Jorge Valdivia put himself in the place of Joan Cruz and tried to explain, based on what he experienced as a footballer, the situation of the midfielder and other players trained in Colo Colo.
In recent weeks, the departure of Joan Cruz, at 0 cost, sparked criticism of Blanco y Negro by the Colocolina fans. One of those who also came out in defense of Cruz was Jorge Valdivia, who on ADN Radio told anecdotes when he was in Colo Colo.
In the Los Tenores program, the statements by both Daniel Morón and Alfredo Stöwhing were discussed, who referred to the issue of Joan Cruz and his possible departure, as a free player, to European football.
Given this, the Wizard criticized the work done by the cast of Pedrero in relation to how he treats young colocolino values. “Williams Alarcon and Joan Cruz They are two players who are very good, who Colo Colo should have continued giving him opportunities, he should have continued insisting on them“said the former national team.
As is characteristic, Valdivia did not stop there and continued to comment on the situation that the Chilean promise is experiencing. The champion of America with Chile defended Cruz explaining what he experienced in his soccer career. “It happened to me when I was 20 years old, when I saw that they brought in terrible players winning millions and I said ‘Why not me?‘”.
Thus, Jorge Valdivia insisted that “the same should happen to Joan Cruz and the same thing happened to Williams Alarcón, there comes a time when they say that it is already“, also assuring that the Cacique should not have waited for Cruz to tell them that he wanted to leave to see minutes of play.
Remember, that despite the controversy with his contract, Joan Cruz will leave for Spanish football, where he will sign for Real Oviedo, yes, at first he will be in the subsidiary team of that institution.
