What happened to Edison Flores?: from indisputable to questioned in the Peruvian national team

Soccer is a very thankless sport. Only the moment of a team or player is evaluated. That happens to edison flowers, one of the footballers who at the time was one of the most beloved in the peruvian national team and that is now the target of some excessive criticism. This is a summary of the difficult sporting moment facing the ‘Orejas’.

Edison Flores was one of the most beloved players by Peruvian fans. The attacker earned that place thanks to his good performances with the national team. He was one of the players with whom that change that the red-and-white needed so much began.

To make a little memory, that meeting was the starting point for a radical change to begin in the Peruvian team.

Since then, edison flowers He stayed in the starting team. It became a fundamental piece in the scheme of Ricardo Gareca. His versatility from midfield forward gave the Peruvian team a plus.

When Jefferson Farfán was not considered and André Carrillo was not going through a good time like the one he is in now, the ‘Orejas’ always appeared.

It was the one with the important goals or as Daniel Peredo said “when Edison has it, things always happened”. Flores played the two playoff games against New Zealand and the three dates of the group stage at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

He was consolidated in the team of Ricardo Gareca. In 2019, the presence of Edison Flores in the Peruvian team was very valuable and this was confirmed in the Copa América that was played in Brazil. The attacker was one of the figures of that tournament and helped Peru return to the final of this continental tournament.

What we should clarify is that edison flowers he has stood out more in the Peruvian team than in his clubs. .

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-EDISON’S INJURIES-

Edison Flores was part of the base that Ricardo Gareca had to face the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers; however, the arrival of the pandemic and the injuries took him away from the Peruvian team.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused several MLS teams not to let their players travel to avoid any risk of contagion. Within that group was edison flowers. DC United did not let the midfielder travel to Peru to play the first dates of the Qualifiers and thus missed the matches against Paraguay and Brazil.

The ‘Bicolor’ lost to Chile and Argentina, Flores was one of the critics.

Injuries began to come to Edison Flores’ career. On August 25, 2020, the former Universitario de Deportes player suffered multiple facial fractures in the middle of the match between DC United vs. New England Revolution. .

The bad moment had passed. Edison Flores was ready to return to the peruvian national team. In fact, he was summoned for the duel against Colombia and Ecuador, but once the bad news arrived.

On May 23, 2021, Flores was unable to finish the match against Philadelphia Union. He could only play 3 minutes and was changed. After performing the respective tests, the diagnosis was that the proximal biceps femoris of the hamstring had ruptured.

He recovered and began to add minutes. This helped him to be summoned again.

His return was no longer the same. The lack of matches was noticeable. . That night, edison flowers was one of those who showed a very low level. That same day, he had to leave the Peruvian team due to a new injury.

From that day on, he did not play again with DC United or with the Peruvian national team. His return was against Panama. Edison Flores was injured again and his club decided that he should return to the United States for treatment.

“I have not played for 3 months, after the game against Chile, and it is difficult to find the rhythm of the game, the times, and well I am finding myself, obviously I have to improve and that is what I work for”, declared edison flowers minutes from leaving for the United States.

This Friday we will know if Ricardo Gareca gives you confidence again edison flowers for the matches against Colombia and Ecuador. 2021 has not been the best year for ‘Ears’; however, she always works to shine again with the red-and-white.

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