What did Coudet say about River's defeat to Gimnasia? | OneFootball

River lost 1-0 to Gimnasia in La Plata on matchday two of the Torneo Clausura and still cannot get back on track. At the end of the match, Eduardo Coudet walked off alone: before that, he greeted the opposing coach and whispered a few words in his ear.

The coach has been unable to turn things around, and on Wednesday night his team suffered its third straight defeat at the start of the semester: following their Copa Argentina elimination at the hands of Aldosivi (3-1), came losses to Barracas Central (1-0) and Gimnasia La Plata (1-0) on the first and second matchdays, respectively, of the Torneo Clausura.

The coach’s reaction when the referee blew the final whistle at El Bosque made his frustration clear: as a courtesy, he warmly greeted coach Ariel Pereyra and even said a few words to him, but then headed straight to the dressing room. To do so, he crossed the pitch with a determined stride, without making contact with either the players or his coaching staff.

Coudet now has almost no margin for error. His next challenge will come on Sunday at 7:15 p.m., when River host Rosario Central on the third matchday of the domestic tournament. Only a win will help ease the doubts and criticism that are beginning to emerge and grow louder.

At the press conference, the coach said: “Nothing is going our way; we have to keep working.”

“We’re not used to this situation. The planning is taking longer than we expected. I’m fully aware of where I am. River gives you no time and no margin. There is little time and little margin: we have to win, and win a lot,” he added.

He also said: “We haven’t had time for some key players to find their rhythm or their best form. We can talk about time, but we have to win.”

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