Enzo Francescoli spoke about the departure of Marcelo Gallardo and supported the arrival of Chacho Coudet

In the middle of River's sports replacement, Enzo Francescoli, the club's technical secretary, referred to the departure of Marcelo Gallardo, his replacement, Eduardo Coudet, the complicated situation the team is going through and the recent departure of the Millionaire from the Executive Committee of the AFA

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“For me, I made the biggest balance with him and I keep it to myself, because first of all, Marcelo was clear that the end of last year was bad for what he intended. When you are in a club we are looking for people to manage who have known River and who have experienced it, because when you have that feeling you can manage the times and that's what Marcelo did,” he explained in an interview with

F12.

“The preseason was very good, he tried, the start of the championship gave the feeling that the team had a different dynamic, but he had a blow and I don't think he found answers. He imagined that he wanted River to not suffer anymore,”

he continued.

In turn, he also denied the alleged friction with the squad. “I don't get involved in personal relationships, in work I didn't see a wear and tear with relationships or everything that is said about the players with Marcelo,”

he said.

Why Coudet?

Another of the main axes of the talk was the choice of the successor to the Doll. In this regard, Francescoli was clear: “First of all, he knows River. I think it was the time after good performances in Racing, Central, Inter. Seeing the range of possibilities, it was his moment, also for a moment when he saw that the team is in a rather low mood because he can't find a way out and Chacho can give it to him,” he said of the coach's choice

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"He's excited. He saw the players in low spirits and little by little he is recovering them. It's intense when it comes to working and I think things are getting on track,” he added

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“I am convinced that I made a good choice with Chacho, I know that it can give him an impression of thinking about the front goal and having people join us. Little by little we are going to improve”, he closed

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The team's bad timing

When asked about the current squad, the technical secretary did not hide his concern: “I think he came at a time when he became more mental than football. When the decline is generalized it is a problem with the head and it is very difficult to return. It happens to most teams, otherwise the same one would always win.”

“It's a problem with the head, mental, and once it's over for different reasons, for a result or because the coach changes training. Sometimes in soccer it's good to tell your own things. Football is like that, you don't have to look for anything else, it's a great state of mind. Salas will be Salas, Colidio will be Colidio when they return to their good mood and that depends on themselves,” said

the Uruguayan.

Beyond the irregular present, Francescoli supported the players: "They have something different, that's why they're in River, but I don't think that some of them can't play in River. The boys are well-off.”

“In River there were a lot of players who reversed the situation. Ponzio, De La Cruz, Pity Martinez. The guys who are in River know it, and if they don't know it's a mistake. That would make me angry. It's a mistake that the kids who are in River don't know what River is about,” he concluded

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The departure of River from the AFA Executive Committee

The recent position of the Núñez club was one of the most talked about issues of the last week. In this context, Francescoli reaffirmed the decision taken: “I think that when you are part of something and your idea, or your way of thinking doesn't work or contradicts itself, what are you going for. It's better not to bother than to always be there and try to leave early so as not to be in the picture, to try not to give an opinion because what you think out there contradicts what you want (sic), and this is already public, the subject of the 30 teams

and many other things.”

“I have said that before. I don't agree with the number of teams the tournament has. I think this is the reason, if the people who have to make decisions don't listen, why are we going to keep talking... if nothing changes anyway. I think Argentine football could be better than it is,” he said.