Gabriel Heinze: a coach who lives in teaching and controversy, but not even in his Newell’s does he find peace of mind

Some days ago, Gabriel Heinze he was annoyed too soon at a press conference. She was right in his warning, but he often loses his cool almost without realizing it. A chronicler had asked him about the physical state of a player who had evidently already been pointed out by the young driver just a handful of seconds before.

“I would give you some advice: instead of talking so much on the cell phone, listen to my answer. Decile [a la persona] with whom you are talking, that they are all available… So, tell the person who is talking to you “stop a little bit, Gaby is talking, and then you ask me””she told him with a smile, her right hand moving energetically, and her left, gripping the microphone tightly.

There was a friendly exchange. “Tell the other to bank you 5 minutes, nothing happens…”. Actually, it was a subtlety in the professional life of the Gringo, noble in field work, defensive in all other areas. Even when he runs Newell’s, the team he loves: almost always seems angry. He is a very good trainer, but it seems that she could not enjoy her profession, wonderful in shorts and covered in shorts from the other side of the counter. Her last blow was huge.

It is the center of criticism from supporters of the Rosario team for the surprise elimination against Claypole in the thirtieth round of the Argentine Cup, and in his statements he was once again very direct. “it annoys me and makes me sickbut this can happen. It hurts and it hurts a lotbut we have to keep working. It is part of this profession. [Los jugadores] they have to get up. They chose this profession. That they learn and that it hurts”, he declared, after the first whistles from the fans for a symbol of the entity, him, for the defeat (1-0) suffered in San Nicolás this Wednesday.

Newell’s Compact 0 vs. Claypole 1

“The whistling of people annoyed me and makes me sick. But this can happen. In this sport memory is fragile. It hurts a lot, but we have to keep working. The fan is a fan. I don’t want to create any controversy. I cannot answer for what someone else does, but for what I do ”, he subscribed.

He plays with words with the vehemence with which he used to cross a striker. So strong. “The sensations are of sadness for the elimination. This is soccer. The team tried to open the scoring, they were in a good position for a long time, and they had a chance and they took advantage of it. Every defeat like this worries and I have very clear where I am and what can you say”, he alluded to the journalists, a kind of axis of evil for the coach.

“We will continue in the same way. When you make decisions these things can happen, because it’s part of life, and I’m not going to stray from that path. I am going to give strength to my players. I have my way of thinking and feeling the game. I’m going to do what I trained for and what I know, and I’m not going to walk away. Defeats magnify everything, ”she emphasized, like everything.

Was the fifth time that a team led by Heinze was left eliminated in that tournament and in the same instance. The first farewell occurred when he directed Argentinos Juniors in 2016 (defeat on penalties by 4 to 3 against Laferrere, after a 1 to 1). A year later, El Bicho fell 1-0 against Instituto. In 2018, at the helm of Vélez (a club in which he promoted youngsters), he was also left out in his debut after losing on penalties against Central Córdoba. The most resounding impact was that of 2019, when Fortín suffered the most humiliating defeat: the modest Real Pilar beat them 1-0.

Heinze’s recrimination of a journalist

He is a bold technical director, who tends to create reliable structures, but good results are not usually his hallmark. His service record is made up of Godoy Cruz, Argentinos (he was promoted, and discovered Nicolás González), Vélez, Atlanta United and, finally, Newell’s, his home, at the 44 years, in one more example of the unequivocal sense of belonging that is transferred from generation to generation in Parque Independencia. In the Professional League he has 7 points (the same as Boca, Rosario Central and Belgrano), and his proposal has not started yet. Nothing strange, if you spy around.

There are multiple stories that portray him as a good professional as well as a staunch enemy of whoever crosses his path. It happened to him in almost all destinations. Days ago, he lectured another journalist, whose interrogation lasted 20 seconds: “Ask me the simplest question, because the truth is that… make it simpler for me!”.

In Vélez, he had several counterpoints with chroniclers. “I ask you please, if you ask me a question and you are looking at your mobile, eh… I ask you at least out of respect, right?”, was one. Another, when a specialist in data and statistics of the Vélez forwards argued a lack of efficiency, he derived an irony: “Your analysis is very easy. They give you a blank check and you look for the best in the world. What I do is put all possible tools to the footballer. There is no analysis of what you are telling me, it is very easy. But I don’t agree with the analysis that you do… Hopefully you are not right: I am going to work so that you are as wrong as possible”.

Gringo Heinze builds his career with teachingyouth (the average age in the squad is 26 years and Pablo Pérez, referent and substitute, is the oldest, with 37), passion for colors y… a sea of ​​conflicts. That they are part of his life.