Coudet defends River's win with determination
River's coach, Eduardo Coudet, defended his team's win with determination after a 2-0 victory over Argentinos Juniors. The coach had a tense exchange with a journalist who said he had taken the losses with 'certain levity'.
Coudet was upset when the journalist said he had taken the losses with 'certain levity'. 'Don't be mistaken. I put my head on the line last game', said the coach.
'I'm not saying it with any levity', insisted Coudet, who, without hesitation, defended his position and assured that he knows perfectly well the consequences of being in charge of River. 'I know very well where I am, I know the consequences and I assume them. I put my head on the line and I always will', said during the brief but tense dialogue with journalist Hernán Santarsiero.
Care with criticism
Coudet also rejected the idea that the work done with his technical staff and players during the bad moment of the team was minimized. 'Do you think I'm having a good time when we win? Don't I know everything that I'm playing for?', he questioned.
And he added: 'I work every day, I give the seriousness that deserves to the work'. The press conference took place after the millionaire team broke a historic streak of six consecutive losses in AFA tournaments by defeating Argentinos Juniors in the Monumental for a new date of the Clausura Tournament.
The win means a lot for River
The win meant the first three points of the River team in the local league. 'We had the need to win, to break a streak, to do it at home, with our people', began Coudet, who found in the support of his players one of the main reasons to maintain optimism during the worst moment.
'I feel like they're throwing themselves headfirst for me and for River. Having that feeling for anyone is very important', said the Chacho, outside the dialogue with the journalist. Coudet also repeated an idea he had presented after the defeat against Tigre: in River, he knows, there is no margin for waiting.
The way forward
'I understand that you can only talk about times of work when you win; when you lose, in a club of this magnitude, it's an excuse', said Coudet. 'I can be direct with any response: I know that if you don't win, you have to put your head on the line, and I do', assured the coach.
