I am not trying to play lawyer or anything, but he said “a dude who has never even managed in Europe, never mind a TOP club“.
From here, I understood that he meant Gallardo never managed a European club, nevermind a top (European) one. But my logic might be flawed.
In any case, I don't think anyone here is disrespecting River Plate, it's just that that's a completely different world of football, compared to the European one.
And bringing a manager from there straight to an elite club in Europe would be a gamble to say the least. In my opinion, it would be completely idiotic and just another proof that our new owners are absolutely clueless.
By the way, the last time such a situation happened was when Barcelona appointed Gerardo Martino, because Messi liked him. That was a complete disaster.