'I was, I am, and I will always be a River fan' - Demichelis - video Dailymotion

Martin Demichelis says he has never prepared himself for this type of farewell as he departs his boyhood club

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00:00Know that I was, I am, and I will always be a River fan.

00:06The truth is that yesterday I was telling the guys that back in 2015,

00:12after having a chat with Tata Martino during the Copa America,

00:15who told me, you're going to be a great coach,

00:18start taking advantage of these last moments in your footballing stage to prepare.

00:24Manuel Pellegrini told me exactly the same thing in my last years.

00:28And then I took six years to inspect, to discover, to debate,

00:36to really prepare myself for what I didn't prepare myself for.

00:44And I kept that item pending for this type of farewell,

00:52like the one I had to face yesterday with the players.