DT Jimmy Bran responds to Carlos Alfaro Moreno: He did not have the obligation to take the Barcelona SC players to the South American sub-20

Jimmy Bran, coach of the Ecuador under-20 team, responded to a comment by Carlos Alfaro Moreno, president of Barcelona Sporting Club, who expressed annoyance nine days ago that it seemed “unfair” and “strange” that no player from the formative bullfighters was considered in the call for the mini-Tri to the South American, which takes place in Colombia.

Carlos Alfaro Moreno: It seems unfair and strange to me that no Barcelona SC player is in the Ecuador U-20 team for the South American Cup in Colombia

There were 23 footballers that the national coach considered to face the tournament. It was made up of eight elements from Independiente del Valle, seven from Liga de Quito, three from the current champion, Aucas, as well as one from each of the following clubs: Emelec, Guayaquil City, Deportivo Cuenca, Sporting Cristal (Peru) and Ajax ( Netherlands).

“I have no commitment to anyone,” says the coach of the Ecuador under-20 team for the call to the South American in Colombia

Gilmar Napa, a goalkeeper who this year will be part of Bombillo’s first team, was formed in the youth ranks of Orense Sporting Club, in Machala.

“I am angry with the coach of the under-20 team. Bran graduated from the Institute of the Ecuadorian Football Federation and, through an agreement with Barcelona SC, he came to do internships at the club in 2016, and later he was given a salary for his ability and preparation. because it was also considered so. He led our training sessions, he knows the team very well and, according to my criteria, and I could be wrong, he should have taken a bullfighter player,” President Alfaro Moreno highlighted in a dialogue with radio diblú.

And in his reply, DT Bran stated: “I am going to be brief. Yes, it’s true, I’m grateful to Barcelona because I spent years there (as a trainer in training). I will not use a means of communication or a microphone to harm the person. People who know me know that I am very honest and have a lot of professional ethics”.

He also remarked: “I opened the doors to the boys from Barcelona, ​​Emelec, Deportivo Cuenca, Olmedo, Católica…, to all of them. And each of them had their chance in microcycles that we did, international matches. You can review the lists, and there were many boys from the bullfighting team, and we consider that the Selection is of moments, and there were boys who were at the time and others were missing. I don’t want to speak ill of any player, because they were players that I had and in the long run they are going to be extraordinary guys, but the levels were not in line with other players”.

“Not because I have worked in Barcelona do I have the obligation to take their players or not. I have a coaching staff and a department of scouting in which we consider what is best for the national team, not for Jimmy Bran or for a club. The doors will always be open. I want to make this clear, because they can’t tarnish my name,” the coach told the network. DirecTV Ecuador.

The mini-Tri, which has added 4 points —product of a draw and a victory— in group A, will face Venezuela this Thursday, starting at 7:30 p.m., with the mission of obtaining the victory to ensure their pass to the final phase of the tournament (consisting of the three teams that are located in the first three places of A and B). (D)