He touched an intimate fiber of the environment with a phrase that rescued a vintage discussion.
And it sparked controversy, of course.
Juan Román Riquelme divided the waters when he shot a week ago, during an interview:
"No one plays nice in Argentine soccer."
The idol vice president, perhaps one of the best soccer players in our midst, sought with his speech to take on the pressure that was on the irregular level of Boca.
And he relativized the criticism due to the number of dates played, then three and before the victory against Platense.
It is clear that the claim, mainly from the fans, came from last year.
However,
almost without meaning to?
, Román raised a debate that gradually grew.
At coffee tables, on social networks and among the protagonists themselves, mainly the coaches.
After all, they are the ones who give their teams an imprint.
In the conquest of three points, every method is valid.
Now, it is one thing to play "beautifully", as Riquelme said, and another to play "well", as Gabriel Milito picked up the glove.
Clarín
consulted different football characters.
And perhaps it has been defined better than anyone by
Diego Latorre
, a former player for Boca, Racing and the National Team, among others, who is now a commentator for
ESPN
.
“
Beauty is considered an ornament, something dispensable and it is not the purpose of anyone.
Beauty arises when a team expresses itself or plays at a high level.
That's why he likes it.
It is not part of the tactic or the strategy.
That to start.
If not, the good comes before the beautiful and it is not like that.
The beauty will be the reflection of what is very well done ”, she points out.
And he emphasizes: “I think there are teams that play very well in Argentina.
Racing is one of them.
Argentines too.
That's where you see the intervention of the coach.
There are even teams that with less material generate associations, a level of play perhaps higher than what the players promise in advance.
Argentine soccer is so even that sometimes intentions collide with reality and the need for results."
At home and with the computer.
Saporiti quarantines at her home.
And despite his age, he doesn't shy away from technology.
Roberto Saporiti
, César Menotti's right-hand man in the 1978 World Champion Team and coach with a long history, questions:
“I don't want to hurt feelings and talk about Argentine soccer.
The story is very long and spans the country.
What football can you compare it to?
With England, where Manchester City and Chelsea spend 600 million dollars to sign players?
And he delivers a concept: “Playing well is having all the possible variations of attack with possession of the ball and when you don't have it, defending with the eleven, with the first striker, who has to commit to recover the ball.
In corners, knowing how to defend and knowing how to attack.
Always with the eleven, including the goalkeeper if necessary.
The best team I saw was Guardiola's Barcelona, which had great players that gave it brilliance.
The eleven defended and attacked
.
BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA), 11/09/2018.-Former Boca Juniors goalkeeper Carlos Navarro Montoya poses for a photograph today, Friday, November 9, 2018, outside La Bombonera, in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
In an interview with Efe, Montoya said that he excitedly awaits a final of the Copa Libertadores that "is very good for Argentine soccer", he does not find a clear favorite and assures that Ríver will notice Leo Ponzio's absence more than that of his coach, Marcelo Gallardo, who will watch the match from the box due to suspension.
EFE/ Javier Caamaño Buenos Aires Carlos Navarro Montoya preparations for the superclassic ex-soccer player of the Boca Juniors team ex-player
For
Carlos Navarro Montoya
, "there are teams that play well."
And he lists: “Argentinos Juniors and Racing, for example.
Defensa y Justicia, beyond the changes in players and coaches, has a core idea that has survived over time.
I saw passages of Heinze's Newell's and liked it.
River with this new leadership has moments ”.
El
Mono
, a hero in Boca, speaks of an evolution: "Belatedly, but following in the wake of the change that the world experienced, Argentine soccer gave importance to the forms that make teams, through the techniques of their soccer players , create a game that we all like ”.
Alejandro Chori Dominguez press River Plate
Alejandro Domínguez
believes that it is a seasonal issue.
"Many times, the stoppage makes the teams not start in the best way," says Chori
,
a former figure of River.
And he contributes: “There are some teams that do try to play well.
In that sense, I am more on Milito's side than Riquelme's.
And there are also other clubs that did not find a way.
They get results, that in the end what matters is that, but you can't put everyone in the same bag”.
Photo: Juano Tesone / Clarín Archive.
Alejandro Mancuso
gives credit to the
xeneize
leader : “In this one I give the right to Riquelme.
Actually, he is right.
You don't play football well, you have to get results, win so that everything is calm.
Look at Boca: he played for a while more or less as he has to play, he won the game and had no problems.
I think the results rule.
If you win, everything is calm and if you don't, you immediately enter into a crisis.
If not, just watch Independent.
And the tournament is mediocre”.
For the former “5” of Boca, Vélez and the National Team, “It is one thing to play nice and another well.
Argentinos at times plays well, it's not overwhelming either, huh.
They are all warming up their engines”.
Photo: JUAN MABROMATA / AFP.
Daniel Bertoni
, glory of Red and world champion with the National Team, is also critical.
“The great figures are playing abroad and Argentine soccer does not have a high level.
It is played in mediocrity, taking out Lanús and Argentinos, who play very well, there is little to rescue.
River is getting together, Independiente, Racing and Estudiantes cannot find their way.
In that sense, I agree with Riquelme;
he sees his Boca every Sunday and doesn't play well.
The fans, out there, look for the result, but that comes hand in hand with doing things well, having a compact and balanced team”.
Photo MARCELO CARROLL - CLARIN
Ruben Darío Insua
, San Lorenzo's coach, also has a look similar to that of Román: “It's hard not to agree with Riquelme.
It is difficult to watch Argentine soccer and see two or three good games.
But it's logical, it's just beginning."
Diego Dabove, Huracán's coach, stated: “Tigre and Argentinos play very well.
Defense, too.
Play nice or cute?
It has to do with tastes."
And if it is about tastes, there is nothing written. Less in soccer.
