Days away from facing Always Ready for the Liberators cupin Boca Juniors they have not taken the words of Carlos Zambrano in a national mediain which he announced that his retirement is near and that he would like to dedicate himself to other things, such as learning to play the piano or being a magician.
According to the newspaper Olé from Argentina, the directors of the xeneize team were surprised by these statements and did not take them wellespecially because they consider the Peruvian defender to be an important piece in the defense against Carlos Izquierdoz’s casualties and Rojo’s suspension from international tournaments.
“They did not expect it, it fell like a bucket of cold water,” said the aforementioned medium, adding that these words were “inopportune”, because being in Boca Juniors, everything that happens makes noise. “The last thing I needed was something that would break the peace and tranquility that I had gained,” he said.
But that’s not all, well They revealed that the club will take “cards in the matter” and “they will speak personally with him to clarify what he said”. Above all because they consider that Carlos Zambrano is an impulsive and spontaneous person who does not usually “have qualms when it comes to being in front of the microphones.”
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What did Carlos Zambrano say?
The words of the ‘Kaiser’ were given in an interview recorded a week ago during the muscle injury for the program “Impact Chronicles” on Willax TV.
“I am one step away from retirement, at the football level I say. My family tells me: ‘No, you have more’, but there comes a time when your body asks you to stop. I want to enjoy football a little more. I am calmer, my family is already on the way. Before I had that ‘weight’ on me”, said the ‘León’.
Answer from Carlos Zambrano
The defender of the Peruvian team was contacted by La Red de Argentina, where he clarified the words that caused annoyance in the leadership of Boca Juniors.
“I never said that I want to retire now. I’m one step away, it’s reality. But I feel very happy here, I want to reach the World Cup and God willing, who knows, I can stay in Boca for a few years”, he expressed.
Ruggeri attacked Zambrano
Former soccer player and ESPN commentator, Oscar Ruggerise referred to Carlos Zambrano’s statements and criticized him for having declared that he was thinking about retirement.
“He is about to play the Copa Libertadores with nothing less than Boca and in June he has to travel to play a very important game for his country. He cannot be ‘burnt’ (pressured) because you look ahead and you have the Copa Libertadores, a 90-minute game (the playoff), you have the World Cup, “he indicated in F90.