Carlos Tevez Transforms Independiente’s Football Reality: A Strong Start for the Rojo

The former Boca Juniors player spoke after winning the classic against Racing

Carlos Tevez is one of the sensational coaches of Argentine football. Since his arrival at Independiente, he has completely changed the football reality of the Avellaneda team that was fighting to maintain the category and is now excited about fighting for the title. After having won the classic against Racing in El Cilindro on Sunday, Apache gave an interview to TyC Sports in which he gave some keys about what this beginning of the cycle has been like in Rojo.

The former Rosario Central coach arrived at the club in a climate of total tension between the public, the leadership and a team that seemed not to respond to the demands. Furthermore, in the standings the relegation spot was lurking and in all this context he managed to get the best out of each player to now have the team as one of the cheerleaders for the League Cup. “The players are doing everything possible to carry out the idea that one proposes on and off the field, I give a lot of credit to the team. We are under construction, building a strong, solid foundation. As I tell many, let’s take short but firm steps and I think we are on the right track,” he commented in dialogue with the Líbero program.

Asked about the extent to which his decisions go in the day-to-day life of the club, Tevez acknowledged that he usually covers several areas, but always limits himself in his opinion since his focus is on training with the players: “If you want to change some things, the You have to change from the roots, I speak from experience and the years I have as a footballer. I have a work idea and I carry it out. If I have several things and then I get lost in what I have to do with the team, that is not good, so mine is punctual, fair, short, precise and I leave it there. Those who have to be in charge have to be in charge. I only give an opinion and then I get into what really concerns me, which is the team.”

Something that always stands out in his work is his closeness with the players. Due to his age and his way of being, Apache manages to connect with the teams perhaps more than other coaches and that is due to his own thinking: “It seems to me that we have to understand that the soccer player is a human, he can take a wine or eating a roast, you have to allow that, because when you live with so much pressure you need to give him his space.”

Regarding his team builds, he maintained that today it is impossible to have an 11 from memory but rather you have to change according to the rival and also how each player is doing: “You have to wait for the moments. Hopefully we press a button and those 11 have to break it. First and foremost, you try to make them understand them, they are people, and give them the tools on the court to do their best. But we have to understand that whether it is Damián Pérez, Caute or anyone, whoever I see best is going to enter. But we always work in the same way with everyone, no matter what their name is, so that tomorrow they say ‘Carlos Tevez taught me that or that’. That is what is gratifying for me as a coach.” And in this sense, he added: “We plan matches in high pressure, medium pressure and sometimes in low pressure, we can do it in all three ways and the team feels comfortable with the match we propose and sometimes the match demands you. Sometimes it may or may not work out but we have a game plan that we try to carry out.”

Obviously, he was asked about Boca Juniors, who on Thursday sealed their place in the final of the Copa Libertadores after eliminating Palmeiras on penalties in Brazil. His next rival will be none other than Fluminense at the Maracaná: “I want Boca to win, my whole family is from Boca, everyone knows how I feel about Boca. “I want Boca to always win, except when they play against Independiente.”

In addition, this weekend he will have to face Argentinos Juniors in the Paternal for the League Cup, a hostile venue for him because the fans always remind him of the kick that ended with the fracture of Ezequiel Ham’s tibia and fibula, at that time Bug player. “People talk about what we experienced unfairly that day, these are football things that happen. I didn’t get up and want to hurt a boy, I went and apologized, I made myself available and I can’t do more. I don’t know if I’m sorry to ask for forgiveness for something that happened unintentionally, if I have to ask for forgiveness I would ask the fan because I have nothing against them, but Argentine soccer is like that. If they bitch at me, that’s fine, that’s what they feel, I can’t do anything, but I have nothing against them.” And he added: “The play is always in the head, but they are football things that happened and that’s it. He marked me as a footballer and that’s it, I can’t do more than what I did in that time.”

Other definitions of Carlos Tevez

“When I considered becoming a coach I thought about how to help the footballer. As a leader you have to want to get involved or as a manager I said I wasn’t with the player day to day. The best thing was being a coach and I prepared for that and the truth is that it was the best decision because today I enjoy that, seeing the player grow.”

His cycle in Independent

“I also don’t trust people’s affection. I am not from the Independiente kidney and I believe that until I leave I will always be seen and that is clear to me, I do not allow myself to relax because I have a commitment to Independiente. People are much calmer today, but they expect much more from me and I am not satisfied with this alone. You have a streak of two bad games and everything can change again. I focus on continuing to improve the boys and the team so that Independiente competes. If the results are given, people will be happy and that is the best thing that can happen to a coach.”

“The goal for me is to build a tough team and compete, that means that later, as the games go by and you face teams that have been working for a long time, you see if you are ready to compete with anyone. But a month ago you were fighting relegation, today too, but you are also fighting for the championship. We have to think that we are building a strong team and that we have to build a base for next year to start competing in the best way. It seems to me that that is the point to emphasize. Later, you see that you compete on equal terms with Racing and River and you start to think about fighting for the championship, but the main thing is not to forget where we come from and it is essential to remain focused.”

“Until the second game, they asked me why Marcone was playing, until I said that Marcone was my captain and that we should give him time and today you can see that Iván is fine, happy, eager to enjoy this Independiente. I understand that people always talk about the player’s head, but there is an idea and there is something about how we plan the games, we have a plan and the soccer player knowing what he plays makes them gain confidence.”

“I dream of the players I have. I’m not going to fire anyone beforehand without telling them to their face that I’m not going to take them into account. After that I will go through the list of who I want and who I don’t want.”

“We won a game and they insult Zielinski, what is the need to insult a guy who came and worked? Each one has his own book, from that book he tries to carry it out, sometimes it happens that it turns out well and sometimes it turns out badly, but this is football. All of us coaches are under scrutiny, we have to start respecting each other first.”

The players you like the most in Argentine soccer

“Tadeo Allende in Godoy Cruz makes a big difference, defensively Laso is on another level, because I see him in training, in games, what Joaquin gives you surprises you. And a midfielder… Barco, Colo, makes the difference.”

2023-10-06 19:30:09
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