Demichelis, after the consecration: “I felt capable of assuming the position”

The coach of River, Martin Demichelisconsecrated champion of argentinian soccer months after his arrival, he recalled today that he felt “capable of assuming office” when the leadership proposed to replace Marcelo Gallardothe most winning coach in the club’s history.

newbie in First divisionafter directing in the minor divisions of the Bayern Munich of Germany, Demichelis He said that he never doubted his conditions or to assume the challenge of taking over from “Muñeco”, who left the bar high with the conquest of 14 titles.

“It wasn’t easy but I understood that if River decided on us, it was time because I had invested a lot of time in training myself. I felt capable of assuming the position, beyond the fact that as DT one knows that one can win, tie and lose. The ball sometimes goes in and sometimes goes out”reflected the man from Córdoba in a press conference shared with his collaborators at the property River Camp.

Demichelisemotional on Saturday after the consecration victory in the Professional Leaguedefined as “an unforgettable moment” what lived in the Most Monumental Stadiumwhere he was applauded by the 86,000 people who attended the game with students of La Plata.

In a return to his roots, after the first title of his career as a coach, the former defender of River, Bayern Munich and the Argentine national team thanked “Ramón Díaz, the Engineer (Manuel) Pellegrino and so many coaches” of which he was impregnated to outline his football ideology.

Demichelis highlighted as a virtue of the team the ability to “mutate” his tactical scheme to build the champion campaign, which recorded 57 points, 18 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses, 45 goals for and 16 against in 25 dateswith two more to complete the calendar of the League.

“When we arrived, we knew that we were going to need between 6, 8 or 10 games to define an idea, because the break for the World Cup in Qatar had been very long. We had a good preseason and that helped us a lot”introduced.

“In the first games we started with a 4-3-3 but later we adjusted to what the present dictated. We mutated and on the eighth date in Junín (2-0 vs. Sarmiento) we won with authority and from there the rest teams understood that we were prepared”he assured.

“We knew how to learn from our mistakes, we took the lead and set the pace of the tournament. We won with supremacy and we were just deserving of this title”summarized on the comfortable path to the conquest of the star number 70.