River: Brito points to Marcelo Gallardo, "he's the one most to blame" | OneFootball

After the historic defeat to Sarmiento (the sixth in seven matches) that deepened River’s sporting crisis, Jorge Brito broke the silence and blamed Marcelo Gallardo for the team’s current form: “He is the one chiefly responsible.” Even so, he asserted that he supports him “in good times and bad” and that all areas of the club are “united.”

Because although the president had no qualms about pointing to the vaunted coach as the main actor in this turbulent run for El Millonario in 2025, it is also true that he shut down any kind of rumor and gave him backing in the job. “Not even the opposition is thinking about a coaching change,” he stated, while emphasizing that the board is confident he “will turn it around.”

El Muñeco’s contract ends at the end of the year, right after the elections to be held at River next Saturday, November 1, which is why the current River Plate president made it more than clear that no one is considering any option other than riding out the stormy sporting situation.

“Even with four defeats and during election season, no candidate has spoken about changing the head coach. People are not satisfied with the team’s current form and clearly Gallardo is the main person responsible. But the decision to stay or not is his when his contract expires. He will decide at the end of the year,” Brito explained, when asked whether the coach has a free hand to decide his continuation after December or if the board will have the final say.

Along the same lines, the River president, who will leave his role once the elections are completed (Stefano Di Carlo is the ruling party’s candidate), assured that “we have a great coaching staff, the one everyone at River wants, the one that has given us so much joy, and with players who can turn this around quickly.” “We have always had a close relationship with Marcelo, both in good times and bad,” he added.

But how do you get out of the hole? Brito analyzed the situation in Núñez in detail and, aware that the fans lost patience last Saturday amid a hostile atmosphere with whistles and insults for the players, laid down the law: “There’s no time to wait. We have to win, compete, and now.”

“We have to work to turn it around as soon as possible. Whistles are silenced with goals and results. We have to give the people the joy we once gave them. We have to deliver the wins and the football the people demand as soon as possible. We are confident of turning this moment around with Gallardo and the players,” he concluded emphatically.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.