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Hello friends, good vibes to all.

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This week the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are back, some that have been a complete ups and downs of emotions as far as our national team is concerned. It is part of the process to win and lose, these are natural things that will always happen, but there is something else and that is that the illusion and energy that revolved around the national team has unfortunately been diluted with the passing of time, the one that reigned in the Copa America, for example. All of us who live in Venezuela know and understand the reasons for this phenomenon, it is not my desire to mix issues that do not concern sports, but when they affect the performance on the field and the connection of the fans, it ends up becoming a sports problem.

We must be very realistic and know how to be critical, in the Copa America the Vinotinto did not play exceptionally, we went undefeated, yes, but that does not take away that there were many shortcomings and details to improve. The great detail is the environment that was around the boys, it was known that a whole country was behind them supporting them in good times and bad, it was a perfect union; that does not exist nowadays. To say that this is the players' fault is a big lie, I consider that given their position they can do little beyond what they have done, this is an issue that transcends and goes much higher. And this can be noticed in the matches themselves, in the last match against Uruguay in that field the least there was was a sporting atmosphere, there were no fans there, there were only people. And we will see that again against Argentina on Thursday, unfortunately; those who tried to buy tickets and were unable to do so will be able to corroborate this.

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After this small and short disclaimer, I hope you will excuse me, let's talk a little bit about what the Vinotinto will face against Argentina. The first enemy that must be added are the absentees: Chancellor and Wilker Angel due to injury while Miguel Navarro and Cristian Casseres Jr due to accumulation of yellow cards; 4 key players within the Vinotinto structure. El Bocha will have to look among the young players for those who may be able to counteract this. The second enemy is the state of mind, beyond what has been said above, the last date in terms of results was a complete disaster, 1 point out of six and with a defeat was surely not in anyone's plans. The thing is that the first rival to seek revenge and shake off the dust of those falls is nothing more and nothing less than the Albiceleste.

And the third enemy is time. There are fewer and fewer dates left, so scoring points is more than necessary, it is not enough to add one unit at a time, it is imperative to get the three points. I said after the match against Uruguay that the draw against them would weigh, I still firmly believe it, so in this date they should at least go for 4 points: look for the epic and draw against Scaloni's team and win away against a tough Paraguay who come from a draw with Uruguay and a win against Brazil. It should be noted that the Paraguayans are direct rivals of the Vinotinto, so yes, winning is mandatory. I will venture to say that if we are not able to achieve these results it will be very difficult to stay in the World Cup race.

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Bolivia and Paraguay are having an awakening, the one I once talked about, what we will have to see is whether it is circumstantial or the result of a real improvement in their process. Be that as it may, Venezuela is at the limit and that is why the response has to be forceful and positive. I do not have blind faith, I believe in work and in knowing how to detect mistakes in order to correct them and those improvements must be reflected in these dates. In all this, is there a positive point? - Well, at the moment I see only one and that is that Dibu Martínez is suspended, so he will not be in these two matches. We know how important the Aston Villa goalkeeper is, so not having him against us is undoubtedly a very good news for our team.

Venezuela has the duty to get up, the last cartridges are being played and this is not the time for mistakes. I still trust Bocha Batista as coach, he is one of the best we have had but that trust has to be backed up with a better performance on the field, sadly this has not been happening. It is a hard truth and it is said, nothing happens.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!

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