Intro:

Marcelo Gallardo spoke to the media for the first time after being appointed as the new coach of River Plate in Buenos Aires on Friday (6th June).

Script:

Marcelo Gallardo, Head Coach, Club River Plate:

"With this great team, which has won the league, was done by a lot of great work of Ramon Diaz but you have to keep setting goals. I think in this case, when you have a team that has won the championship you have to continue to better yourselves, keep the bar high and I think in our situation this is something that needs to be emphasised."

"I understand it is not easy for any River fan to say goodbye to one of the most successful coaches in the history of football in Argentina, however do not doubt or worry because this coach has a lot of confidence and ambitions to better the team and meet your goals.