Demichelis on Armani: “Soccer sorrows are killed with soccer”

“It’s obvious, I’m not going to be a hypocrite: unfortunately, Armani is not having a good time in these last games, they are mistakes that ended in goals. But nothing, he is world champion, he is 37 years old, he is the sub-captain of the team… Now we have to leave him alone and then we’ll talk again. We all make mistakes, it’s part of the game.”

Within the errors of River in both areas, that of Armani in the goal of the tie at the end of Vélez was the most decisive: the goalkeeper failed for the third consecutive game, after a bad start in a corner vs. Platense and the bad clearance on Thursday against Sporting Cristal, and ended up being decisive for the tie. AND Martin Demichelissincere, did not hide the recent mistakes of his sub-captain: without enlarging the situation too much because he is a high-ranking player, he benched him and pointed out that “He knows that soccer penalties are killed with soccer, working with the same enthusiasm as on the first day.”

However, beyond that situation that made it impossible for River make the most of the defeat at San Lorenzo and open eight points at the top (now there are six), the coach was satisfied with what his team showed: “There are things to highlight. As the game progressed we settled in, dominated and played well. You have to insist. It is not a negative date despite the fact that we got ahead twice and did not win “he analyzed, serene, in his conference in Liniers.

Same, as with the situation of Armani, Demichelis He was also sincere when it came to talking about what concerns him -and worries- the team: the fact that he arrives a lot and converts little and vice versa, something that was seen this Monday night at Amalfitani. “We will continue to emphasize the details that make us. We must insist on the exercises that we believe are the best for our mechanism: if we receive little, it means that we are working well on the lines. We have to insist, then we need good returns, we have to win duels, there is nothing to hide”, explained the DT, before seeing the positive aspect of the situation: “That little comes to us is good and a lot comes is good. If we generate a lot, it means that there are things that are very good”.

Besides admitting that “you have to live with the injuries” and that he does not like to change in defense, Demichelis spoke of “jet-stress” that suffers River: “It’s not just the 90’s anymore, but the bustle of before and after the trips. We arrived from Lima the next day at 9 p.m., which is why injuries also appear that were not even in the game”, the coach pointed out, justifying the rotation of some games.

Analysis: “The analysis is that we had a very good first half, there are many things to highlight. I was able to give Kranevitter minutes, Herrera played well, Rojas converted after his stoppage -I think it will be good for him-… We had to rearrange the defensive line and we played a good game. The mechanism, regardless of the names, was the protagonist to a large extent, their goalkeeper and Aliendro were the figures. There are also always things to correct: we couldn’t close it, that’s why that bitter taste remains, but there are good things to rescue”.

*”If we generate a lot, it means that there are things that are very good, we have to sustain them so that when the boys are facing the rival area, they try to make the best decisions: one can train so many things and then there are thousandths of a second that happen to them to the players by the head and they are the ones who have to solve. Little is good and a lot is good. The cost we pay today is expensive: we generate a lot and convert little; little comes and converts a lot.

*”In the second half, we had to stop the play for the goal, but they solved it well. Boys with good technique and good one-on-one came on. Afterwards, we didn’t suffer surprises, although they seemed to become dominant due to the need to win, but I was even. With Paradela I tried to open the field with him and Solari so that they are two more pronounced wingers and we had better passes forward. The injuries? They’re there, you have to live with them, have a lot of patience. I have a lot of confidence in the squad I have, that’s why I always say that they are all important”.

By Armani: “All teams have ups and downs throughout the season and within those ups and downs are individualities. I’m not going to be a hypocrite, Franco is not having a good time with these last matches, the last mistakes that ended in a goal. World champion, sub-captain, today captain, 37 years old. Soccer penalties are killed with soccer. You have to go back to work with the same enthusiasm as the first day. We have all made mistakes and it is part of the game”.

Ortega’s 2-2: “I need my time to do the detailed analysis. We swayed a lot in that play at the end and the full-back ended up appearing alone. The things about the team with and without the ball are what concern me. We will continue to emphasize the details for what converts us” .

The defense: “I am changing back out of necessity: I started the season improvising with Enzo Díaz in the rear due to the injuries to Mammana and Paulo. We had to change due to different circumstances, it is the position where I least like to play. We must continue insisting with the exercises that we believe that they are the best for our mechanism: if we get little, it means that we are working well with the lines. We have to insist, then we need good performance, we have to win duels, there is nothing to hide”.

Wear due to double competition: “You begin to see that the teams that play during the week have a great wear and tear: not only that of the 90s, but what is called the ‘jet-stress’, which is from before and after traveling. We arrived from Lima to The next day at 9 at night, that’s why injuries also appear that weren’t even in the game. Whenever I can, without underestimating, rotate, I’m going to do it. Yes, with Talleres and Platense we had feelings of inaccuracies, something we don’t it used to be seen. Today, as the game progressed, we settled in, dominated and played well. We have to insist. It’s not a negative date despite having put ourselves ahead twice and not having won”.