“At no time have they told me that we have to sell part of the squad”
“I have not had any sensation that has led me to think that they were going to deceive me”
BARCELONA, 9 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The new coach of Valencia, Gennaro Gattuso, highlighted this Thursday in his presentation that he wants to be in Valencia “despite his difficulties”, so “it will be worth suffering” and “taking risks” to win.
“I put Valencia in the same category as AC Milan and Napoli. I could have gotten better contracts, but I want to be here and represent a team with a great history despite the difficulties and convey enthusiasm. It will be worth suffering,” he said. the Italian in his first press conference as ‘che’ coach.
Regarding the situation of the three captains of the squad, José Luis Gaya, Carlos Soler and Gonçalo Guedes, Gattuso recognized the importance of the three players, although he still does not know what will happen. “I will talk to everyone one by one to find out if there is a minimum possibility of negotiating. If there is an opening or they are closed in band,” he said about his situation.
Along these lines, the Italian coach denied that they had explained “the need” to sell players. “They have not told me that they necessarily have to be sold. If they left, we need other players with the same mentality and desire,” he said.
The new coach of Valencia is clear about the player profile he wants in his team. “We want them to have desire and fire. That they believe that playing in Valencia is like playing in Barcelona or Real Madrid and that they can transmit emotions, even life”, he recalled. For this reason, he also stated that one of the challenges he wants to face is to play with players who “have failed”, a “loser” profile of people that he “really believes in this team”.
“We talk about the position that we have to reinforce, not about names. We need a functional path, if they are not big names nothing happens, even better, it is a challenge to get a strong team with unknown names, it is very easy to train a team with renowned people, that is our challenge”, he stated about the future signings of the Valencian team.
MEETING IN SINGAPORE ON SPORTS ASPECTS
Thus, Gattuso acknowledged that they only talked about soccer aspects and that at no time did they talk about the institutional crisis of the “che” club. “I’ve talked about the team, players, but I’m not an accountant, I’m not talking about the club’s accounts. At no time have I had any feeling that has led me to think that they were going to cheat on me,” he added about Valencia’s off-sports problems .
After repeated questions from journalists, the Italian acknowledged that he is unaware of Valencia’s debt, although he will speak with the club’s general manager, Sean Bai, to answer future questions from the press. “I know the criticism, but what I want is to be judged on my way of working and, above all, on the results. If the team loses, there is no point in criticizing Peter Lim and the ball gets bigger and bigger. ” he reiterated.
Gattuso explained that on his trip to Singapore to meet with Anil Murthy he did not travel with Jorge Mendes, but would meet him days later. “I spent two days talking with President Peter Lim about the problem of Soler, Guedes and Gaya leaving, and what could happen. He was a person who knew how to offer solutions and who knew the problem perfectly,” he said.
Also, Gattuso spoke of the representative, and his friend, Jorge Mendes. “I have had an eight-year career as a coach and so far I have not signed any kind of negotiation, nor have I bought any player with him. I have the utmost respect for him, I consider him a friend, a person with whom I have not worked,” he said. about. In fact, he acknowledged that the first person who called him about the hiring was former president Anil Murphy, and then he already contacted the Portuguese to tell him.