Gallardo’s resignation: heartbreak in a moving 2′ video | OneFootball

El Muñeco announced his decision in a two-minute message by the side of the training field at River Camp. With a trembling voice, anguished silences, and glassy eyes, the speech of the Millonario idol was marked: “Thursday will be my last match.”

Unable to recreate even a hint of the glory from his first spell in charge of River, Marcelo Gallardo finally made the decision this Monday to step aside as coach of the Millonario. After another defeat, this time against Vélez in Liniers, El Muñeco seemed to reach his limit in the position due to the streak of adverse results and finally announced his departure after Thursday’s match at the Monumental against Banfield.

In a video shared by all the club’s official media, a downcast Gallardo appears by the side of the River Camp training field in the early hours of the evening, speaking to the camera in a single take and alone. With words filled with emotion and gratitude, the idol of La Banda hinted at how much he regrets not meeting expectations, interrupting his speech with anguished pauses:

“This is a message for all River fans. I’ll try to be brief so that emotion and the pain of announcing that Thursday will be my last match don’t overwhelm me. I only have words of gratitude, mainly to this great club, to its people, for their unconditional love throughout all these years, even in the most difficult moments like this one, in which things clearly didn’t turn out as we had planned.”

Gallardo confirmed he is leaving River: “I am overwhelmed with emotion and pain” Gallardo confirmed he is leaving River: “I am overwhelmed with emotion and pain” “I am overwhelmed with emotion and pain in my soul for not being able to achieve the objectives. I simply want to thank also those who truly believed in me, in my entire coaching staff, for representing this great institution with all that entails, and I have nothing but words of gratitude for everyone.”

“Simply, my reciprocal love to all the fans and I sincerely hope that this institution, which has grown enormously in recent years and is a model throughout the region, will soon find good football results to further enhance what River means as an institution in the world. Thank you very much and I send a big hug to everyone,” he concluded before touching his heart and stepping out of the camera’s focus.

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