The “Tiger” referred to the international defender’s style of play and analyzed his performance at Boca Juniors.
Ricardo Gareca He is a free agent after leaving the technical direction of the Peru team. At the moment, in Argentina, the “Tiger” is analyzing some proposals for the continuation of his career. In the midst of this, the strategist gave ESPN an interview in which he spoke about the national defender Carlo Zambrano and its performance Boca juniors.
“Playing in Boca requires intelligence. The Boca player has to be intelligent, apart from the conditions, because he’s nowhere. Sometimes intelligence is more than footballing conditions. Decisions have to be made on the pitch. The de Boca player has to avoid, to be expelled.” he said.
Moreover, the manager pointed out that the current Alianza Lima footballer is very temperamental and that he advised him to slow down in certain circumstances of a game.
“If you suddenly find yourself in a conflict, you have to know when to stop. From a football point of view you have to have an important personality. To be a player at this level, you have to have a certain intelligence Boca player. Zambrano has it, it’s not that he doesn’t have it, it’s an issue I discussed with him when he was the coach of the Peru team. I made that clear to him because he is very spirited. He’s had a temper all his life, but when he had to stop, he had to stop,” he said.
Ricardo Gareca confirmed negotiations with Ecuador
On the other hand, Ricardo Gareca He confirmed the Ecuadorian team’s interest in signing him for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers to replace compatriot Gustavo Alfaro.
“I am in talks with Ecuador. It is not finalized or finalized, they are just one step away from an agreement. I spoke to the President, I also spoke to Gustavo Alfaro and we are in talks. You have other alternatives, but I can’t tell you what will happen, I see it progressing,” he explained.