The 2-1 loss to Tigre who left River Plate without League Cup hit in the privacy of the campus and Marcelo Gallardo he didn’t hide it at the press conference. “We have to digest this defeat that hits”, said. He even avoided any excuse: he admitted that the great controversy of the match, the infraction that the entire Monumental claimed for an alleged foul by Marinelli on Palavecino, was not a criminal offense. “I was watching the replay and it was good that Espinoza didn’t charge it,” he stressed.
In his analysis of the stumble there were no laps: “We don’t feel that the rival has surpassed us, it was good, he played a good first half, we improved in the second, we didn’t find the paths clearly, we were not lucid to see the possibilities and at that moment we changed to continue trying beyond the blocks that we found towards Tigre’s arch. The goal came, it gave us the push and hit them too, we were positioned in their field, there was a new game that was starting… And their second goal hit us very hard, when those things happen emotionally to any team feel the blow”, he stressed.
“We tried towards the end, but we had to be eliminated from this Cup. Nothing to say, congratulate Tigre, I don’t think he beat us, he was always in the game, but we didn’t have the best night. You have to turn the page. We must try to be more regular in what is to come, it will teach us, “added the Doll.
THE MAIN DEFINITIONS OF GALLARDO
The virtues of Tigre
“They put up a good game, they took away our chances from the passing lanes, they were very aggressive in stealing the ball. The early goal made the game easier for them, then they found chances once morest each court. It gave them confidence. They were fine. In the second half we had a different approach, but it was difficult for us to get in. The goal came with a medium distance. An unforced error hit us.”
How much impact does the blow
“It’s a hard defeat, which you don’t expect, we had gotten to the game well, there are no excuses. We stayed at the door of a semifinal, it hurts, it hits, we did not expect it, we found ourselves a bad night, we might not flow, neither in general functioning, nor with the individualities”.
Another chapter of self-criticism
“It was difficult for us to get into the game. That first half was not good at all. There is no other way than to take responsibility for not having been able to get the game off the ground, starting with me. As for not reading, to not have been more ambitious in the search. I usually make a very precise self-criticism of what I see and feel. Not every time you can win, and when you have to lose, you have to keep working”.
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