Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has been so good at the start of the Arne Slot era that it has been almost impossible to miss him. Nonetheless, Bolivia seemingly wanted to get a closer look behind the scenes before trying to stop him later this week.
According to Gol Caracol, Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo has accused Bolivia of “spying” on one of its training sessions. Despite players like Diaz and Aston Villa forward Jhon Duran being fairly well known, Colombia’s next opponent supposedly sent someone to check up on the training session.
Diaz’s South American side is said to be “furious” about the situation. And, of course, Lorenzo was asked about it during his pre-match press conference.
“It is unfortunate that they send you to spy and that I don’t know where he came from or who he was, but we identified him, we have photos, and we report the case there,” he said. “Of course, one wants to train with the discretion that one deserves, and what happened was a breach of the privacy of the team.
“We have photographed the person of everything. We will see how we proceed in these hours. The circumstances you mentioned are isolated. We are very happy in Cochabamba.
“They have received us very well. We are grateful to the people for the welcome and affection but there are people who want to win at any cost or who do things that are inappropriate.”
Diaz has scored five times in the Premier League so far this season. Last year, it took him until February to reach that marker, but it seems that Slot’s style suits him perfectly.
“I am always trying to improve, so seeing myself up there [in the goalscoring charts] right now, that is what I work for,” he told Sky Sports recently. “That is what we play football for.
“I hope I can be one of the Premier League’s top scorers. Now, it’s about continuing this good start, keeping my feet on the ground, staying calm and enjoying it.”
