former Argentine player Gabriel Heinze He assumed this Monday his position as coach of Newell’s Old Boysthe club where he started and finished his career as a footballer, with the aim of “every day, building a group and then a team”, as he explained in a press conference.
For now, Heinze commented that international competitions -such as the Copa Sudamericana where to Newell must participate next year – is not part of their priorities.
“I am focusing on the day to day, we still have to build a group and then a team. International competitions are very good for the players, the fans, the leaders, but we are far from that,” he added.
In addition, he indicated that returning to the club where he made his debut in 1997 and where he retired as a player, in 2014, fills him with emotions, but that “it is not difficult for him to return” .
After a year of debut with the ‘lepers’, he spent most of his sports career in European clubs, such as Paris Saint-Germain, Man Utd or the real Madriduntil his return to Argentina.
“If we talk about feelings, there are many and the decision to be here is a big percentage of what one feels for this club,” said Heinze.
The former international defender considers that being a coach encompasses giving players the tools to grow, enhance individuality and then take it to the collective level.
“I’m going to do the same as when I came before: it will be with a lot of passion, a lot of dedication, a lot of effort. We will give everything we can and that’s it,” he said.
‘Gringo’ comes from directing the Atlanta United (2021) of the American League of Soccer (MLS), where he was allegedly fired for using unconventional training methods that violated the United States collective bargaining agreement.
Previously, he trained the Argentines Godoy Cruz, Argentina Juniors Y Velez Sarsfield.
About to Newell, Heinze He considers that the evaluation of the squad is done and now it is necessary to make decisions to ask for reinforcement players.
“What worries us the most is that there is competition between players, positions are already assigned for what we believe the team needs,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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