River Plate is having trouble matching how good they were when Marcelo Gallardo was in charge before. Even though they spent a lot of money on players, people are saying the team isn’t playing well enough, which makes everyone worried about what’s going to happen next.
- Marcelo Gallardo came back to River Plate in 2024 and everyone thought they’d do great.
- The team is getting a lot of criticism cause they aren’t playing good this season.
- River Plate losing in the Copa Libertadores semifinals made everyone even more mad.
Gallardo’s Tactical Struggles
Marcelo Gallardo, who did really good at River Plate from 2014 to 2022 came back as manager in 2024. Everyone thought he would make the team win again and play smart like before. But this season has been really hard and the team isn’t playing as good as everyone thought they would. Losing to Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores semifinals made everyone start questioning how Gallardo runs the team and how well the players work together. Even though things aren’t going great River Plate still thinks they can do good in the Copa Argentina which might save their bad season.
Hay algo peor que los malos resultados deportivos de River en este año: juega mal. Su rendimiento está muy por debajo de lo que se esperó por la inversión que hizo y las expectativas que tenía.
Desangelado en momentos importantes, no se vio la identidad de Gallardo desde que empezó su segundo ciclo.— Gastón Edul (@gastonedul)
October 25, 2025
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Challenges and Tactical Adjustments
This season people are saying River Plate doesn’t play with the same style that made them so good when Gallardo was there before. The team looks like they don’t know what they’re doing even though they spent lots of money and used to win all the time. Gallardo keeps trying different ways to score goals and is using players like Sebastián Driussi and some young guys but nothing seems to work right. This makes people wonder if Gallardo can change with the times and if the team can ever be as good as they used to be.
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Future Prospects and Contractual Speculations
While River Plate isn’t doing so good everyone keeps talking about what Gallardo’s going to do next. His contract goes until the end of 2025 and people are saying some teams in Europe want him, like Barcelona who tried to get him but he said no. The club elections coming up and needing a good plan for the future are really important for what Gallardo decides to do. With River Plate trying to win the FIFA Club World Cup Gallardo needs to start getting better results that match how great the club used to be.
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