O Corinthians had almost 30 technicians throughout the 2000s, not counting the interim ones, and none of them had as many difficulties at the beginning of the work as Vanderlei Luxemburgo at the moment. Still without a win, the alvinegro commander has the worst record of a Timão coach in this century after five games.
Watch Vanderlei Luxemburgo’s press conference after Atlético-MG vs Corinthians
Luxemburgo drew two and lost three matches, taking advantage of 13.3% of the points.
The last coach Corinthians with a start as bad or worse than that was Candinho, who lost all the first five clashes, in 2000 – he ended up fired after ten games, with nine defeats and a draw.
Careca criticizes Luxemburgo, and Cassucci says: “The board was looking for a shield”
More recently, the one who most stumbled at the start was Osmar Loss, in 2018, with a win, a draw and three defeats, taking advantage of 26.6% of the points.
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The survey does not include Cuca and Júnior, who led the team in just two games. “Single” games were also not considered, in which coaches commanded the team on an interim basis, as happened with Fernando Lázaro, Fábio Carille and Dyego Coelho.
Performance after five games
Technician
wins
ties
defeats
%
Luxembourg
0
2
3
13,3
Fernando Lazaro
3
1
1
66,6
Victor Pereira
2
1
2
46,6
Sylvinho
1
2
2
33,3
Wagner Mancini
3
2
0
73,3
Coelho
1
2
2
33,3
Tiago Nunes
2
1
2
46,6
Coelho
2
2
1
53,3
Fabio Carille
2
1
2
46,6
Jair Ventura
2
2
1
53,3
Osmar Loss
1
1
3
26,6
Fabio Carille
4
0
1
80
Oswaldo de Oliveira
1
2
2
33,3
Christopher Borges
4
0
1
80
Tite
4
0
1
80
Bro Mezes
2
0
3
40
Tite
4
1
0
86,6
Adilson Batista
2
1
2
46,6
Mano Menezes
2
2
1
53,3
Nelson Baptista
1
2
2
33,3
Paulo Cesar Carpegiani
2
2
1
53,3
Emerson Leão
3
1
1
66,6
Geninho
1
0
4
20
Ademar Braga
2
2
1
53,3
Antonio Lopes
4
1
0
86,6
Marcio Bittencourt
5
0
0
100
Daniel Catwalk
3
1
1
66,6
Tite
0
3
2
20
Oswaldo de Oliveira
2
0
3
40
Juninho Fonseca
1
0
4
20
Geninho
3
1
1
66,6
Jairo Leal
1
3
1
40
heck
2
2
1
53,3
Luxembourg
1
2
2
33,3
Dario Pereyra
1
2
2
33,3
Candinho
0
0
5
0
Despite the difficult scenario, Luxembourg has adopted an optimistic discourse in interviews. He sees the emotional factor getting in the way of casting:
Andre Rizek comments on the upcoming Corinthians matches: “He’s an underdog in the four games”
– A victory changes the whole environment. All the insecurity you’re having. The leg is heavy. A win totally changes. Victory will come. We are not going to lose every game – declared the coach after the defeat against Atlético-MG, last Wednesday.
Corinthians and Luxa have a tough streak ahead of them. The team faces Flamengo, Sunday, at Maracanã, trying to leave the Brasileirão relegation zone. Then, pick up Argentinos Juniors, Wednesday, in Buenos Aires, and receive Fluminense, in Itaquera, next Sunday.
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