Demichelis’ strong response to the rumors about Bayern Munich’s interest and his anger after the draw against Talleres

River are yet to lose so far in 2024, but for the thermometer of social media and for the palates of millionaire fans it seems that it is not enough. The comeback, 2-2 Workshops taken from him in Cordoba it was his fifth draw (four consecutive), which made them the team with the most draws in the Professional League Cup, together with Atletico Tucumán. In all this context, this week, a German media outlet considered a possible return of Martín Demichelis to the Bayern Munich bench, given the departure of Thomas Tuchel next June. But the coach wasn’t joking and gave a strong response in the post-match press conference.

“I am immensely happy at River. It’s a pride to be nominated, everyone knows the sense of belonging I have with Bayern Munich, but I’m at River and I love being here. I think we will have a great 2024″, confided the 43-year-old coach, who returned to Argentina from the Bavarian team.

There he spent seven seasons as a footballer in the German giants (2003-2010) and then began his journey as coach of the Under 19 team (2019-2021) and the Under 23 team (2021-2022).

“I’ve never been in a hurry. I’ve tried to prepare as much as possible for this opportunity at River. I’m very focused on everything we have”he spoke about a season whose main objective will be to win the Copa Libertadores.

In relation to the match against Talleres, which extended its record without consecutive victories in the League Cup to four games, Demichelis regretted “the points that slipped away” after arriving at half-time with the result 2-0 in favour.

“In the second half the rival overtook us. We didn’t do as well as in the first. We are very disappointed for not being able to close out the match”he acknowledged.

“They made it 2-1 with a long ball and a long header on the ground. The second came from a ball that seemed to have gone wide and we didn’t understand it well. We conceded a shot from far away. and against we couldn’t do this “A lot can be done. I think the draw was fair,” she admitted unapologetically.

He also met a journalist, who expressed his opinion on the implementation of a five-back line that caused River to “fall back a bit”. “Have you not considered the possibility of moving Boselli as central defender with González Pírez and in that case adding an extra midfielder?”, they asked Micho.

“First of all, I think we didn’t have any difficulties in putting together the 5 line, I even think that there we adapted to the game we were playing in the second half and regained control,” said Demichelis, but as for the second doubt, it was overwhelming: “I didn’t understand you by Seba Boselli”.

In the end Demichelis gets angry once again for having let the victory slip away: “For us this match had double value. The three points put us first and it was also the litmus test for everything to come. This is a great rival, who will play in the Copa Libertadores and who last year came second in the general classification. We will continue to work to correct the mistakes, we will try to win again on Wednesday with our people.”