Flamengo arrives for the classic against Botafogo, today (2), amidst pressure and doubts about the future. Target of criticism, coach Jorge Sampaoli sees an increasingly worse environment and tries to change the scenario precisely in front of the leader of the Brazilian. The duel takes place at 9 pm at Nilton Santos.
What happened
The Rubro-Negro is in an unprecedented crisis, which affects several areas of the football department.
Physical trainer Pablo Fernández’s punch to Pedro became the trigger for a turbulence that was already showing signs that it would explode on a daily basis.
With results below expectations and an environment with strong divisions, Sampaoli finds himself hanging by a thread in charge of the club.
The thread mentioned, so far, is the president Rodolfo Landim, a lone voice in favor of permanence, but the scenario can change depending on the performance against Alvinegro
A new defeat with a bad performance could become the final straw for a reassessment of directions. The president has been under pressure from all sides.
In the midst of this situation, Sampaoli has the ball market in its favor. The board believes that it would be difficult to find a coach who would only take over the team until the end of the year.
loss of support
Flamengo is going through a turmoil that has as one of its strong ingredients the relationship between the squad and the coaching staff.
Several of Sampaoli’s ideas do not find connections with the players.
In addition, coexistence gained other contours after Pablo punched Pedro. The group was frustrated with the reaction of the coach, who was not explicit in defending the attacker.
Dissatisfactions began to take shape and the crisis spread to Ninho, also reaching the board, which no longer finds the same dialogue with the players.
On the other side
All this troubled moment can gain even more strength in a mission that would already be difficult by itself.
Botafogo, tonight’s opponent, is the leader of the Brazilian Championship and, so far, has 100% success in home games in the competition.
No wonder, the song “fall on the mat, it’s gone” has been successful this season, after Glorioso implemented synthetic grass at Nilton Santos.
Bruno Lage’s team wants to recover from being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Sudamericana, after defeating Defensa y Justicia.
2023-09-02 10:22:31
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