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Juan Guillermo Cuadrado wants to leave aside his bad spell at Juventus for a moment and now he will have to concentrate on the Colombian National Team. With that, he will have to adapt to the new playing style that Néstor Alonso, the new Colombian team coach, will implement, and he hopes to do it in the best way possible.
The full-back heaped praise on his coach prior to the friendly matches against Guatemala and Mexico in this FIFA date. It is worth mentioning that the defender knows Lorenzo from the process with Néstor Pékerman and is excited about his incorporation because the Argentine knows the qualities of most of the Colombian national team players.
"I think it's a plus because he is a well-trained coach, he knows us very well, he knows where each player likes to play and it's important for each of us, I think he can bring great things to the team and we have great confidence in him," Cuadrado revealed in a statement to the press.
Likewise, he took the opportunity to talk about what Colombia needs to become a leading team again and return to the World Cup. "Every day we have to convince ourselves more of the talent that Colombia has, that's where it starts to know that we are winners," he mentioned.
In the same way, he stated that reference players like him "should not be given anything," because they have to work harder to convince themselves of the talent that Colombia has. "That's where it starts to know that we are winners," he said.
When are Colombia's next matches?
As preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Colombian team agreed to two friendly matches for this FIFA date. The squad led by Néstor Lorenzo will face Guatemala (09/24) and Mexico (09/26) in the United States. It is worth mentioning that the match against Guatemala will be the coach's debut.
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