Hugo Ibarra’s position that surprised Boca Juniors: details of surprise training and confrontation with players

Boca Juniors continues in the doldrums. To defeat the last date before Banfieldlast in the standings and without victories in the Professional League added that of this Sunday to Bombonniere Before Instituteone of the recently promoted teams with a great campaign.

However, it wasn’t another loss as the public let them know. La Bombonera spoke and showed their anger, especially with three players: sebastian villa, Pol Ferandez and Dario Benedettoalthough the latter to a lesser extent than the other two.

Hugo Ibarra He criticized himself during the press conference and his whole coaching staff is very worried. For this reason, El Negro decided to summon the team to an evening training session in Ezeiza, despite the fact that the players had a day off, since the next objective will be Olimpo Saturday in the Argentine Cup debut.

Faced with this match, corresponding to the 32nd day to play at the Chaco, the coaching staff composed of Negro Ibarra, Tito Pompei and Tano Gracián I needed to “pretend” the campus. Although on both sides they maintain that there is respect, there would be a breakdown in the relationship judging by the last meetings, where the performances are down.

One by one, the players arrived at the site. The talk started at 6:00 p.m. and it was Hugo Ibarra who took the floor. In one short speecheverything was circumscribed in the self-criticism and by expressing to the team its vision of the moment. The same was expected of the teamseeking that there are no counterpoints to what now comes.

Of course, the horizon does not look simple at all because beyond the fact that Olimpo de Bahía Blanco turns out to be an “accessible” team, because he is a member of the First National, everything will be performance based of the team that continues without finding a clear direction. “Even winning does not ensure continuity”slipped from inside the Boca Juniors training center in Ezeiza.

What role does the Football Council play? composed of Jorge Bermúdez, Raúl Cascini, Marcelo Delgado and Mauricio Serna? For nowthe group led by Juan Román Riquelme did not intercede nor will in the next few hours. With the same concern will analyze from the periphery the evolution of the relationship coaching staff-squad and from there, the steps to follow will be seen.

Although, for logical reasons, Hugo Ibarra and his field assistants were noticed beaten, this Monday they were seen forcefully. The practice and the one-on-one meeting with the players also left a good impression. All parties agree that there is room to play better, but they also argue that the proximity of the debut of the Copa Libertadores causes the activation of alerts because of the loose present.

For all that, from now on, Hugo Ibarra’s cycle at Boca Juniors will be analyzed day by day. The blow was strong and there was already self-criticism on both sides. Now it will be a question of knowing if that is enough to give a turning point in time to the great fear of sympathizers xénéizes.

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