Nicolás Córdova is at the center of criticism following another defeat for La Roja. The North American tour has been marked by two setbacks and the controversial departure of Marcelino Núñez, who left the training camp after a heated argument with the coach, who continues to face mounting questions. In his analysis, the coach spoke about the difficulties arising from the squad's limited presence in international football. His remarks were harshly criticized. "When Chile was at its best, our best players were playing at the best clubs in the world," Córdova said at a press conference. "It is essential that Chilean football starts exporting players again. The Chilean league alone is not enough, unfortunately," he added. Córdova's statements were questioned by the Golden Generation. Jean Beausejour, for example, cited La Roja's campaign in the qualifiers for South Africa 2010, under Marcelo Bielsa. The former full-back was emphatic: "It turns out that at the start of those qualifiers, Alexis (Sánchez) was playing at Udinese, Claudio (Bravo) in Spain's second division, Arturo (Vidal) at Leverkusen and he wasn't even an undisputed starter for the national team," said the ESPN F360 panelist. "Practically with 70% of players from the local league, and he was able to compete comfortably in the qualifiers," he added. He also insisted on the need for the coach's work at the collective level: "The coach (Bielsa) closed that gap with the collective play, coordination, countless things, taking advantage of the good generation from the Canada World Cup. But you can compete with local league players, of that I am convinced," he concluded. Vidal's darts Beausejour's criticism adds to that of Arturo Vidal, who went after Córdova during the broadcast of Mega's official React. "The most important thing here is what serves the player. Everything else is difficult without a coach; it's a national team that needs to prepare, but there is no confirmed coach and little can be achieved. It's wasted time and it's not being used well; I wish it had already happened so as not to waste time. Nowadays, if you don't have a coach, it's very hard to have a leader," he said. These criticisms add to those he made before the match: "I would have liked the national team to already have a coach so we could start working, and these friendlies against teams that played in the World Cup would have been more useful than now, but if the young players have to show what they're made of," he said. Arturo Vidal and Jean Beausejour harshly questioned Nicolás Córdova. ANDRES PINA/PHOTOSPORT NEWSLETTER El Deportivo Monday, 8:45 AM A special newsletter with coverage and analysis of the most important sporting events of the weekend, by the Sports team of La Tercera. By subscribing you are accepting the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies of La Tercera.