cueva’s formal summons to the Copa América 2024 be understood.
The inclusion of an element with more than 8 months of inactivity, who is suffering from a knee injury and a reputation for a licentious life is more than a concession: it seems a blow to the idea of merit to be cited.
Christian Cueva was always a halfway professional. A player with a piste profile who shone in environments where he was pampered more than trained. If we add his lack of activity in recent times, we are faced with a very poor message: what would the disaffected Matías Succar and Paolo Reyna, who do not go to clubs during selection time, think of Cuevita being called?
Or what will Catriel Cabellos, Jairo Concha or Kenji Cabrera, who didn’t even have a microcycle, think about Cueva being on the plane? The lack of a better hook, in his reading, has led the coach to take the difficult route of resurrecting a former glory. Or at least try.
As Miguel Villegas, editor of Deporte Total, said, Jorge Fossati is in love with a video. From a playlist where Cueva is the best Cueva. In any case, it would be understandable that, fascinated by his future potential, ‘Nono’ wants to have him training in Videna, as a guest, but from there to putting him on a formal list there is a huge distance. Fossati has taken a step that, if it goes wrong, could not only cost Cueva, but also him.
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Source: Elcomercio
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