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Venezuela National Team Coach: Player Departures Are Individual Decisions

From El Nacional · () Spanish

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

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  • Venezuela's national football coach, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, clarified that he does not dismiss players from the team.
  • He stated that any player's decision to leave the national team is an individual choice based on their behavior and performance.
  • Vizcarrondo highlighted his role as a selector, focusing on meritocracy and individual performance during a recent national module.

Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, the national team coach of Venezuela, has asserted that he does not have the authority to remove players from the squad. He clarified during a recent national module, held between August 23 and 27, that the decision to depart from the national team, known as La Vinotinto, rests entirely with the individual player.

I do not have the power to remove anyone from the national team. That is a very individual stance; it concerns the player.

— Oswaldo VizcarrondoClarifying his role in player selection and departures.

"I do not have the power to remove anyone from the national team. That is a very individual stance; it concerns the player," Vizcarrondo told La Vinotinto Radio. He emphasized that his primary role is to select the best athletes for the national team. "I am here as the word says: I select. That is my role," he stated.

During the five-day module, Vizcarrondo concentrated on, trained, and evaluated 23 players from the Liga Futve. He explained that selections are based on individual current form rather than club performance. "We do not choose them based on the club's current form, but on individual current form," he noted, adding that call-ups have a specific purpose and objective.

I am here as the word says: I select. That is my role.

— Oswaldo VizcarrondoDefining his responsibilities as the national team coach.

Vizcarrondo singled out several players for their performance during the module. He praised midfielders Sebastián Mendoza and Henrry Díaz for being "resolute players" with a natural ability for collective play and strong defensive phases. He also commended Juan David Sánchez for his "intelligence and reading of the game," noting his technical skills and versatility.

We do not choose them based on the club's current form, but on individual current form.

— Oswaldo VizcarrondoExplaining the criteria for selecting players for the national team module.

Defender Isaac Ramírez was also mentioned by Vizcarrondo for his ability to "project himself, to unfold." The coach added that Ramírez can also transition to central roles to create numerical superiority. The upcoming matches for La Vinotinto are scheduled for September 28 against Japan and October 2 against South Korea, both of whom participated in the 2026 World Cup.

Are resolute players, who have organically and naturally that gen of association, of playing collectively and I also liked their defensive phase.

— Oswaldo VizcarrondoPraising midfielders Sebastián Mendoza and Henrry Díaz.
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Originally published by El Nacional 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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