Diario As interviewed him and he explained more about Romy: In spanish and my translation: El domingo le mandó un mensaje a Riquelme, con eso de que se ajuste a los horarios y...You sent a warning last sunday to JRR No, yo tengo la suficiente personalidad como para no mandar mensajes y decirle al jugador las cosas cara a cara. Miren, esto es como lo que le pasó a Shaquille O’Neal cuando se puso en evidencia como un mal lanzador de tiros libres. Phil Jackson, su entrenador, llegó a la conclusión de que no podía obligarle a entrenar ese aspecto del juego, sino que debía esperar a que fuera él mismo quien se interesara en superarse. Yo no descarto a nadie, pero debe ser Riquelme quien se involucre. En el entrenamiento de ayer se quedó chutando faltas; las tira mejor que nadie, tiene una técnica impresionante. Román ha jugado dos partidos, contra el Athletic y contra el Espanyol, con el marcador en contra y a favor. Juega muy bien al fútbol, pero debe entender cuáles son las necesidades del equipo. No I dont work like that, Im mature enough to tell the things face to face to every player, This is like when Shaquille O'Neal showed he's a bad free throw taker, Phil Jackson thought he couldn't obligate him to train that part of his game, he should wait him to overcome that situation and improve himself. I dont drop off the squad not even one player, but JRR must include himself in our plans, yesterday he stayed late taking FK's, he's the best, he has and impressive technique. Román has played 2 matches vs Athletic and vs Espanyol with the score against and for, he plays very well, but he must understand the team's needs. ¿Ha sido su gran decepción? (Is he your major disappointment?) No, decepción no. Yo cuento con todos. (No disappointment no, everybody counts on me) http://www.diarioas.com/articulo.html?d_date=20030220&xref=20030219dasdai_99&type=Tes&anchor=dasftb
He had about 30 minutes on the pitch yesterday (not enough) but nobody is saying a word...and he's replacing Mendieta again, which makes me wonder if he's being asked to play too far back. You saw the match-- any thoughts?
Riquelme is doing his best, I had doubts about his performance, but now I remember he's very shy and dont like the exposure to the media, add to that the fact he had a nightmare spell with LvG, the pressure and all that negative stuff, in conclusion he need to play behind K9 and Javi period. (when Rado thinks he's fit, suz he's my heroe and i respect him a lot! )