Reinaldo Rueda’s continuity in the Chilean national team has been suspended

The Colombian acknowledged the risk of being sacked, but said his intention is to continue: the team scores four points out of 12 possible. Panorama similar to that of Colombia.

The coach of the Chilean team, the Colombian Reinaldo Wheel, He was self-critical after his team’s 2-1 defeat this Tuesday to Venezuela in the fourth round of South American qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar-2022.

“(It’s) an unfavorable result that, for sure, we weren’t expecting due to the way the team was coming up, but that’s how the game goes and Chile was not found from the first minute,” he said. Wheel in wheel He reports this after the setback at the UCV Olympic stadium in Caracas, which leaves La Roja with four points in seventh place.

For long periods, the coach agreed, red did not run a “collective game, a coherent game”.

When asked about a possible departure from the position of coach of Chile after the fall in Venezuela, Wheel admitted the “risk”.

“Any lost games will run that risk,” he said.

However, he hopes to stay in position when qualifying resumes in March: “It’s a qualifying that has been difficult and we hope to be able to rethink it for next year.”