Kily González’s response when asked about Boca: «How could I not dream?» | OneFootball

Kily González broke his silence as Boca look for a head coach following Claudio Úbeda’s departure: he made it clear that he would love the chance at Xeneize and also acknowledged that he has a relationship with Juan Román Riquelme, although he has not been offered the job.

“Who doesn’t dream?” he said in an interview on ESPN. He also stressed that it is a “wonderful” club and that “it moves you.” And he added: “You have to know it, and very deeply. You have to be very prepared, especially up here (Editor’s note: he pointed to his head). A lot of personality.”

In addition, the former Xeneize and Argentina national team midfielder said he is usually in contact with Juan Román Riquelme “almost all the time,” although he was not offered the position. “How could I not be excited? Are you kidding me? I’m not closing the door on anyone. I want to coach. I’m not going to make things up and put on an act, saying Román called me… There’s nothing,” he said.

“When someone wants you, they come and get you. They don’t need an agent, intermediaries, or anything,” Kily González said bluntly, amid the secrecy surrounding the search for a coach for Xeneize.

On the other hand, the coach — whose most recent spells were at Platense and Unión — said that “Boca need players who are bold, who dare,” and he analyzed different players. One of them was Kevin Zenón, whom he coached at Tatengue: “For me, it’s a matter of lost confidence. I love him as a player. He can recover. He has to play, to show what he can do.” And he added: “He’s skillful, drives forward, he’s gutsy. It made me happy to see him like that for four months.”

He also gave his opinion on Leandro Paredes, the captain and biggest symbol of the team: “I saw him well. (…) He can’t be the team’s savior.” He also praised Tomás Aranda, Xeneize’s breakout revelation this season: “I love him. He’s fearless. I love him… He goes forward. Nothing weighs on the kid.”

Juan Román Riquelme, Boca’s president, is still weighing options to replace Claudio Úbeda. Amid total secrecy from the club’s leadership, it has emerged that Vasco Arruabarrena would be the leading candidate. Meanwhile, Kily made it clear that he would like to have a chance…

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