The club’s president stated that they are “closer than ever” and denied a break in the relationship between DT and the squad.
The president of River, Jorge Brito. He referred to the rumors about an alleged crisis between the squad and the coach Martin Demichelis and stated that they are “More united than ever”.
“I am lucky to work in the place I want and with the people I want. We have great human beings and professionals such as players, coaching staff and the Board of Directors. I want to tell them to stay calm, that we are as or more united than ever. River will always continue working the way we did, because we are River,” Brito said at the River Foundation dinner in La Rural.
Besides, the technical director himself and the footballers attended the event to dispel rumors of a break between the two parties.
The leaders of the squad were hurt by some statements that the coach would have said off the record about the performance of the team and about possible casualties for next year.
Another of the players who spoke about the subject was Ignacio Fernandez, who is also one of the team leaders: “We are going through a difficult time but it is not to cause much drama. The group is fine, it is united. Many times you have to keep calm at this time regardless of what is said from the outside “.
The coach praised “Nacho” on several occasions and called him “the brain of the team”, despite the fact that he was not always fundamental in Demichelis’s proposals for the assembly of the starting eleven.
According to some sources in River, Demichelis and the squad held a meeting where they ironed out rough edges and complained to the coach about the issues that afflicted them. They also decided that the leaks to the press had to be put an end to for the good of all.
Source: Ambito
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