River: Demichelis wants to pay off a debt to Monumental

The refrigerator in the kitchen. The toilet in the bathroom. These common and trivial phrases have been cited many times to refer to the simplicity that football can have. And in times of super professionalism and technological abundance, that old football metaphor does not lose its validity.

that’s what he did Martin Demichelis Wednesday in Santiago del Estero in River’s victory over Racing de Córdoba for the Argentine Cup. He arranged the pieces in a classic pattern and his players felt more comfortable. Thus, his team was able to show a football close to the identity of River Plate.

“From the result and the volume we generate, it’s what the fan wants to see every weekend, what they like. I’ve finished training as a person and a player at River and I know that fans pay the most expensive season ticket in the country to see a team not only win, but also demand a way to win”, said Demichelis after the victory against the Cordovans.

And he added: “I am concerned about what we are doing, but I am in that research. The victory in Lanús was very important, plus the volume of play today (for Wednesday), we showed great seriousness, these phases tend to be very tricky. We are playing against a team that has been around for a long time, with a lot to gain and little to lose. I leave more than satisfied. It was difficult for us to open the scoring, but we did well.”

Demichelis knows the football taste of the River fan very well. He grew up and trained at the club. And though he’s been in Europe for a long time, his heart has never left Núñez. From whatever corner of the planet he was, he was constantly following what was happening with the red band. But he now has the responsibility to lead the team. So, he thinks that before the institution’s footballing idiosyncrasy emerges in full glory, he must order the structure.

Then, from there he tries to lay the groundwork to try and clarify his idea. For this reason, after the defeat against Arsenal, he maintained that a good team must have “defensive solidity”. And based on that pretext, very preponderant in his technical decalogue, he led the team in the visit to Lanús. And after the victory in La Fortaleza, obtained with suffering, the coach was self-critical by remarking: “I know River fans want to see more elegant football.”

Micho took note of his approach and against Racing de Córdoba, beyond the fact that they were minor rivals, he was encouraged to put together a more attacking side, with more play and dynamics. And with classic and logical formulas. The back four line, with full-backs going up front, a central midfielder, inside midfielders, Nacho Fernández looser and two strikers. Thus the team flowed, there were more arrivals and River kicked 32 times at the opponent’s goal.

“The same systems at different stages of the match allow you to attack more and less. Full-backs have an obligation to join this club. I wish we could have a lot more volume with the two full-backs together in attack. That’s why the rhombus system leaves room for the outside, hence the number of situations. I never tell him not to pass. That way you can become strong,” commented Demichelis, underlining the importance of full-backs going in attack.

With the striker duo already assembled (Beltrán and Borja prevail), one of Demichelis’ challenges from now on will be to maintain a midfield of four players in which Nacho Fernández and José Paradela, favorite players at the start of the season, can coexist . cycle of him. “Paradela makes a lot more defensive effort than Nacho, they are two great players, I hope they unite more, but they don’t cover each other. Nacho is a great soccer player. I tell him not to outline, to read and interpret, to be comfortable moving anywhere.“, analyzed the coach.

The other challenge is to maintain what was done in the Argentine Cup in the league. And faced with the confrontation with Godoy Cruz in Núñez, Demichelis declared: “The victory revitalizes me, the boys are the first to want to please the people, who every time we play at home don’t leave a single seat empty. We felt a little lacking, in fact, we have to play well and win well at the Monumental, let’s hope it’s Sunday.”