Echeverri’s 2024, what he expects from Fonseca and the position to seek to reinforce

River is already in Tampa, where it will carry out the preseason ahead of a demanding 2024. And upon arriving in the United States, Martín Demichelis gave his first impressions of the year, before starting work with the Millonario team.

“As at every beginning of the year, expectations, opportunities, energies are renewed. I am very happy to have started in Buenos Aires, we are now going to live together here in the United States for two weeks, it will be a short preparation, two friendlies, a return to the country and one more week of preparation for the debut. We are going to live together intensely. And I am happy to be able to start a new year with expectations. We know of the obligations that we are going to have this year,” said the River coach in the beginning of the brief dialogue he had with TyC Sports.

Then, he highlighted what the main objective will be in 2024. “We cannot be less than what we were. And on the international level we know that we left early. The focus is going to be on the Copa Libertadores,” Micho assured.

Demichelis also left a title regarding the transfer market. And he stated: “River is in the market and we are going to try to add one more player.” According to him he could know Clarionthey will go for a forward.

And with respect to the reinforcement that has already arrived, the Uruguayan central midfielder Nicolás Fonseca, the coach of the Núñez team, commented: “With a very technical and intelligent midfielder, yesterday in the first training session he showed bits of his ability, his great foot, he “He is going to have to adapt to River, which already meant being on the cover of magazines with a statement and understanding the protagonist River. He is going to adapt.”

In turn, he expanded the concept about the squad in general and stated: “I am very happy with what we have. It is an honor and a pleasure to see the youth players Lucas Lavagnino, Beltrán, Zabala, Leiva, Mastantuono, Subiabre during these two weeks , Ruberto. They know that they have the same obligations as Armani even. And we are going to see what they are for. They are good talents. Hopefully we can accompany them in their evolution.”

And speaking of youth, he couldn’t be left out of the conversation. Diablito Echeverri. “In this globalized world it seems that immediacy does not allow us to think or hide things or be calm about some decisions. Claudio is still a very humble boy who came to the institution at the age of eight, we have to be close to him, protect him and demand Also. Because since we are going to have him this year at River we have to get the best out of him,” said Micho, who will give Echeverri more filming this year in which he will stay at the club after being transferred to Manchester City. .

Meanwhile, Demichelis gave his assessment of 2023 and analyzed: “The season was very long for everyone, there was practically no pause and it is impossible for a team and players to be able to maintain the best level over 12 months. My duty is to capture the performance and performance of each of the boys at RiverCamp, in training, and as a result of that looking for what I think is best for the weekend or the rival on duty.”

And with respect to what is coming, he added: “It starts on the 28th, there are going to be rotations and always with the main objective of looking for a leading River. The players know it: throughout the previous season I can list names to the that they had to leave the starting 11, they know that every Monday there is a renewed opportunity to demonstrate throughout the week who can start on game day. That is my duty, the boys know it, there are many demonstrations that this was the case. We will look for the best performance”.

Finally, he dedicated a message to the fans, after they sang again, after the Champions Trophy title in Santiago del Estero, the “That by the hand, of Demichelis…”. And he expressed: “I am not the owner of River. I play an important role within the institution. River belongs to the people and it is an immense happiness when we have each game at home or in these away games where people could go at the end of the game and “He’s happy. We achieved it for a large part of the year and we are going to try to extend that number of games won.”