The ex-footballer Oscar Ruggeri confessed that despite starting out as a professional in Boca, he is currently a River fan and, in addition, he took the opportunity to criticize coach Martín Demichelis, who commands Núñez’s team.
“I am a River fan, I want him to do very well and I want this president to do very well. It was the best decision of my life to come here, I was there for three and a half years and I was happy”launched the Ruggeri.
Furthermore, the former defender added: “It hurt me when I went to Logroñés (1988). “When I arrived at River it seemed like I was arriving in Europe and I was not wrong.”
The story between the world champion with the Argentine National Team and the Núñez entity began in 1985, when Mouth made an exchange with River, which involved two of its stars with whom they had contractual debts and who had asked to leave the club through the representative Guillermo Coppola: Own Ruggeri and Ricardo GareAC.
On the Millionaire’s side, they were Carlos “Chino” Tapia and Julio Olarticochea those who crossed the path. That historic pass cost them the perpetual anger of the people of Boca, who classified them as traitors.
However, for Ruggeri that change was worth gold: “In Boca we painted the numbers on our shirtsWe didn’t concentrate, each one went with his own car, we met an hour and a half before to play a game, it was crazy. In River it was the complete opposite.”
On the other hand, “Cabezón”, who was a multi-time champion with the Núñez entity by achieving the triple crown between 1986 and 1987, Copa Libertadores, Intercontinental and Inter-American, made a specific criticism of the team led by Martin Demicheliswhich is a leader in Zone A of the League Cup.
Although he highlighted that he likes his presence and the formation of the coaching staff, he stressed that he is having a hard time putting together the eleven in 2024. “I love Demichelis and I want him to do very wellbut the problem is that he is not finding half of the field,” he said.
In turn, the former defender added in dialogue with the “Millionaire Page”: “Missing is that River that was ahead of you and that the forwards could squeeze, that wouldn’t let you leave because they suffocated you. The forwards didn’t let you touch the ball from behind, you had to throw it and divide it, the defenders played in the middle of the court and put pressure on you. It seems to me that he’s missing that.”
In addition, he noticed the unity that exists in the coaching staff through small gestures, such as one that took place in the final of the Argentine Super Cup against Students, when Rodrigo Aliendro He scored a great goal on the hour: “When Demichelis shouted the goal in Córdoba, which was a normal outburst, (Javier) Pinola quickly hugged him and wanted to take him away. Those details are worth it.”
In this sense, he advised the coach so that a conflict similar to the one he starred in with Enzo Pérez, who went to Estudiantes de La Plata, does not happen again: “You have to have things clear to manage a locker room. And you need two or three guys inside who don’t have to make you enter. If the coach has to open the door and enter the locker room, there is a mess. If Demichelis doesn’t have to enter, it’s going well“.
The future of Martín Demichelis in River
The president of River, Jorge Britospoke after the consecration in the Argentine Super Cup and praised the management of Martin Demichelis in front of the team. Along these lines, he took the opportunity to highlight the sports project.
“I want Demichelis to accompany me until the end of my mandate. Absolutely. I am convinced that this is going to be the case. River is a club of excellence and the demand from members and fans is increasing and it is good that it is so.”was the forceful phrase of Brito about the future of Demichelis.
“Sometimes we say that they don’t measure us with the same yardstick as other clubs, I say that it’s fine because we put ourselves in another dimension. There are times when we win a championship and after two months it is forgotten. We are ambitious and constant demand leads us to that. “We built the best stadium in South America and we have to go for more.”defined the president in Radio La Red.
“Demichelis is very talkative, expresses what he feels, he is demanding. I often congratulate him and he tells me things that need to be improved. He is very into the search for excellence”revealed Brito.
Source: Ambito
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