Getting ready for Honduras

March 14th, 2008 | By: Nando | 2 Comments »

Colombia is going to play with Honduras on March 26th, and Jorge Luis Pinto thinks is a good chance to test some players. So he called 4 men who haven’t been capped before. The lucky ones are Stalin Motta (La Equidad), Paulo Arango (América), Giovanny Moreno (Envigado) and Yossimar Mosquera (Arsenal, Arg). The full list has 25 names, nevertheless, only 17 players will be in the final list and travel to Fort Lauderdale (USA), where the game will be held.

I’m not sure if some of them will be on the game, but I’d really like to see Motta and Mosquera wearing the yellow shirt. Both of them have done and excellent job in their clubs and deserve a chance on the National Team. I don’t understand why Pinto is calling Anchico and Córdoba again.

Keepers

Agustín Julio (Santa Fe)
Róbinson Zapata (Steaua-Rum)

Defenders

Rubén Bustos (Internacional - Bra)
Aquivaldo Mosquera (Sevilla - Spa)
Amaranto Perea (At. Madrid- Spa)
Yossimar Mosquera (Arsenal - Arg)
Wálter Moreno (Nacional)
Alexis Henríquez (O. Caldas)
Estíven Vélez (Nacional)
Javier Arizala (Santa Fe)
Camilo Zúñiga (Nacional)

Midfielders

Yulián Anchico (Santa Fe)
José Amaya (Nacional)
Danilson Córdoba (Medellín)
Carlos Sánchez (Valenciennes - Fra)
Paulo César Arango (América)
Macnelly Torres (Cúcuta)
Giovanni Hernández (Junior)
Giovanni Moreno (Envigado)
Stalin Motta (Equidad)
Aldo Ramírez (Morelia - Mex)
Freddy Grisales (Independiente - Arg)

Forwards

Wason Rentería (Strassburg - Fra)
Edixon Perea (Gremio - Bral)
Falcao García (River Plate - Arg)

Let’s see what will happen

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Comments

By Diego | March 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

Motta, Gio Moreno and Jossimar (not Yossimar) are awesome, and Danilson Cordoba demonstrated some brute force in the game against Uruguay. I think his speed and strength help the midfield, but you are right on Anchico. I also dislike the call up of Gio Hernandez (past his time and never really took us anywhere), Alexis, Amaranto (always fouling and messing up both on Madrid and the nats),and Arizala. However, everyone else is really really good, for the first time in a very very long time, Colombia has a world-class team again!

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By Nando | March 25th, 2008 at 10:31 pm

Córdoba has not been doing a good job in his club recently, that’s why I said he shouldn’t be called in the first place. Nevertheless, he didn’t make it to the final list.

I don’t like Amaranto neither, there are some better guys like J. Mosquera and A. Mosquera, they should be playing together but seems like Pinto is going to user Perea on tomorrow’s game.

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