America and Santiago Solari need a good squad to strive for the title, according to Jorge Solari, uncle and former Eagles coach.
The Solari surname has a long history within the América club, Jorge Solari led the azulcrema team in 1997 and now his cousin Santiago Solari becomes the new quarterback of the Americanista team.
The “Indio” Solari spoke exclusively for ESPN and expressed his wish that his cousin Santiago would make Las Águilas champion, as he could not in the late 90s.
“If I see him as champion, I think he has a good chance of becoming champion, but that will only happen if he has the support of the board of directors to form a competitive squad and if he does, then there are great possibilities. Santiago has a lot of knowledge of national and international football, so let’s hope it’s no problem getting some reinforcements in and building a great competitive team to become champions and later on everything will be in Santiago’s hands to win them. let it work and be able to achieve maximum glory “.
“Hopefully the managers can help and work together by putting together a good team, because the most important thing for a club is the board of directors, then the coach is responsible for the football part, but that all depends a lot on the players you are with. hand, because if you have good players, it is much easier, if you do not have good players, it is impossible to win.
Jorge Solari ruled out that Santiago is at a disadvantage for coming from abroad and denied that the pressure brought by Club América could put a dent on the former Real Madrid coach.
“I believe that anyone who has played football here in Argentina can withstand the pressure of any audience, journalism and wherever. Fortunately, you Mexicans are very respectful and have a much more pleasant sports system for the public, here in Argentina. times under pressure, in that sense I don’t think there is a problem for Santiago, I hope they make a good squad and he can learn all his skills because he has it, I’m sure he gets on well with the players hurry up, he can teach them and leave them something with his teachings, for football and for life, ”said Jorge Solari.
Solari is thrilled with his cousin’s coming to America as the family will remain connected to Mexican football.
“I think it’s very cute for that Santiago because he is very capable and there he will be able to demonstrate what he could not demonstrate at the time in his previous leg as a coach and hopefully he will do that by knocking out the champion America, He has a great opportunity in a great club like América, with all his fans, and as far as I’m concerned, I can only wish my cousin and América the best because they can do important things together.
“Mexico is a country we love and adapted very well, we were there as a player and later as a coach, I had the chance to be in Guadalajara where we organized the lower divisions of the Tecos, I had several stairs there in guadalajara and the truth is i was very happy. I think America is one of the most important clubs in all of Latin America and I hope Santiago can do well there to show all his skillsSolari said ESPN
SOLARI HOPES MARTINO TO TAKE MEXICO TO THE HIGHEST WORLDWIDE
On the other hand, Solari spoke of Gerardo Martino’s role at the head of the Mexican team, Solari directed Martino in three different stages and believes he is the right coach to take Mexico to the top of the international plan.
“ I’m sure it can transcend them, unfortunately, Mexico has not taken the category that today, for example, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians, the Brazilians or even the Argentines themselves, Mexico still does not reach those levels that in classifying to the World Cup, you have to fight for the title, I hope they can change that situation and become a leading team in the World Cups. I am sure that with the presence of Tata Martino, we can achieve that international significance that Mexico has so sought after because they have a very skilled, serious and hard-working coach who knows the inside of world football well. I really appreciate Tata Martino and Mexico, it would be a very important pleasure for us to see them transcend. “