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The truth is that Colombia has almost never been sober; It is always with drama. Italy 90 arrived by repechage against Israel. United States 94, with the famous 5-0 win to Argentina in Buenos Aires, but also with the calculator in hand until the end. France 98 was defined on the last date, like Russia 2018, when that tie suffered against Peru in Lima put us again. And the only time we classified with air was heading to Brazil 2014. Even so, in Barranquilla we were losing 0-3 against Chile in the first half and only in the second part we tied to seal the return. Nor that day we save ourselves from scare.
Today the story is similar. We arrived at the last double day after a bad streak, with a goalless draw against Peru at home that complicated everything, and a 1-1 in Buenos Aires that more than triumph was a respite. That is, we arrived again from the wire, depending on winning at the closing so as not to suffer a paper.
So what do we do? Is it celebrated or not celebrated? Well, I think so. Because classifying a World Cup is never little, and less in South America, where nobody gives anything. But we also have to put things in its place: we do not have a superslection. We have a good selection. The problem is that we spend it believing that we are for more than we can really give.
A good selection can excite us, of course, but we have to demand the fair. Classifying is the minimum. The real challenge is to play well. Because it is of no use to get sixth and without identity, if later in the World Cup we will depend on a miracle. And there are two clear issues: learn to play with or without James Rodríguez, and take more advantage of the best Colombian player of the moment, Luis Díaz. The Guajiro must be given more ball, freedom and prominence. We cannot continue waiting for nothing to resolve matches that play badly in collective.
If we beat Bolivia and classify, there will be a party, and rightly. But what would really deserve champagne is that this selection plays well, to always depend on drama and take better advantage of their figures. The day that happens, there we can talk about a superslection. Meanwhile, let's enjoy what there is: a good selection, which is not small.
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