The millionaire coach admitted that before Carrascal’s departure he will try to add another striker. He admitted that Castellanos “is not easy” but that there are other alternatives.
Marcelo Gallardocoach of Rivergave a press conference this Thursday a couple of days before the Millionaire begins his participation in the 2022 Professional League Cup, on Saturday as a visitor against Unión de Santa Fe.
As expected, given the imminent departure of Jorge Carrascal, the first consultations revolved around the chance of continuing to enter a transfer market that had already been fruitful for Núñez’s team. And the Doll confirmed it: “We are solving this possibility that Jorge has to go out and we were talking about some possibilities, We are going to be open to trying to have a chance to, clearly, if a player leaves, bring another to continue strengthening ourselves. Last week I said it’s not going to be just bringing it, but if we have a good alternative, we’re going to evaluate it.”
Later, in addition to flatly ruling out an interest in Guido Carrillo, he did admit to Valentín Castellanos, although he said it would be difficult to unlock him. “We have two or three very specific alternatives and he is there, it is not easy at all, We will work on the alternatives that we have on the table to see which one is the most drinkable so that it can be added and if not, we are very satisfied with the market that we have made,” he stressed.
On the words of the vice president of Boca on what it would be up to them to play three more finals as champions of the 2021 Argentine Cupamong them the Super Cup with River, the coach preferred to avoid the subject: “I have nothing to say about it, the only thing I’m thinking about is closing the squad and working as we want to work to continue being a team that represents us. It doesn’t generate anything for me. Until now we have a very full calendar of competitions, although some things are not resolved, I am not the one to say if you have to play a game or not. When it is decided and there is clarity, we will assume it or not, it is an issue that today he doesn’t keep me worried or busy“.
Guido Carrillo, ruled out by Gallardo
“It is not” in the plans, the DT on the Elche striker was ruled out.
Gallardo and the new Inferiores de River project
“I was very committed to the structural part of football at the club. I felt that I brought not only my support but also my vision and the drive that all supervision of youth development must have. We had a great experience, after that it was time to begin to professionalize areas, now that step is being taken, it would be good to give them the space so that the entire team of Sebastián Pait, director of the new children’s and youth football project, can work with drive and vocation, one hopes that everything that is He did the last few years. It’s been difficult, because we don’t live in an easy country, it was always a constant effort but we’ve done good things and we hope to promote them in this new administration, my wish is that it’s a good year for everyone”.
How Gallardo lives the preview of the match against Unión
“We are very excited about starting to play, seeing the behavior of the team. We prepare well, I think it will happen to all of us, to other coaches as well, that this League Cup starts and one expects the best from their teams. Union It also finished well last season, it became strong in that final stretch, we are going to face a tough team, ready to fight us”.
Gallardo and the qualities of the new River
“In terms of the characteristics of the footballers that we have in the squad, they are very different. One can be complementary to another in the same team. In that functionality that we always talk about today, I have variety in that squad formation, it will give me the possibility to rotate and see who best understands who, look for the best variants without affecting the functional structure”.
Gallardo, on Riquelme’s words about the Super Cup
“I have nothing to say about it, the only thing I’m thinking about is closing the squad and working as we want to work to continue being a team that represents us. It doesn’t generate anything for me. Until now we have a very full schedule of competitions , although some things are not resolved, I am not the one to say if we have to play a game or not. When it is decided and there is clarity, we will assume it or not, it is an issue that does not have me worried or busy today”.
Gallardo: “I have a team in mind”
“I have a team in mind, the friendlies served. They also serve to measure ourselves and see how we are,” said the Doll ahead of the debut with Unión.
River’s claim by Valentín Castellanos
“We have two or three very specific alternatives and he is there, it is not easy at all, we will work on the alternatives that we have on the table to see which one is the most drinkable so that it can be added and if not, we are very satisfied with the market that we have done”.
Why do soccer players want to reach River?
“I think it’s a whole, first there is a stability that comes from years ago, that attracts footballers to come to a stable institution, in a difficult country context I think we were able to sustain ourselves and that has a lot of value. It clearly has to do with what a team offers. When you explore possibilities because you want a player to join, there is also the position of how the team plays”.
Gallardo and the departure of Carrascal
“If I had to speak individually about all the footballers who have left in these years, it would not end anymore, in this case it is one more player who arrived three years ago, we tried to give him a space to develop his talent naturally, he had to play, go out, be out. Today, at 23, he still has a lot ahead of him and an opportunity presents itself and he is welcome, as long as the club generates significant remuneration, it is part of the wheel that constantly passes with footballers. Today a club wants him from Europe, the offer is put on the table and the player also wants to emigrate. He is 23 years old, a lot to give, to develop, and maturity will position him in a better way, the years will balance his talent”.
The situation of Angileri and Rollheiser, according to Gallardo
“I already talked about it, they are aware, they talked to me, and then the talks are stuck, there has been no contact, the negotiations directly ended, for that there has to be the will of both parties. Let’s see how it is resolved, for them , in the best way, and we will continue to focus on our team, which began to compete this weekend and we already have a well-knit squad. I hope it will be resolved for them”.
Guardiola’s praise for River
“I am not the one to contradict the word of anyone and less of the best coach in the world, but it would be necessary to see in what context he said it. If he said that City is not the best team in the world that is fine too, he is not going to say that his team is the one that plays the best, I think it is among the two or three best teams in the world not only because of its coach but also because it plays something that identifies me”.
What if people ask you for Juanfer, Gallardo?
“What do people have to do with this? If he is going to play it is because he earns it, and if not it will be another player. Go through there. First we have to see, we still haven’t received Juanfer’s clearance from China so not today is enabled, tomorrow we don’t know. To calm the anxieties a little…”
Juanfer Quintero and Barco starters? Gallardo’s response
“The one who does not start playing does not mean that he will not do it. We have a year full of competitions and games, the idea of forming a good squad, balanced, with good variants, is to try to manage the loads in the best way , the times and maintain a line that does not weaken beyond who or does not start playing. It may be that this year with the variants that we have at hand, if they work, there will be a lot of rotation to play very often. If it is on the side of whether they are going to guess who starts playing or not is going to be difficult, because I think that with this number of games there is going to be a lot of rotation and the players have to be prepared”.
Gallardo and the armed of the River campus
“Absolutely nothing changes to what we have been doing, with more or less hierarchy, more or fewer players, our work dynamics and mentality of maintaining a structure is what motivates us. I think it comes more from the outside than from the inside. For him outside perhaps there are more players, but nothing changes, expectations are renewed as in every year that begins.
Gallardo before Carrascal’s departure: “We were talking about some possibilities”
“We are solving this possibility that Jorge has to leave and we were talking about some possibilities, we are going to be open to trying to have a chance, clearly, if a player leaves, bring another to continue strengthening us. Last week I said that it is not going to be bringing for bringing but if we have a good alternative, we are going to evaluate it”.
