Another blow. Another one. River lost four consecutive games, was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores and suffered a historical defeat against Deportivo Riestra that generated people’s anger in the Monumental.
Within that context, Marcelo Gallardo Not only did he offer “apologies to our fans”, but he took care of the difficulties he is having to find a reliable team and described as a “final” the hand in hand of Thursday before Racing.
“The fans deserve an apology”
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Marcelo Gallardo: “apologize, on fan day we couldn’t turn the page”
Gallardo He opened his post 1-2 press conference against Riestra by addressing the people of River. “The first thing I’m going to express is apologizing to our fans. Why? Because we are not going through a good moment in this short week. Four games with negative results. They deserve an apology. It was not the time when we wanted to be and yet they are always present. On the day of the fan we could not turn the page of what was the Cup. ”
Gallardo’s pain because “we claud”
The doll opened the agenda and revealed that for the week that River opened in front of RESTRA A reset was raised. One necessary to leave behind the blow suffered in front of Palmeiras in the Allianz Parque. And move on.
“It was a week that started today, which continued with the game of Racing And then with the crossing against Central To get into what comes. We claudicated, we couldn’t turn the page. We have the game against Racing to take charge of those who have been happening to us, “said MG, who asked” to have a totally different reaction that involves everyone and take Thursday’s game with a different decision. “
The doll and the search for a team that does not appear
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Gallardo and his lament because he could not give the fans “a team that represents them”
Gallardo He has tried with different systems, altering last names, giving rise to the youth and also the most experienced players. However, Your River is far from going by mind to have a physiognomy that identifies it over time. And that for the deté is a pending debt.
“I take responsibility. The situation indicates that we have tried different ways, we have given opportunities and the team has not fluid. I take charge, but I will continue in the search. I’m not going to stop at that. Football leaves me all the time. Game by game. And I’m not going to stop, I’m going to keep looking and trying. What is least in my head is to claudicate, “he said.
In addition, the River coach insisted that this series of blows “It is a lesson for all. We were going through things because we have failed as a team, from the individual and we must learn”.
In addition, he added: “There are players who sometimes insert and work well, others with other times. Those who work well are attracted … today we have no individualities that attract other good ones. I said we were in 5 points. When players arrive and have players in 7 or 8 points, that attracts and helps growth and everyone goes forward. When you don’t have that base you have to work together, it takes more. But I’m not going to stop until I get it. “
The bad moment and “the eggs to leave”
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Marcelo Gallardo: “When you are wrong you have to have the eggs to leave”
River He is going through a delicate moment. And the doll knows it. “I am positive by nature, I try to learn from mistakes and convince from work”he raised. Emphasizing that “there are times when there may be players with greater or lesser confidence and one accompanies” because “that is the way to manage.” But insisting that “personality” is also needed to cross the storm.
“Football presents these difficulties. When you are well you have to grab it with your teeth and you have to tighten them and drag with that and When you are wrong you have to have temperance, the eggs to leave”, He left a phrase that adds to many others of his copyright.
In that line, he added: “We must cross this moment together, be a block in which those who want to add to leave will push and those who will not be pushed.”
Against Racing, for the Argentine Cup, “a final”
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Gallardo and the “final” against Racing
The pronounced downturn of River It is both an opportunity that is presented to the team to move afloat. So much that the quarterfinal match of the Argentine Cup has ahead to file the bad moment.
“(Against Racing) is a final that we have to play. So the game represents we have to prepare for that. Clean of this frustration”.
The football that is played “with passion”
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Gallardo and the “passion” to play football
In a much deeper analysis of individual performance – although without pointing to names – the doll said that “the player understands that he comes to a place that represents a demand by nature.” And that if there is something that cannot happen is that there is no “passion.”
“If there is something that cannot be translated is to play with passion. Football is played with passion. Then if you are wrong, you miss a goal, to me … But the team that represents me is the one who plays with passion and holds it. I have already lived on all experiences so I know what the different moments in football are about, ”Line went down.
