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00:00River Plate's millionaire squad is looking to repatriate an old and well-known winner.
00:09Let me tell you, guys, we're talking about the return of Marcelo Gallardo,
00:13who is already in Argentinian territory after his time in Arabia with Al Etihad,
00:17which, well, wasn't a very successful move.
00:21But then, after that attempt to leave South American football,
00:25is it a good idea to repatriate Marcelo?
00:28I think so. I mean, I think it's fantastic.
00:31And I'm a faithful believer in the second chances in life.
00:34Let's see, Muñoz Gallardo won absolutely everything with River.
00:38Yes, he took a bad step, so to speak.
00:42He failed. He totally failed.
00:44Let's see, there are technicians here who have done very well in their first and second stages.
00:49That's clear to me. Carlo Ancelotti with Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane.
00:54Roy Hudson didn't do so well with Inter, for example.
00:57But there are other technicians who, I insist, have been very successful.
01:00The case of Carlos Bianchi, even the arch-rival of River Plate,
01:04Tocayo, who, well, in his first stage, he won everything.
01:08In his second stage, he lost a Copa Libertadores final against Corinthians.
01:13And in his third stage, Carlos Bianchi did very badly.
01:16But I'm a faithful believer that Muñoz Gallardo will do spectacularly.
01:20And besides, the fans want it, right?
01:22Let's see, here I think we have to divide it into two parts.
01:24The case of River seems to be a safe bet,
01:27because of what Gallardo did in his day,
01:30and with the hope that he will repeat it.
01:33The question would now be for Gallardo,
01:36because then what?
01:37Are we going to classify Muñoz as a coach of a single club?
01:42When it was said that this man could go to Europe,
01:45that he could lead an important European football team,
01:49he went for the millions and millions of dollars to Saudi Arabia,
01:54and now he returns, after failing in Arabia,
01:58to the team where he won absolutely everything.
02:01So that's my question, nothing more.
02:03So he doesn't leave the comfort zone?
02:05Or is Gallardo only made to lead River Plate?
02:09There are coaches who are like that, Tocayo.
02:11These are the numbers, precisely,
02:13as if it were Alex Ferguson.
02:15There is only one, gentlemen.
02:16But that's how it was for Marcelo Gallardo in Arabia.
02:19There are levels.
02:22For Arab football, 33 commitments, 15 victories, 4 draws, 14 defeats,
02:2756 goals in favor, 59 goals against,
02:29suspended on May 13, 2024.
02:33At the head of River was around eight and a half years,
02:36look at the seasons, the Palmares,
02:39South American Cup, two Libertadores,
02:41three South American Cups, three Argentine Cups,
02:44two Argentine Super Cups,
02:45League Champion, of the Super League,
02:48and a trophy of Argentine Champions.
02:51All of this earned the doll,
02:53and that's why they want him back.
02:55Yes, to finish the previous comment,
02:57there are coaches, and Jackie's question,
02:59you said that there are coaches, especially for a single team.
03:02I think so.
03:03In the list, there was Alex Ferguson,
03:05Arsene Wenger with Arsenal.
03:07So there are coaches,
03:08Ricardo Tuca Ferretti with the Tigers,
03:10El Cholo with Atlético, Tocayo.
03:12I think that the doll, Gallardo,
03:14had the optimal conditions to be able to lead,
03:17and at some point, I expressed it in this space,
03:20the doll Gallardo could have all the credentials
03:22to lead in England.
03:24I don't know if a club like Liverpool,
03:26like Manchester United,
03:27but at least Tocayo, a club like Crystal Palace,
03:31Tottenham, Wolverhampton.
03:32I would have liked to see Gallardo in Europe,
03:34and then if that was his destiny,
03:36to return to River,
03:37but I insist, I still have that doubt,
03:39because they talk about the great coach
03:41that is Marcelo Gallardo,
03:42but the truth is that until now,
03:44outside River Plate,
03:45he has not shown absolutely anything.
03:47Let's see, Tocayo,
03:48because he didn't have many opportunities,
03:50I understand that he failed in Arabia,
03:52but he could have continued his career
03:55in another continent,
03:57he could have done it in Europe,
03:58he didn't want to leave his comfort zone,
04:00that's the reality,
04:01he returns to a team where he won everything,
04:03but be careful,
04:04they are not going to give all the power to the doll Gallardo.
04:06That...
04:08That is to be seen.