00:00Who will inherit the number 10 jersey for the Colombian national team?
00:03Following James Rodríguez's retirement from the national team,
00:06This question came up in the debate.
00:09But beyond identifying a player to wear that legendary number,
00:13The real question is who will occupy the position that James monopolized.
00:17for 15 long years.
00:19In a country marked by the legacy of geniuses and magicians,
00:22Who will be the player to fulfill his duties in the national team?
00:25We'll try to answer that in this video.
00:27Without Juan Fernando Quintero on the scene,
00:30who also retired,
00:31after being eliminated from the 2026 World Cup,
00:33The natural replacement for the creative director of Colombia should be John Arias.
00:36The Palmeiras midfielder has played under Néstor Lorenzo
00:40almost always from a sideline.
00:42But it's undeniable that his best football, seen with Fluminense,
00:46He started from midfield.
00:47Furthermore, his international experience and experience with the national team
00:50This makes him the ideal candidate.
00:53Another name could be Yacer Asprilla.
00:55The 22-year-old player emerged from Envigado
00:57as the natural heir of Juan Ferri James,
01:00who also gave their first brushstrokes in the quarry of heroes.
01:03However, the boy has not been able to establish himself successfully in European football
01:07and after the 2024 Copa América,
01:09He has not been an important player for Lorenzo again.
01:12Yes indeed,
01:13Note that she started this season very well in Spain.
01:16Finally, having just arrived at the national team,
01:18Juan Manuel Rengifo could be the man who takes the number 10 jersey for the next 15 years.
01:23He has the talent and the character
01:25And he has already proven it with a heavyweight jersey like that of Atlético Nacional.
01:29However, he has yet to make his debut with Colombia.
01:32And we'll have to wait and see if he can take off quickly in the national team
01:36like James Rodríguez did.
01:37In conclusion, whether you believe or not that James is the best player in the history of the Colombian national team,
01:43His footprint on the absolute is gigantic
01:45And who knows how long it will take for a left-footed player like his to return to the national team.
01:51Above all, because of his heart so deeply devoted to the tricolor.
01:55They can argue many things about the people of Cúcuta,
01:58But the truth is that, based on statistics and unprecedented records,
02:02Few players have had his impact.
02:04Don't forget that he was the one who took Colombia the furthest we've ever gone in a World Cup.
02:09A man who gave his all every time he joined a team.
02:13At least in the short term, their statistics will be almost impossible to match.
02:18The same goes for his commitment to the national team.
02:21And who do you think will inherit the number 10 jersey for the Colombian national team?
02:25that belonged to James for so long?
02:28We read them.
02:34We read them.
02:36We read them.
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