2023-09-25 04:46:00
River Plate did not play well at the Florencio Sola stadium and had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Banfield, who, with their determination and drive to go after it, even at a disadvantage, deserved to win. In a press conference, Martín Demichelis acknowledged that the first half showed what he proclaims about the team, but that in the second half things were not done well.
In the run-up to the Superclásico against Boca Juniors, next Sunday in La Bombonera, the millionaire coach asked to “redouble efforts” to search for the victory to end the bad visitor streak that has left him without wins in the La Liga Cup. with seven without winning in the Copa Libertadores and the last Professional League and with just one victory in 14 games, equaling the worst record held by Ramón Díaz.
“Starting Tuesday, the 26 players will be available. We are going to redouble our efforts and we are going to work to win at La Bombonera. We are going to prepare and analyze which is the best option,” Demichelis expressed in the press conference after the tie against Taladro, for the sixth round of Zone A of the League Cup.
”I have no doubt that the team will show a great display of character in important moments. We will work in harmony at the River Camp to be able to win at La Bombonera, because River has not been able to win there for a long time,” said Demichelis. El Millonario has not won as a visitor against Boca since September 23, 2018, when they won 2-0 with goals from Gonzalo Martínez and Ignacio Scocco, in the then Super League.
And regarding the tie against Banfield, Demichelis acknowledged that his team “did not find fluidity in the game” during the second half and that is why he considered the result “fair.” The River coach also justified the absences of Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De La Cruz and Milton Casco. “They were not one hundred percent physically, because for example Nico comes from a grind of many games. Therefore, so as not to be able to put anything at risk physically, and by mutual agreement, I gave them rest,” he argued.
Other phrases from Martín Demichelis after the draw against Banfield in the South:
“It is true that Manu (Lanzini) was doing well. He comes with a greater stand than the others, he was able to complete well physically and finished healthy for a week with three games. Thank God he was doing well, he is improving and moving up. He still has a great week ahead to work because I have no doubt that he is going to give us much more than what he gave us today. Esequiel (Barco) is more vertical, Nacho (Fernández) takes the position of entering the two forwards when we play in a diamond and I decided to let him stay a few more minutes. Later, Nacho, because he was reprimanded, decided to let Pity Martínez enter. But I also knew that (Lanzini) physically was not going to be around for 90′.”
“It is clear that we did not start the tournament as we wanted. We lost two of the first three, they are not excuses, but we started the tournament without two starting center backs from the previous tournament, and Lucas (Beltrán) was sold. There are more minutes left to find the operation. In the last tournament, from the fifth or sixth round onwards, we started to be ourselves, and in this tournament the same thing is happening to us. Today it is worth highlighting why Franco Armani is the only world champion who plays in Argentine soccer. He was analyzed so many times under the actions that a goalkeeper commits that unfortunately the errors always end in a goal. Today he showed why he is one of the world champions.”
“We had the chance to cap a perfect week, we won both games and today, taking the lead in the first half, we were looking to win nine out of nine. In the first half we recovered something and played some of what we like to do, that champion mystique, in the second half we did not find that fluidity of play that we usually have and we found ourselves at times surpassed by the rival.”
“I think it was a fair draw. We are whole, tomorrow there will be rest and on Tuesday we will start working on a peculiar, important week, with all the players available, except Jony (Maidana). I have no doubts about the team that has a great display of character for all the important moments. We will work during the week with harmony at River Camp, eager to go and win at La Bombonera, which has not been won there for a long time and River institutionally deserves to win.”
“Enzo, De La Cruz and Casco were not part because they were not one hundred percent physically and I decided for others. Nico is a very explosive player and when he does the route he does it with great intensity and was carrying significant fatigue. So in order not to put anything at risk physically, today by mutual agreement he rested and others played. We have a great team regardless of who starts, there is a hierarchy to play good games. The excuse is not those who are outside but to ensure that those who initiate more than those who enter achieve a good performance. And we didn’t have it in the second half, we must admit, the rival played a great game for us because of the imperative need to add points.”
“On the right side it is still competition for all the players because we have three players per position. Simón played in the Argentina Under 23 with Masche and Scaloni as a right back, he has all the conditions to become a great right back. We have to give him continuity so that he can grow, he is a young man from the house, I have no doubt that he is going to establish himself within the squad. We must take him with evolution, development and growth, at some point he will succeed here and abroad, I have no doubt.”
“I am going to do the analysis behind closed doors about today’s game (in defense). Last time the defense played a great game, today they felt Banfield’s superiority in the second half. The mechanism and operation must be reviewed to correct errors. Today they threw 15 corners at us, where we had a very big weakness with that, and we defended them.”
“Starting Tuesday I will have 26 field players plus the goalkeepers to define (the team against Boca). We are going to redouble our efforts to work, go play and win at La Bombonera. We are going to be well prepared for the sacrifice, effort and discipline that this entails. I have no doubt that we will be prepared for that situation, within the squad and the many possibilities we will analyze which is best for the game.”
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