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

El Muñeco announced his decision in a two-minute message on the edge of the training field at River Camp. With a trembling voice, anguished silences, and glassy eyes, the speech of the Millonario idol was marked by emotion: “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 have reached his limit in the role due to the string of adverse results and finally announced his departure after Thursday’s match at the Monumental against Banfield.

In a video released by all the club’s official media, a downcast Gallardo appears at the edge 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 let it be seen how much he regrets not having met expectations, interrupting his speech with anguished pauses:

“This is a message for all River fans. I will try to be brief so that I am not overwhelmed by the emotion and pain that comes with announcing that Thursday will be my last match. Only 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 clearly things did not turn out as we had planned.”

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

“Simply my reciprocal love for 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 all of you,” he concluded before touching his heart and stepping out of the camera’s focus.

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