2023-11-07 04:02:02
They were busy days for all of Boca. After the 2-1 loss to Fluminense in the final of the Copa Libertadores and the resignation of Jorge Almirón upon returning from Brazil. Juan Román Riquelme decided to hold a press conference at the Xeneize property in Ezeiza where he focused on the future of the institution.
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Riquelme’s best phrases at the press conference
“We are hurt, only one won. We have to congratulate Fluminense who managed to win the cup. We have to move forward because we have important games. Very grateful to the coaching staff who decided to leave. But very focused on everything that is coming.” “What happens to our fans is normal. It was going to be strange if few people went (to Brazil). We are the biggest club in South America and it is because of our fans. It was an unforgettable experience. Not only in Rio de Janeiro, but also in every match at the Bombonera. We have been at the club for 4 years and it is always a party, people go to the field happily.” “We managed to play the 13 cup games, we wanted to win and it is important to reach the final. We have to improve and we want to continue improving. These 4 years were wonderful. We want to make him celebrate, we wanted to win the cup for ourselves and Argentine football. But we continue and we are going to face a great team.” “We were lucky enough to play here more than 20 years ago and I know many of you (journalists) and many things could be hidden. Not now, it’s impossible, we did have a talk, we thanked the coaching staff because they have excited our fans, they have taken us to the final and that is wonderful because we are here to excite the fans; We have been achieving this for four years.” “San Lorenzo has one of the best coaches in the country and we have a very complicated game on Wednesday. The fan is excited.” “Herrón is going to be Boca’s coach until the end of the season along with Walter Pico and Claudio Morel Rodríguez. We talk every day, I live here, we are a family. We are able to recognize that we are doing a great job in the lower leagues, that speaks very well of the work being done in the lower ranks. We are happy, calm and excited that everything is going to turn out well” “I have to congratulate Fluminense because they were a little better than us. Here only one wins, we always want to win but we have to be grateful to this team. We are on the right path to keep trying.” “Two days have passed since the final. Frank Fabra came to training crying. He loves our club very much. He did a lot for us to reach the final. He was the best against Racing and he was the best against Palmeiras. Fabra was fundamental these last four years that we were at the club. He is outstanding. He makes mistakes like everyone else. “We spoke with the boys every day, we were excited with a lot of faith. It hurts, it hurts a lot, you have to accept when it’s not your turn to win. I love this sport, when you win you have to improve and when you lose too. We have to think about the next 5 games that are important. “I have to thank the players. They managed to get my mother to go see a game, she never went to see me. She always saw me on TV. These guys we have managed to get ‘La María’ to get on a plane and make him want to watch the game. That is wonderful and shows that things are being done well. “Did we miss something the other day to win? Of course, Fluminense must be congratulated. But we are happy to compete, that is the best, compete, compete and compete again.” “We were lucky to be a football club again, this is now a family. Let the fans rest assured that we will continue to take care of him.” “We are very happy to have here with us: Marcos Rojo, Sergio Romero, Cavani, Pol Fernández, Fabra, Nicolás Figal, Advíncula, Javi García, Pulpo González. There are things that are not seen. “If we are lucky enough to have debuted so much and if the club’s fans are so fond of the kids, it is because of the older ones. They take charge of the situations, mostly when they don’t win, the criticism goes to the older ones. In all the teams: ‘he’s inferior, we can’t criticize him’, today we gave the boys more time.”
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