After the first doubleheader of the playoffs ended, one of the players was at the center of the news Raul Ruidíaz. The striker barely played a few minutes in the game against Brazil, but there was no shortage of questions about him, since the “flea” has an open debt to the Peruvian team: the goal. The statistics show that the attacker barely scored four times in 54 duels with the red and white jersey, an achievement whose explanation Roberto Palacios tried to summarize with the statement that the Seattle Sounders footballer was “a team player”.
“Actually there are (national players). I had teammates who saw another country’s jersey and trembled, they were unfocused, that still happens to this day. There are team players and national players, the pressure is different,” he said. the “Chorri” for the YouTube show “Cojo y manco”.
The former Sporting Cristal midfielder pointed out that one of the possible reasons for a squad member not performing well in his national team despite being a figure in his club is a lack of self-confidence, an aspect he needs to work on.
“Here you have to work a lot on the self-confidence and security that you have to have. Work on the mental strength (of the players) and that way you can win anywhere,” he added.
Finally, “Chorri” remembered how he faced his call-ups to the national team when he was still active. “Being in the Peruvian team is a pride, it is a joy. When you represent your jersey, you can’t waste time: even if you play for five minutes, I enjoy it with passion, love and I throw myself on the ground, I enjoy it as if it were all the time,” explained he.
When will Raúl Ruidíaz play with the Peruvian team again?
The Peruvian team’s next qualifying matches are the duels against Chile and Argentina on October 12th and 17th respectively. Raúl Ruidíaz would be called up by coach Juan Reynoso for these games as long as he recovers from a recent injury, according to his Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer.
How tall is Raúl Ruidíaz?
According to the specialist portal Transfermarkt, Raúl Ruidíaz’s height is 1.69 meters, the average height of Peruvians.