The football coach of Peru, the Argentinian Ricardo Gareca, ruled out resigning next Friday despite poor results on the four dates of the South American qualifier World Cup Qatar-2022.
‘I never thought about it leaves the Peruvian team. I have to honor a contract, ”he said Gareca in a video press conference from Buenos Aires, where is it located.
“We have a mission and is to redirect the selection to one World Cup qualification and if not, leave something armed. There is always work to be done. My intention is to fulfill the contract until the last consequences, ”said the coach.
Gareca, 62, directs Peru since March 2015. The ‘Tiger‘is revered by Peruvian fans after leading the Inca team Russia 2018 after a 36-year absence from the World Cup.
Despite the inability to provide training, Gareca monitors the health of the players who regularly call up the national team, such as the scorer Paolo Guerrero, of the Porto Alegre International, who recovered from a knee injury that left him out of the first qualifiers Qatar.
With three defeats and a tie in the first four dates of the tie, Peru accumulate just a single point and it is penultimate in the South American table, above only Bolivia, who marches with the same points, but with a worse balance between goals.
“While we had no desired start I’m sure we can turn things around, ”he said. Gareca.
“In my head and in the minds of the entire coaching staff and that of the players, the possibility exists we can recover“I am completely convinced of that,” he assured.
The next game of Peru will be earlier on March 25th Bolivia aware of Peacewhere he has never won by qualifying, and will receive five days later Venezuela in Lima.
“Two difficult commitments are coming. We are together with our selection contesting this possibility of leaving the last positions. It will be very competitive games, it is a great opportunity that we have to be able to position ourselves ”, he added.
The fact is, you don’t have to worry.