I am among those who have always thought that crises should be precipitated in order to correct what needs to be corrected and to improve what needs to be improved. What they said in the past that it was better to fall than to hang can be used in this Junior of Barranquilla, whose tenth […]
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Colombia and San Gol Bendito
The last experience of the Colombian national team in qualifying ahead of the World Cup in Qatar should show us the way to participate in the next FIFA orbital event. Our football must move from vanity to effectiveness, understanding once and for all that football goals win and that we must focus our attention and […]
Thank you, Vera
The attention of Junior de Barranquilla fans has shifted to the farewell of captain Sebastián Viera. There are only eleven days left before the start of the second Betplay Dimayor League and it will be the first time in thirteen years that the Uruguayan goalkeeper is not on the team. The Uruguayan goalkeeper has been […]
Junior and Aladdin’s lamp
What a good example both Chicó and Alianza Petrolera set, small teams that have competed against the big ones for the possibility of accessing the League final. They are teams that have maximized the ability to find good players without spending large sums of money and the ability to endure less good moments to put […]
Balls and Letters | that state of mind
They saw, everything changes. Junior is a cultural manifestation that transcends even sport. Moreover, it is the atmosphere of the city. Explaining it to outsiders is almost impossible because it is a feeling and feelings need to be felt rather than explained. In Junior it has been historical, the responsible people have always been the […]
Juniors, players and journalists
I once received a claim from a football player for the criticism he had made against him. My answer was simple: you do your job well, I do mine well. There is no other way to live together in the world of football between players and journalists. The football scenario and the valuation of athletes […]
Colombia’s sub-20 debut
Football players constantly go from attacking to defending and vice versa during the course of a match, almost simultaneously. The two phases of the game, defense and attack, co-exist and are interdependent. When you attack, you must be prepared to defend, and when you defend, you must have devices ready to attack. Pep Guardiola says […]
The reasons for the return of Comesaña X
Rather than downplaying Julio Comesaña’s return to Junior de Barranquilla, we need to put the situation in context to understand that he or Arturo Reyes would succeed Cruz Real this time. You may or may not like Comesaña’s tenth era decision in Junior. What is clear is that Julio deserves to be respected for his […]
The Junior we will see
On Thursday, Junior de Barranquilla, directed by Juan Cruz Real, will debut in the second league of the year when they visit Patriotas, in Tunja. In the midst of the squad’s preparations, the completion of Miguel Borja’s transfer to River Plate, the acquisition of a foreign central defender and a right attacking midfielder, although the […]
Champions League final | Column by Javier Castell López
It’s the confrontation of Liverpool’s overwhelming, intense and exciting football versus the strategic, hierarchical and experienced Real Madrid. On the one hand, Liverpool’s technical speed, constant pressure and offensive ambition, on the other, the intelligent interpretation of every situation, the individual category and Real Madrid’s unparalleled winning conviction. The England team in its tactical operation […]