Ibarra, happy for Boca: “I think sometimes we’ve found a good match”

how could i not be drunk Hugo Benjamin Ibarra? After assuring that he’s worried about “everything” after an unexpected start to the League, Juan Román Riquelme had come out to support him making public his wish that “hopefully the Negro will stay for 20 years.” Well, after that recognition, perhaps of relief, Boca beat Platense 3-1. And the DT, obliged nobility, thanked.

“About what the vice said, I just have to thank you and keep working”Ibarra referred to JR’s statements and as an introduction in a press conference -the first after the post-fall mute against Talleres- in which he was also in charge of highlighting the reception for Martin Palermo. “He It was exciting, a party: if he deserves it, he has given us so much joy. He’s great.”

But, of course, Ibarra then immersed himself in analyzing a match that Boca won easily, though not without having to work at it. For starters, El Negro was even encouraged to play a joke. “The difference with the other party is that I haven’t spoken, ah,” he said between smiles. Then he gave way to his explanation of the 3-1.

“The players did well, it was difficult… Platense is complicated. I think sometimes we found a good game, we had goal situations, but in the end we got a deserved result,” El Negro highlighted.

“We are working on this team,” he added. “We have players with whom we can form different tactics. We can solve it in different ways and that makes me happy.”

Why did Boca improve in the second half? “The change was seen by everyone. We put one more midfielder in midfield, there were more touches between them. It’s a style we’ve played before. This gives security, especially in the defensive part. I tried it this way and I liked it,” he said before emphasizing his praise of him.

And on this line, Ibarra singled out Romero (“Óscar is a player for the national team: he has commitment, a fantastic foot, dribbling, a good punch and the ball in space”), Langoni (“Luca got off to a very good start, he had cramps in the end but no more”) and was also happy about Merentiel’s goal. “It’s logical that one would be happy that his striker could score, he accompanied the first goal well,” he said. And Benedict? “Dario is working and will join the group,” he summed up.

In turn, Ibarra minimized what happened at 1-1: “Platense’s goal was a coincidence. Everyone has seen it. It was a rebound. We weren’t lucky. We rallied and he didn’t go far from our bow. Figal bowls and the rival stays”, he thought aloud, but then admitted that “even if the team plays well, there are things to improve”.

Ibarra and the abundance of strikers

Available are Sebastián Villa – purged of the post red disqualification against Talleres – and Darío Benedetto – left behind the four sanction dates – then Ibarra will now have to choose whether to return the property to the two attackers who are presumed to be owners by settling, or, if ratified the duo with which Boca beat Platense.

“I like that they complicate me, it’s the players’ job. It’s up to me to solve it and put the maximum into play. Competition is generated in this way. That’s what we want to achieve,” he told her.