Coudet takes blame after River defeat: ‘We owe the fans a lot’ | OneFootball

River closed out the regular phase of the Apertura with a very lackluster display, and Coudet made no excuses. After the 1-0 defeat against Atlético Tucumán, which ended El Decano’s run of more than 400 days without an away win, Chacho was blunt in the press conference: “The performance was awful”. Despite finishing second in the group, he admitted the team was never able to give off a good feeling and that they left owing a Monumental crowd that sent them off with whistles.

He took responsibility for the moment and admitted he still has not managed to get his team’s football flowing freely: “I’m the one most responsible; I haven’t been able to convey good things”. He also said he was surprised by a worrying statistic: River have gone 22 matches without being able to come back from an unfavorable scoreline, a streak Chacho promised to work on ahead of the playoffs.

At the end, he clarified his gesture toward the stands during the match. Far from being a complaint, he explained that it was an apology for the level shown: “What could we possibly complain about? Impossible. It was an apology.” With eight wins in eleven matches in charge, the numbers back him up, but Chacho knows better than anyone that at River, the manner is just as important as the result, and today the team came up short.

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