Palermo, without a filter: how he sees Ibarra in Boca, the arrival of Merentiel, Benedetto and more

The historic striker Xeneize spoke hand in hand with TyC Sports and left no topic untouched. He listens to what he said next.

Martin Palermo made his debut as manager of Platense last Sunday, in what was the 2-2 draw against Newell’s in Vicente López. Now, in the run-up to next weekend’s duel against Independiente, the Titan spoke hand in hand with TyC Sports and left no topic untouched: He spoke about how he sees Ibarra in Boca, the arrival of Merentiel, Benedetto and more. Listen to what he said below.

In the first place, Palermo acknowledged that it sought Esteban Rolon to add him to Squid, but the footballer rejected the proposal: “I spoke and he told me no, that the possibility was that of Newell’s. Good to know from a player. When a player shows me that, I’m the first to say thank you. We are not counting on you and we are not going to force you to go to a place where you do not want to be“.

Already when he was consulted about Xeneize, the historic forward gave his opinion about Ibarra as DT of Boca. “Hugo is how he was as a player. He didn’t show if he was angry or happy. he is professional. He was always like that, with that personality, quiet. That is where you can see that he has that personality as a coach. He has his back for his career and will achieve that respect within the squad. It is what she demonstrates and today she continues to maintain it“, he commented.

Likewise, he also referred to the identity that represents the blue and gold world and how this is reflected in the search for the coaches: “There is a profile in Boca of driving similarities, of handling with the group. It should be similar: Cagna, Vasco Arruabarrena, Guillermo, Hugo today, Seba Battaglia“.

“The profile identifies us with stages in which Carlos led us. He and Coco Basile, we were in those two stages, They marked a style, a trend of prominence and leadership. Most were champions. That identifies. It is the coach profile that Boca has. You don’t have to look for the sophisticated“, sentenced the top scorer in the history of Xeneize.

Palermo, without a filter: how he sees Ibarra in Boca

Palermo referred to the arrival of Merentiel to Boca and gave his opinion on Bendetto

At the end of the talk, Palermo analyzed Benedetto’s moment at the club:”He is a player who always generates the expectation of how he will perform. He is an important scorer, different, according to what Boca needs. In this competition there are other players who are going to be making efforts not to make it easy for him and that he is not confident and sure that this place belongs to him“.

Finally, he related the arrival of Michael Merentiel with the internal competition that he experienced during his time as a player. “I always felt the competition. for me it was a good thing. Those who suffered the most were the boys from the club, Boselli, Viatri… It was a challenge when they brought me a player with more experience, like Marioni, or when Chipi was there. Mouth leads you to that demand“, explained the 49-year-old DT.

“Today, given the need for games to pass and the goal is missing, andThe pointer is always nine. Vázquez was the projection, then came Orsini, now Merentiel, who add him as a more. In Boca there is a demand that there must be to earn a place and don’t relax… You need that. Benedetto, if he is calm with himself that he is Boca’s number 9, he has to say ‘bring me whoever they want‘Palermo finished.

Palermo, without filter: the arrival of Merentiel and his opinion on Benedetto

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