What Oscar Ruggeri thinks of the departure of Gareca, the slow replacement in Peru and his position against the AFA and the elections in his country | Advancement

Oscar Ruggeri He was present in our country to give a conference. And she was kind enough to give a few minutes to Deporte Total. In an interview with El Comercio, the former world champion and today a television figure spoke not only about Paolo Guerrerothe peruvian team and his iron-forged friendship with Ricardo Gareca. He also took time to tell us details of his hard transfer from player to coach, the life lessons that this left him and he even talked about several short topics linked to his country: his position before Leonel Scaloni, his criticism of César Luis Menotti as a director of AFA selections and even their political preferences for the presidential elections in October.

Here is a preview of what you will be able to read tomorrow in the Total Sport supplement of El Comercio and on elcomercio.pe.

—You were one of the few who approved of Scaloni.

Yes, him and the coaching staff.

—Didn’t you think it was a necessity to have trained before (Editorial note: Scaloni did not record previous steps as a coach)?

I liked that the coaching staff was a national team. They were contemporaries: Scaloni played with Messi. I like that.

—You were more critical of the AFA leadership than of the coaching staff, then.

Total. I said, you have to put together a selection project, that is not touched. It cannot be changing every 4 years.

—The thing about Menotti as a manager is more testimonial than real.

What I said (Editorial note: he asked for his resignation in 2019, because Menotti did not attend the Copa América arguing illness) because as a manager, no. It was better to put him as an honorary or a collaborator, if they wanted to chat. But day to day, traveling, not that.

“Is it impossible for that position to be for you?”

No, not anymore, that’s it, I’m already out. But hey, whenever they say something about the national team, it makes your hands sweat.

Have they called you from politics?

Yes a lot. I say no. If I stopped running because of the family, imagine the politics.

“From Massa, Bullrich, or Milei?”

Not before. Not now, because as I said no, they don’t call me anymore.

—Do you have a definite taste with a view to the October elections?

I want someone to stand up and make us Argentines stand up. I want us to have work, not to give away the money. I want dignity, that we return to be a brilliant country. How can there be kids in my country who don’t have enough to eat?

“Would you vote for Milei?”

Yeah.