05/30/2021 3:47 PM
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Updated 05/30/2021 3:47 PM
Daniel Alberto Passarella turned 68 this week.
It was May 25,
the same day as River's 120th anniversary.
But River, as has happened since 2013, they left him on the sidelines at the time of the greetings and virtual celebrations that took place at dawn on Tuesday.
It is known: his stage as president of the club generated a break with the image of glory that he had left as a footballer and to a lesser extent, with what he was in his beginnings as a DT.
But the Kaiser, it seems, did not care much about this "forgetting" or omission of River.
This Sunday he broke a long silence in an interview he gave to La Tercera de Chile.
Passarella said he spent five hours answering calls for his birthday.
And, when asked if he missed River's greeting, the Kaiser replied: "
I saw the video they made ... I don't know, I didn't give it much importance. I think so, maybe I should have been, but I don't know
."
Here are the main phrases left by the interview that Passarella gave to the newspaper La Tercera de Chile.
Maradona's death
Passarella and Maradona had several disagreements on the court and outside. Enemies since 1986, the last time they saw each other was with a hug at the World Cup in Russia. How did you take your departure? "
It was very sad, the country is still saddened by what happened. It is life, as it comes, it has to be taken. It did
not surprise people so much, it was 15 or 20 days in a complicated health situation and it got bigger. It was not a sudden thing, it was a pity, a tragedy ".
A memory of Diego:
"I was lucky enough to play with him, he was incredible, I thought two times before the rest.
I remember a time we were in Spain, I think. Tolo Gallego, Diego and I were in the room. So I told him I ask Diego: 'If you score a goal tomorrow, how will you celebrate it? ”… He says:' I run to the nearest tribune and jump with my right arm with my fist raised '... And he asks me, I tell him: 'Something similar, I run with my fist like this ...' And we didn't ask Tolo anything, we looked at each other so as not to ask him ... Gallego was restless. Then Tolo goes to the bathroom and when he's at the door he says: ' They didn't ask me… If I score a goal I faint (laughs) ”....
The National Team and the America's Cup
"Argentina is good. It
has a coach who has done a good job, which leaves little in the papers and on the news, devotes all time to work. There are some new players, that Argentina is lucky, produces many players. After
the The issue is whether the DT achieves a feeling with the footballers. If Argentina does not qualify for the World Cup, it is an immense failure
,
"
said the Kaiser prior to returning from the Qualifiers.
And in the face of the Copa América, beyond putting doubts about its realization in Argentina: "
It is a risk, in two weeks things will not change regarding the health emergency. It is not feasible to hold the Copa América.
Strictly speaking, no The country is here to hold the America's Cup. I don't see a solution for it. It is true that federations lose a lot of money, but a lot of people are also dying. You have to think more about people than about money. "
His vision on Messi
"He is the first of all, he still has rope for a while. I would very much like him to win the World Cup
, I think it is a wish that he has pending with the national team," Passarella said to Messi. And he hopes to see him champion with the blue and white. "He still has time to do it. I don't have much dialogue with him, I saw him in a match we had at FIFA, in Switzerland. We chatted for a while, he is a nice and friendly person. He is an important footballer. What I would like is that he If you end up with Barcelona, do it in good manners, or then continue working there.
In addition, the Kaiser spoke of Leo's future: "Well, and if Kun Agüero now arrives ... Ugh, my God! ...
I would like Messi to finish his career in Barcelona, and I think it will be like that.
Kun's arrival It has to be something congenial, it is a powerful signal. They are two players who understand each other with their eyes on the court, they know that they want each other ".
