Boca
played the worst game of the
Martínez cycle,
it took 87 minutes to kick the goal, Unión did not make it easy for them, they disrespected the last runner-up of the
Copa Libertadores
and at the end of the game they beat them 1 to 0. While the
world Boca
questions the reasons why
Boca does not have stability
, this Thursday the president of the Ribera institution,
Juan Román Riquelme,
came out to speak .
"When you play badly, there are many chances that what happened yesterday will happen," Riquelme declared for the
TyC Sports
cameras and added that he believes that
Boca plays very well
and that they are
happy with the technical director
and that we have to be calm because He is meeting the players.
On the other hand, the president of Boca said: "Today marks
40 days since the first game and 9 games have passed
. You get tired physically and mentally, but we are clear that we did not do well yesterday."
He acknowledged that "
when you play badly, you're going to lose
, which is what happened yesterday, but I take things calmly."
He also stated that "playing 9 games in 40 days
is too much
, and three or four days you have to play again."
The truth is that the tournament started on
February 28
and there have already been 9 dates in less than a month.
Riquelme elaborated on the idea of playing so often: "In a week you play two games well or win two games and they say you're wonderful, if later you play poorly in two games they say 'this team is bad', and many coaches leave." The reality is that
in these nine dates seven technicians have already left
.
The
Torero
also spoke about the injury of the captain of the institution,
Marcos Rojo
: "In Salta our captain was injured, he has been recovering for 30, 40 days and he missed nine games. We play very often," and he once again confirmed Pol Fernández as "one of the best on our team and he will always be missed, those players are always missed."
🎙️ Juan Román Riquelme, hand in hand with TyC Sports, stated his position on the format of the Argentine soccer championships: "FOR ME THE MOST LOGICAL THING IS THE LONG TOURNAMENT. IT GIVES YOU MORE TIME, MORE TRANQUILITY AND THE TECHNICIANS CAN WORK MORE QUIETLY "
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Beyond how quickly the championship is played, the former Boca ten referred to the
Pre-Olympic
and said that "Brey, Medina, Equi Fernández, Valentini left and our coach counted on them from the sixth date, they came from a lot of pressure, the final against Brazil, and four or five days later they played against Lanús and they couldn't move, and the week against River and Medina and Equi they were among the best."
Could Riquelme play in football with VAR?
“They would call me a foul all the time with the VAR because of the arms issue.
Today's soccer is a mess, before it was played more like in the neighborhood and that made it fun." said the
president of Boca
and added that playing soccer
"has a bit of skill and making time
. "
He also spoke about this new adaptation of the player regarding fouls and the
VAR
: "Today if you hit someone, it's a foul. You can't even touch the opponent. In any foul, a red card is already requested. There are players who live in the floor. Those also have to be expelled.
"WE ALL HAVE TO HELP"
Juan Román Riquelme's analysis of the moment of Argentine arbitration.
"Medina's play is red today," he said on @liberotyc.
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"Medina's play that blocks the defender, for
today it is red
if you repeat it 70 times, and look how today's player plays: the player from Unión stays on the floor because it hurt him and Medina gets up, turning around and
praying for Don't let them throw him out
," said
Riquelme
about the controversial ironing of Pardo.
He recalled that before "you stepped on your opponent and picked him up, you hugged him apologizing and that it was unintentional" and he continued saying that today the players play
with fear of being kicked out
, others who live in the apartment and asked that
the players also be kicked out. that they simulate
.
"We all have to help: we, the coaches, the players who drive the referees crazy. Today with the VAR, when there is a penalty or a red card, the one who decides is the VAR and when they stop a play, they surround the referee and the The one who decides is the one who watches the television, that causes nerves, anger and the one in the stands, since he doesn't see the play, he always thinks that he is being harmed.
The bench to Fabra and the reinforcements
The Xeneize
idol
once again showed his support for
Fabra
after the expulsion against
Fluminense
and the whistles from Boca fans in the games he played at home.
"Fabra may be the best full-back for you and me, but
the one who decides is the coach
. We are very happy with how Blanco, Saracchi, do it, I love the players we have in our club. I admire the footballers," said Riquelme .
Riquelme came out to bench Fabra.
Photo: Xinhua
He added that he is someone
they love a lot in Boca
and that after the final with Fluminense he was beaten.
"The coach will choose who he thinks is better, what we want is for the team to compete better and better and you know what I said about Frank."
He was also happy with the performance of the reinforcements that Boca brought in in this transfer market.
"We are very happy with the arrival of Zenón,
it seems that he has been playing for the club for many years
, Lema the same, and Blanco the same," and added that now
he is in another place
and that he has to build the squad as strong as possible, but Then
the technician decides
.
Paredes, Nández and Torreira, Román's objectives
Regarding the hiring of possible
international figures
,
Riquelme said that he speaks with many players such as
Gary Medel
that "we were waiting if the possibility of a quota appeared and the time expired, I have a very good relationship with Gary Medel and I told him that 'the quota did not appear, go play other side'".
Recently Paredes said that his dream is to return to Boca.
Riquelme, however, does not call it a dream and said: "It's his decision. When he comes back here it's more his decision than ours."
Another player who always said that he wanted to play for Boca is
Lucas Torreira
.
Paulo Dybala and Leandro Paredes
"He fucks that he wants to play with the Boca shirt, he comes to see Boca every time he is here," and added that "he wants to play for Boca, but the Turkish club bought him at the end of the year, and he told me 'I never won.' as much money as now and I had to sign, so we'll see.”
As for
Nández
, Riquelme said that it is more complicated, but that it also depends on him because "when in Europe, you play all the games and you do well, it becomes difficult to return."
The Uruguayan today plays for
Cagliari and is captain of the Italian team
.
"The two that reach the final must play in the next Libertadores"
This year Boca will not play the
Copa Libertadores
and will participate in the
Sudamericana
, Riquelme said that it is the club's obligation to compete in all the tournaments they play.
"We have the obligation to compete in all the tournaments. We have to respect the team that we played in the Argentine Cup and advance in the Sudamericana."
The president of Boca said that he
prefers to play in the Libertadores final
, but "I also think that the two who reach the final should play in the next Libertadores" and explained that otherwise it is
"rare that someone who was eliminated in the round of 16 would qualify
. "
Boca
will face
Racing
in
La Bombonera
on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and about that match the president of Boca also referred to Roger Martínez: "How he profiles and controls all the time to face the defender, it is a lot for me."
Racing vs Tigre celebration of Juanfer Quintero and Roger Martinez.
Photo: Fotobaires
He also referred to another
La Academia
player and a former
River
player "Juanfer walks for everyone but he hits the ball in a special, different way, he leaves it with an advantage to his teammate, that's how you play ball."
Juan Román Riquelme
's words
allow the focus to shift from the bad game with Unión and focus on him.
However,
Diego Martínez
's team cannot continue relegating points if it wants to qualify for the next stage of the
League Cup
.