The Superclásico, the attitude of the players, the game of the team and the titles obtained under the administration of which his son Juan Román is part, were the topics that Cacho Riquelme touched on in an interview with the partisan media Cadena Xeneize. In recent times, his word represents the thinking of the current vice president of Boca.
In the interview, he took up a speech that his son expressed on other occasions and pointed to the "media version" of Boca, which does not take into account the achievements of the management headed by Jorge Amor Ameal.
"How can it be that he is so bad if out of eight championships he won six. What's left for others? They talk about a thousand problems in Boca, but how many championships did River win since this management is here? We had become accustomed to losing and everything changed. Boca loses and everyone talks about losing to the baddest. River lost once with Arsenal and they didn't say anything, Racing loses three games in a row and nothing happens, Independiente fights relegation and nothing happens," Cacho Riquelme said.
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People eat that because they spend all day consuming that, social media and television. You don't have to tell her anything, she has to realize it alone," she said.
After a critical start and despite losing the Superclásico, Jorge Almirón seems to have found the direction of the team. "He works a lot, quite well. Then you can work 24 hours, but you lose three games in a row and you have to leave. A little bit of luck you always have to have in football and in life, "he said about the coach, before loading the inks against a claim that, he understands, part of the media.
A couple of weeks ago, Cacho Riquelme crossed paths with the plateistas. Photo: Fox Transmission
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Now we want to play well and be Barcelona or Manchester City? If Boca never was... The last time Boca played well was with (coach Alfio) Basile. They say that with the Twin (Guillermo Barros Schelotto), but if they him to the last! We have to remember because the media will not pass it on to you. The media is going to pass everything bad about Boca to you every day," he said.
"Do not doubt that Boca is going to fight the Copa Libertadores, with this team or with whoever, because it is Boca. When the players are convinced that they are in Boca and play like today (2-0 against Belgrano on Sunday), they will leave life on the court, they will leave everything. And as long as they leave everything, people will be happy and it will be difficult to beat Boca," he predicted.
"Since Roman plays, I know that the club doesn't want him. Not the fans, I'm talking about something else. We know he has to fight with all that. The fans get carried away a lot by what they say, this year is going to be difficult and we have just started. As Roman said, this year is going to be a little spicy and fun. They're going to put 20,<> obstacles, because you're seeing them."
Although Boca has already turned the page and after the setback in the Monumental returned to triumph, the thorn of the Superclásico is still embodied for Riquelme's father.
"Sandez is going to close and the River player puts both legs together and throws himself. The kick was not so strong that it wallowed so much. It could have been charged or not. But it was just in the 49th minute and it's not for crying or being a Boca fan, but River should have had one or two sent off. From the outset it started with three or four yellows to say 'here I am' and then it was follow, follow, "lamented Cacho Riquelme about the performance of Darío Herrera.
