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Iver Valladares confronts Blooming’s troubled present

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Former Blooming defender Iver Valladares said the club has lost its solidity and is no longer performing at the level demanded by its history.
  • Valladares attributed responsibility to the leadership, coaching staff, and players, while saying the team needs immediate solutions rather than a search for blame.
  • Blooming appointed Erwin Sánchez to stabilize the team, but several players have failed to meet expectations, according to Valladares.

Iver Valladares sees a Blooming team that has lost its identity. The former defender, who won the 1984 championship with the club, says the side has become vulnerable even at home, and that its performances no longer match the demands of the sky-blue shirt.

“The team has become vulnerable, even when playing at home, and that is worrying. Blooming needs to recover its identity and find footballing answers to reverse this situation,” Valladares said.

The team has become vulnerable, even when playing at home, and that is worrying. Blooming needs to recover its identity and find footballing answers to reverse this situation.

· Iver ValladaresHe assessed Blooming’s uneven campaign and its loss of solidity.

Valladares arrived at Blooming from the Tahuichi Academy at 17 and quickly earned a starting place in a side featuring Eduardo Terrazas, Néstor Vaca, Miguel Ángel Noro, Milton Melgar, Juan Carlos Sánchez, and David Paniagua. He later played in three Copa Libertadores editions, in 1983, 1984, and 1985, giving him a close view of the demands attached to the club.

He does not place the entire burden on the current coaching staff. Erwin Sánchez took charge to repair and consolidate a team that had been weakened by several publicly known problems, Valladares said, while also criticizing the broader management of Bolivian football. He added that supporters want immediate victories, but rebuilding a team is not simple.

The footballers also have responsibility. I think some are not at the level required to defend this shirt.

· Iver ValladaresHe criticized the performance of some squad members.

The former player also questioned the performance of some members of the squad. “The footballers also have responsibility. I think some are not at the level required to defend this shirt,” he said, calling for an evaluation by the football commission even though the tournament has already advanced.

Asked whether Mauricio Soria, who assembled the squad before resigning, also bears responsibility, Valladares declined to settle that question now. “We cannot remain focused on finding culprits; we have to find answers and solve the problems the team has,” he said. In his view, the immediate priority is to repair the situation rather than assign blame.

We cannot remain focused on finding culprits; we have to find answers and solve the problems the team has.

· Iver ValladaresHe called for immediate solutions instead of assigning blame.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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