At 37, the attacking midfielder Christian Noboa He still does not think about retirement and in his last years as a professional footballer he is standing out in the Russian Premier League with his passes, crosses and the 9 goals he has scored for PFC Sochi, this figure allowed him to occupy the second place of the tournament top scorers.
He lives one of his best moments in the twilight of his career and this still allows him to dream of the possibility of playing his second FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 with the Ecuadorian team -the first was in Brazil 2014-. Despite his extraordinary level, he was marginalized from the Tricolor by Argentine coach Gustavo Alfaro after the 2021 Copa América due to the statements he made questioning the coach’s decisions.
Cristhian Noboa affirms that he would call Gustavo Alfaro to talk, but admits that right now he does not have space in the National Team
“What I said (in the interview with ESPN) is that the same team was maintained (in the Copa América) and the only change they made were the attacking or forward midfielders. I would never speak ill of a teammate, I spoke about the game system and a personal opinion. I never spoke of Campana. It was a difficult moment for Dixon Arroyo and for me to see how they called Carlos Gruezo who had recently recovered from COVID-19 and with 15 days without doing anything, and put him as the starter. When Dixon was the first brand midfielder we had, I have nothing against Gruezo”, said Czar Noboa.
Cristhian Noboa: “Gustavo Alfaro will tell us if he believes there are non-soccer issues and we will have to resolve them”
And now, in dialogue with the program Artifact’s courtthe Czar He highlighted: “For my part, I will never say no to the National Team, it is the coach who decides in the end. I prefer to retire from football rather than say no to the National Team. From my side there will be no letter or announcement saying thank you”.
“I’ve been playing for free for 5 years (since an attacking midfielder over 32 already begins to think about retiring), but as long as I keep playing and scoring goals I haven’t thought about it,” added the player who came to Russian football in 2007 for military in the Rubin Kazan.
Noboa’s statements are made public a month and a half after the start of the highest international soccer event; and in the midst of the doubts that the Tricolor sowed after recent friendlies in which they drew 0-0 against Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain; and Japan in Düsseldorf, Germany. Without clear ideas to put together arrivals against the rival goal or offensive weight.
During his time in the European country, Noboa was champion with Rubin in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and with Zenit in 2019-2020. He also played for Dinamo Moscow (2012-2014) and FK Rostov (2015-2017); and in the PAOK team of Greece (2015). (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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