Juan Reynoso took the reins of the Peruvian national team after the non-renewal of Ricardo Gareca, who returned Peru to a World Cup and a Copa América final. As far as the ‘Tiger’ is concerned, the ‘Chess Player’ had some respectful words towards him during his press conference.
“I haven’t had the luck (to speak with Gareca), it wasn’t the time. But surely there will be a pending conversation to talk about different topics, to give feedback”, said the new coach of Peru.
On the performance of the ‘Tiger’ with the Blanquirroja. “What ended up convincing me is the human group that exists. I don’t believe in the clean slate, but there is a lot to rescue about what Gareca did and we will give something from the technical side. The Peruvian players believe it (…) wherever he stands, he generates respect for the rivals”, he added.
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Juan Reynoso on being coach of the Peruvian national team
“It is an important day for me, my family, I am more than excited to have this position and as Juan Carlos said, this is everyone’s job. It moves me and a lot to have been able to reach the senior team to add in every way, in methodology, to have a more competitive tournament, to try to integrate everything that is football, owners, managers, federations, media, players in general ” , he stated.
On the other hand, the 52-year-old strategist indicated that he really wants to reach the top with the Blanquirroja. “We have complained that there are many things to rethink, but it is time that if we join together, we can do a total reengineering. We want to reach the peak moments (…) We need everyone,” he added.