Junior Firpo said it was “embarrassing” to play at 11 in the morning

Junior Firpofigure of the soccer team Dominican Republiche said about battle against Bermuda, which began with his participation in Concacaf Nations Leaguewhich seems “embarrassing” to play at eleven o’clock in the morning at Antigua and Barbuda, due to high temperature.

“We had a meeting at Concacaf and I told him, that I thought it a shame that we had to play at eleven o’clock in the morning, when it was probably the hottest of the whole day. “If there were no lights at night maybe we should have played somewhere else,” said the defender. Leeds United English at a press conference.

At the conference, Firpo He also spoke about the absences of important players in the squad such as Peter Federico or Luiyi de Lucas.

“I respect everyone’s decision, previously in my view I believed it was not the best for my career, not because I was waiting for a call from Spain,” said the winger, in addition to appreciating the “intention and disposition” of the Federation to make him feel important at the time, along with the fact that the coach Marcelo Neveleff went to Europe sit down and talk to him.

Furthermore, another reason why Firpo He decided to return to the national team a few months ago because of his family. “I have never seen the family so happy since I joined Dominican Republicand for me there is nothing greater than family pride seeing that in you and making me proud.

On the other hand, the 28-year-old footballer regretted his absence in Olympic Games in Paris because it’s his club, that Leeds United English, He was not allowed to join.

“It was something difficult, I tried until the last day but they told me that because I was an important player, one of the leaders and the captains, they needed me at the beginning of the preseason because the clubs were closing their businesses in the preseason and I was one of the claims, I was conveying to them that for me it was going to be something unique but not possible,” he concluded.