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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Former sports director Michael Reschke makes the upswing of captain Gonzalo Castro at VfB Stuttgart also to his coach Pellegrino Matarazzo.
"Matarazzo is worth gold for Gonzo," said the 63-year-old from the German press agency.
“The relationship with the coach has always been very important to Gonzo.
He has an excellent understanding of the game, needs his freedom on the field, swims between the lines.
You mustn't put him in a tactical corset, "explained Reschke:" Matarazzo does it perfectly with him.
And by giving him the captain's armband, he has also strengthened him. "
The 33-year-old Castro could play his 400th Bundesliga game against FSV Mainz 05 on Friday.
"He's had a great career," said Reschke.
"In terms of football, he would also have had the potential to play at FC Barcelona."
In 1999 Reschke piloted the midfielder into the youth team at Bayer Leverkusen.
Castro was twelve years old at the time.
"I had to assure his mother that he would be banned from training if his school performance deteriorated," said Reschke, who had brought Castro to VfB in 2018.
"It was not always undisputed in Stuttgart," said Reschke.
“I am all the more pleased that it is blossoming again.
There aren't many types of players like him anymore. "
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