The DT stated that he wants the promising midfielder to continue in Colo Colo and gave him the keys so that 2023 is his consecration year.
Without a doubt, Joan Cruz is one of the most promising players in Colo Colo. After a good 2021, 2022 was expected to be his consecration year, however, he failed to have the expected continuity and saw almost no action.
This season, the promising 19-year-old midfielder was losing ground and had almost no opportunities in the first team: barely added nine minutes in the National Championship and he played another 45′ against Deportes Temuco in Copa Chile.
The message from Gustavo Quinteros to Joan Cruz
The great target for the low participation of the talented midfielder was Gustavo Quinteros, who addressed this situation on his arrival in our country this morning, where he assured that wants Cruz to stay and took the opportunity to send him a message to be consecrated in 2023.
In the first instance, the Santa Fe strategist was clear in pointing out that “For me, the kid is a crack, but sometimes talent alone is not enoughyou have to add features to your game.”
“I am a technician who is fair with everyone who makes an effort, the one who wants to play and does the work for the teamthat player will always have the opportunity to playas some boys did”, he added.
Along the same lines, he maintained that “this is a competitive club and we hope that Joan, Lucas Soto or Jordhy Thompson are the players they can be, because they have a very high ceiling, they can play at a very high level. I hope that this year they can explode, because we need them and it would be fantastic”.
Finally, the technical director albo stated that “How can I not love Joan? I don’t want anyone to leaveI never said that I wanted someone to leave.”
