The Doll does not lose confidence and feels that his team will fight to the end. Photo: German Garcia Adrasti
Before leaving the New Gasometer, Marcelo Gallardo left his feelings in front of the microphones and after a difficult week for River, after the defeats with Boca and Banfield, he was optimistic about the future and did not come out of the fight for the championship. “I think we still have a chance to aim for the title because if we win, we will have a chance. If not, we won’t have them. It’s not that the others either … The others win, lose, draw … A team that has won five consecutive games was in range. And here you have to collect wins to stand a chance. If we don’t, we won’t stand a chance. You get there by winning, “he said.
And on the thrust that the victory against San Lorenzo can give him, he commented: “It was necessary. Perhaps the criticism is lessening because we have won. It is always necessary to win. So it’s up to you to make the analysis realistic in situations. They are a realistic type of situations. We won, we made some good passes of good football, we weren’t great but we made some passes on a difficult field against a very difficult opponent. This will give us the opportunity to think that it can be done ”.
And that need to win was perhaps reflected in the outburst of the squad who at the end of the game made a circle of hugs on the pitch, even if for Gallardo it was a natural thing. “It’s not normal for that to happen because it’s not even something surprising. At least for me. Perhaps outside they see it as something surprising. he believe me. If there is a championship won in recent years that has no scudetto and no cup, it is the respect and team spirit that has existed in all the years of the three legs (managers, technical staff and players) and to these has been added the a people, which never ceases to accompany, which encourages and supports. They are very strong legs. And regarding the celebration of the players, he added: The players perhaps felt they needed it because they came from two difficult defeats.
Speaking of his players, Gallardo stopped at Emanuel Mammana, goal scorer and classic figure, whom he praised: “Ema came to relaunch her career after having been abroad for many years and had had physical problems that did not they had given her continuity. It arrived, we had a moment of work to adapt to Argentine football and the demands of the River, and when that process passed he started to feel better and today he is clearly a player who feels more reliable, physically he is better and he is doing well. When I talk about processes, in one way or another they all come through those moments. He did it and it seems like that. “
Finally, regarding the victims for the next game, the Doll said: “The availability is what we have, we knew we would have players that we would not have at the date of FIFA because the Argentine championship is still ongoing. And the players they were lost today (yesterday) and it’s never good. “And he added:” I will only call a young player in case I see that he is ready to take on a role. “
Massimiliano Benozzi
Source: Clarin
