Jorginho, coach of Atlético-GO, denied being xenophobic, apologized for the statement and again criticized the behavior of Abel Ferreira, coach of Palmeiras
The coach jorginhoof Atlético-GO, spoke out for the first time after statements about Abel Ferreira. After the 4-2 defeat to palm trees, for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship, the coach of Dragão said that the Portuguese is disrespectful to Brazil for complaining about the arbitration. In a statement, the São Paulo club pointed out xenophobia in the statement.
During the program “Seleção SporTV” this Friday, 17, Jorginho denied being xenophobic, apologized for the lines and again criticized Abel and his coaching staff for behavior during the games. “First of all, I was a foreigner for 12 years in my life, ten years as a player and two years as a coach. I have great respect for being a foreigner and as a foreigner. I have Portuguese citizenship, I have nothing against Abel. In yesterday’s game, he didn’t come to greet me, as a host has to do, I didn’t understand this attitude”said.
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“What scares me on the field is the disrespectful way he and his coaching staff do to the referee. I am 12 years out of my country, I learned to love people regardless of country. The only thing I did was ask the fourth official to be more stern with what he was doing. I talked to some Brazilian coaches today about this, we can see in some interviews how he has a wonderful field management. On the pitch, you need to change your behavior.” added.
During the program, Jorginho apologized for the speeches of the post-game press conference, apologized to coach alviverde and used Jorge Sampaoli, ex-Santos and Atlético-MG, to justify his point. “This statement about him coming to our country is being controversial. I am startled by the look that Abel gives the referee and the fourth referee. What they say is nonsense. If somehow I passed that image, it’s not my way of being (xenophobic). It’s not a justification, but I think these issues and this behavior need to be debated. The moment he’s talking and being disrespectful to the referee, automatically he’s talking to my team. May he reflect together with his commission on this position.”said.
“It’s ridiculous the way they look at and treat the referees. If I do such a thing, I’m punished with a red card. This difference in treatment makes me sad. We had Sampaoli, who had a similar attitude. Taking four goals in seven minutes makes us sad and upset, but I made that point and made it sound like I’m xenophobic, I apologize. I will never treat foreigners differently.” completed.
“I dedicate this victory to our fans.” 🇵🇹
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— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) June 17, 2022
What does Palmeiras say?
“Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras strongly repudiates the xenophobic manifestations that have been constantly addressed to our technical committee. We were born at the hands of immigrants who not only founded one of the most successful clubs in the world, but also contributed to the formation of Brazilian society and of national identity”, started the club.
“Our 107-year history has been built by players, professionals and fans of different nationalities and ethnicities, without distinction. Therefore, we do not tolerate prejudiced statements that incite aversion to foreigners. Our lawns are not manors reserved for people of one country. On the contrary, in them there is space for everyone who has the will and ability to improve Brazilian football”, completed.
Source: sportbuzz
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