The former coach of Peru, Ricardo Gareca, confessed that he would evaluate an offer from Boca if he was called to be the coach, but recalled that he lived “a story that the fan does not forget”, referring to his move to River after leaving of the inferiors of the Xeneize.
“If a club from Argentina calls me, I would direct. In Boca I had a story that the fan does not forget, but they are not the ones who decide beyond the fact that they can give their opinion. The leaders are the ones who define and they have to be convinced to hire me, something that has not happened. They never leaned towards me”, indicated the DT champion with Vélez in statements to ESPN.
In this sense, he added: “People are very passionate, they can become aggressive but it is the most legitimate thing that football has. A club comes to us, gives us more money and we leave, but the fan does not betray, he is faithful, It can hurt.”
In addition, he recalled the chances he had in the past to reach Boca: “At one point I was confused, it seemed that there was very true information about everything, but I never received a specific call. The only time was with (Daniel) Angelici, but now I was under contract with the Peruvian team, I had no way out”.
On the other hand, he insisted on his arrival at the “Millionaire” together with Oscar Ruggeri in 1985: “The fan will not understand it in any way, we were players trained in Boca, but that moment of the club was unrepeatable. We had to live two or “Three very difficult years. I planted everything asking for freedom of action, eight months without pay. We never wanted to go to River, we gave Boca all the facilities, we agreed to stay for half but all the checks came back.”
“I was trained in Boca since I was 10 years old, they tested me everywhere. I was like that for two years until I went to the Ninth Division. I know what Boca is, nobody is going to tell me. It’s difficult to direct it for a guy like me, It won’t be easy because it has players who have won a lot and are technical players around. As DT I wouldn’t have any problems, but you have to see the times of each one”, he concluded.
