El Negro Ibarra puts end-of-cycle rumors to rest, points to ‘whistleblowers’

the sentence of Hugh Ibarra He doesn’t just paint the full-length coach; also, to all who live with that particular blue and gold world. “I’m not an extemporaneous, I’ve been in the club for many years, it’s your problem”, he tells reporters who were anxiously waiting for him in the anteroom of the locker room. And he underlines: “Today I came to direct, surely if you have information, talk about it with your informants”.

It looks like a ring. Boca play badly, win or lose, the coach will always be at the center of the storm. A vicious circle that has consumed Sebastián Battaglia and threatens to devour El Negro, another of the golden age figures. The same rumors that circulated around the former midfielder are now circulating about who was a great winger. The “informants” are always the same. Both were wearing shorts at the time and are now running.

“This year is political, guys…”, shot at Ibarra. And she has left the door open to speculation. Are you aiming for the Football Council led by your former team-mates in glory days or the opposition players who are starting to flow and look forward to December? Both options are valid. Now it is Juan Román Riquelme who has to do well in the Copa Libertadores. And even though he has said that he wants the Curvy man to be the coach for the next 20 years, the irregularity of the team and the defeats in the league do not invite us to think of a Xeneize Ferguson.

Your output may decompress. Above all, if a hierarchical technician appears, do not leave Boca’s kidney. Gerardo Martino played loud. It is clear that journalists do not invent and that Ibarra is not the same as Battaglia because he has not confronted the Council publicly. You don’t observe a messy exit, to a gas station, as happened with the most successful player in the club’s history. Neither, freebie. What is heard is the word “gesture”. They expect him to resign, without going any further.

“Do you see me wrong? I don’t have to answer, I’m perfect, I’m fantastic”, declared Ibarra when a colleague consulted him on his state of health. The previous week he suffered a stress picture. And in these hours a photo with Rafa Di Zeo, leader of the fans, has been circulating. It was soon after that the boss of La Doce spoke about the behavior of football players who went to dance. Nobody likes me. Neither what the bar said nor the picture that went viral.

“We are playing matches, now we have to think about the next one, which is Barracas”, the technician said. And he made it clear that he doesn’t intend to slam the door. Resist. As did Battaglia. But don’t pull the string.

Roman’s dribble

Across the Atlantic, Riquelme dribbled, just like in his fantastic footballing days, when asked about Ibarra’s continuity. It was before the duel with Olympus. “Well, I’m here to celebrate this at Villarreal. We’ll play a Copa Argentina match soon and hopefully we’ll do well and win.”

Ibarra’s future will be defined day by day. Game after game. “He is the current coach, today they managed, everything has remained the same”said Mauricio Serna, a member of the Soccer Council, who traveled to Chaco.

True, nothing has changed. Ibarra continues to survive. Will he be able to lead the Libertadores?