Armando Ferrer clarifies that he did participate in the preparation of the Cuba Team for the Florida Pre-Olympic

The clarification is an attempt to silence a controversy on social networks, derived from statements by Ferrer to Radio Rebelde at the conclusion of the Cuban team's fatal performance.

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Katia Monteagudo

4 | 14/06/2021 - 2:29pm (GMT-5)

Cargando — Ferrer announced the Cuba team to the Pre-Olympic Photo © CiberCuba

Ferrer anunciado el equipo Cuba al Preolímpico © CiberCuba — Ferrer announced the Cuba team to the Pre-Olympic Photo © CiberCuba

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Armando Ferrer, manager of theCuba team who participated in thePre-Olympic of the Americas inUSA, He clarified that he did participate in the formation of the final roster of the national squad that tried to find its ticket to the nextTokyo Olympics.

In a video broadcast by sports commentator Hernández Luján on his Facebook page, Ferrer assured that he was present when the team was formed.Cuba of the Pre-Olympic, which was played recentlyFlorida.

This clarification is an attempt to silence a controversy insocial networks, derived from statements by Ferrer to Radio Rebelde at the conclusion of the Cuban team's fatal performance, in which he expressed thathad nothing to do with the decision of who would make up the team that participated in the Florida Pre-Olympic.

"I did not participate in the selection of these athletes in the first order and secondly, I was named manager of this team 20 days before the competition," he assured the commentators in that interview.

However, now he saysHernandez Lujan that “the team for the pre-Olympic in Palm Beach, United States, of course I was present. He was already the designated manager of that team. “Together with my team of coaches we make up this team,” he said.

He also insisted that he wanted to make that clarification “because on social media they are saying that I stated that I was not present when the Cuba team was made. And it is not true.”

The manager declared to the Cuban TV commentator that what he had said was that “I was not in the Cuba team preselection. That preselection, I imagine, was made by the National Baseball Directorate, because I didn't even remotely think I was going to be the manager."

He explained that when that was donepreselection He was with his Matanzas team in the playoffs, playing against Granma.

He assured that when he arrived at the Victoria de Girón stadium in Matanzas, where the Cuba team trained, “the preselection was already done.”

He also said that “all the decisions that were made in Palm Beach, we agreed with the group of coaches. “We all gave our criteria, all our opinions and from there each lineup was formed for each game.”

In this video he assumed “that all responsibility falls on him.”

“Of course, I am the manager, I was the manager of the team, and all the responsibility falls on me, I assume it with full responsibility,” he emphasized, although he also stated that everything I did “was with the best of wishes.” , to win the games, but those results did not come out.”

By losing two games, against Venezuela and Canada, in this match Cuba lost all possibility of participating in the Tokyo Olympics, which will be held this summer. For the first time he does not participate in an event of this magnitude.

Armando Ferrer during the 2020-2021 seasons has led the Matanzas team, with which he has won a title and a second place in the Island's National Pelota Series.

The management group that accompanied him to Florida, where the regional competition was held from May 31 to June 5, was made up of veteran Carlos Martí; the technical head of the national commission, Ricardo Eizmendiz; the assistants José Hernández and Alexander Ramos; and pitching coaches Raciel Sánchez and Jesús Salgado.