La Vinotinto will play this Thursday against Ecuador in Quito, and will host Peru in Caracas on November 16, on dates 13 and 14 of the World Cup qualifier.
Solomon Rondon, England’s Everton forward, announced on Monday that He will not go with the Venezuelan national team to play the matches against Ecuador and Peru of the World Cup qualifying qualifying rounds because he was not fully capable of defending the Vinotinto shirt in the right conditions.
Rondon, who assures that for him “The selection is not a moment, nor an opportunity”, but its “place”, “flag”, “heart”, indicates in a statement that It “hurts” every time that he cannot be part of it and that it is “very difficult for him to see it from afar”.
“But I have to be honest with myself and with that shirt that I love and value so much: I am not in the fullness that I would like to be able to give myself to the maximum and defend it as it deserves right now ”, points out the forward, who adds that since his arrival in England from CSKA Moscow, “Without preseason” and “a string of games” that affected him more than necessary They place him in this position of not being able to attend the call of the interim coach Leonardo González for the clashes against Ecuador on November 11 and Peru, on November 16.
“I want and want to put myself one hundred percent physically to give myself to the maximum as I have always been known. And in this way, to be able to soon be wearing the red-red colors that I love so much and that my teammates will undoubtedly defend to the fullest in these two games that we face, ”says Rondón, the top scorer in the history of the national team with 31 goals.
The Venezuelan has earned the trust of Rafa Benítez since his arrival at Everton. He has played seven games, five as a starter, in which it has become essential to open space for the teammates led by the Spanish Rafa Benítez.
The call was going to mean his return to Vinotinto, with which he has not played since last year, when he achieved the goal of victory against Chile (2-1) also in the World Cup qualifying rounds.
Instead, an injury prevented him from being in the Copa América and the lack of set-up has already prevented him from being in the previous ‘windows’. Now, although physically he has improved, Rondón himself does not see himself in full condition to help his team. (D)
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