Bruno Lage’s Availability and Decision at Botafogo: Players and Directors React

Bruno Lage makes the position available at Botafogo

Bruno Lage’s statement at the conference took players and managers by surprise. As soon as he left the interview room, the coach met with the executive director of football, André Mazzuco, and with the club’s head scout, Alessandro Brito. The owner of SAF alvinegra, John Textor, participated by telephone in the conversation, which lasted approximately 20 minutes.

At the end of the meeting, directors and coach defined the permanence of Bruno Lage. The decision had the approval of the players, who asked the coach to stay at the club. Not all athletes agreed with the form used by Lage when making the position available, but the cast closed against his departure.

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Team captain, left-back Marçal publicly defended the coach minutes after Lage made the position available.

– I don’t think you have any suspicions. Bruno has been doing an exceptional job, the group has complete confidence in him, now it’s time to look forward. He is used to pressure, he was coach at Benfica, where there are only two or three clubs working to become champions. He’s a coach who knows how to deal with it, he doesn’t have any pressure. Bruno is top notch.

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During his speech at Saturday’s press conference, Lage said that his work has been questioned since he arrived in Brazil, in early July, and he thinks it’s unfair that his players are under pressure because of that.

– About this thing of just looking at my career at Botafogo, I think it puts a lot of pressure on the players. And this I do not accept. There is only one way to release them from this pressure. And that’s why I’m here before you. I didn’t speak to anyone, I thought a lot and at this moment I put my place at the disposal of the director, at the disposal of the president

“I have a contract with Botafogo until December, it’s a lot of salary money, I have prizes that are practically guaranteed for going to Libertadores. There’s the champion prize, but I have no problem giving it up, because I’m not greedy for money” , he added.

– What I cannot allow is that the pressure that is being exerted on me is exerted on my players. That’s what I have to say. My place is at the disposal of those in charge, without anything else to say. Good night, thank you – finished.

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Bruno Lage arrived at Botafogo in July and has led the team in 12 matches since then: four wins, six draws and two defeats. In the middle of the week, the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Sudamericana after defeating Defensa y Justicia by 2-1, in Argentina. In the Brasileirão, there are three victories in seven games under the baton of the Portuguese coach.

This Saturday, against Flamengo, Botafogo lost to Nilton Santos for the first time since the artificial grass was installed. Until then, the alvinegro team had beaten all the opponents it faced on the “tapetinho” in the Brasileirão. This was only the third defeat in the championship.

1 of 1 Bruno Lage arrived at Botafogo less than two months ago — Photo: André Durão Bruno Lage arrived at Botafogo less than two months ago — Photo: André Durão

Bruno Lage has a contract with Botafogo until December this year. The club leads the Brasileirão with 11 points ahead of vice-leader Palmeiras, who this Sunday faces Corinthians.

The alvinegro squad will have four days off and will return to training on Thursday – next weekend, there will be no Brasileirão games due to the Fifa date. The schedule was already defined before the match against Flamengo. The next match for the alvinegra team will be on the 16th, against Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV.

2023-09-03 04:08:47
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