“We are calm. These are things that were going to happen, there was no room for more. We banked the decision of the coach and the Council to death. The decision is the correct one. We have a very nice human group,” he supported.
Benedetto, one of the reinforcements from the last pass market, acknowledged that the group is “happy” and that they spoke with Battaglia and the leaders because “they couldn’t take it anymore” with the situation with Almendra.
“Alan (Varela) also had an act of indiscipline, he can be remedied. Little by little he has to understand things, he’s a boy. There is no turning back from Agustín’s case,” he differentiated.
The former Olympique de Marseille, who presented himself with a crude and clear speech from the first response, praised Battaglia because he reacted like a “gentleman” to Almendra’s insults in training on Monday and assured that if he was the one who was there , the reaction was “worse”.
“We spoke many times with Almendra, there were already other problems and it had to be nipped in the bud. He has plenty of level to play but no mentality, they tried to help him and he did not take advantage of it,” he insisted.
“It has to be clear to the youth that Boca’s shirt is big enough to be partying”he warned.
On the other hand, Benedetto anticipated that tomorrow’s match against Central Córdoba de Rosario, for the 32nd. final of the Argentine Cup, will be “important” for those who do not add minutes in the local championship.
“We’re getting good results, we’re still undefeated, we’ve gone 10 games without losing. One of the positives is that we score goals,” he closed.
Hours earlier, Battaglia said that they will have to “take charge” of their reactions and behaviors.
“There are rules to comply with and whoever does not comply with them will have consequences. They have to take charge,” warned the coach in dialogue with the media upon entering the concentration of one of the downtown hotels in Buenos Aires.
“There were two different acts of indiscipline and we made a decision. The club has rules and they have to be followed. Today (for this Tuesday) the two trained with the Reserve,” he explained.
Battaglia knows the youth from his time as Reserve DT although the reactions of recent weeks led him to make this decision.
“Almendra and Alan will have to train with Reserva and obey the orders that I have to decide today. They were two different situations, there is no need to go further, I am not going to give details. They will have to take charge of the things they did,” he reiterated with firm tone.
In the case of Almendra, who insulted him in front of the other players, it is difficult for him to continue in Boca in the short term.
“It has touched me and I don’t need anyone to tell me what Boca’s Primera is like. But as a coaching staff we have some rules to follow and here we have to take care of each one of the things we do,” he assured.
“I was clear with the entire squad regarding the rules that we have to comply with and what we want for our team. Whoever wants to join is welcome. And whoever does not comply with them will have consequences. We went down a line and went clear in what we talk about. From there, each one decides his way”, he affirmed.
In addition, the coach recalled a phrase by Carlos Bianchi, who had him in several steps in his career as a footballer, about “once” he lifts you from the shoulder to join the group and the “second” no longer.
“The decision to go down to Reserve was mine. From there, we’ll see how it goes. But there are things that have to be respected,” he reiterated with marked anger from the start of the dialogue with the media present on the scene.
Source: Ambito
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