The national midfielder has justified his decision to continue in Brazilian football after Jorge Sampaoli didn’t consider him in Flamengo’s starting XI.
Arturo Vidal lives through times of change in Brazil. The national midfielder left Flamengo to join another Brazilian team: Athletico Paranaense. The change, mainly, underlines the little continuity the national team has had in recent weeks with Mengao.
After the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli to take charge of the rojinegros, it was thought that this situation would give him a better chance of regaining notoriety, since the two already knew each other in Red. However, as the weeks passed, a clear distance became evident. .
“Right now, I’m 100%. If I don’t play anymore, it’s not my problem . It’s complicated when you don’t play. There is no one better than me in my position. I can do things no one else can. My children are there, so it gives me the strength to keep fighting,” he said a few days ago.
In a bid to add continuity, Vidal started looking for options in which he could add minutes and, due to his past at Colo Colo, the option was opened to him to wear the white shirt again, but he finally decided to leave for Athletico Paranaense.
Why did you make this decision? The King himself explained it through a transmission on the Twitch platform. “It was Colo Colo wrote one of the live followers who got Vidal’s quick response in the chat. “Dad, when someone loves someone, he risks it and whoever doesn’t risk it loses. We move forward with God’s favor “, he exposed.
Remarks which coincided with a demonstration of Cacique supporters at the Monumental stadium during the match against América Mineiro for the Copa Sudamericana. In said match, near the 30 minute mark, fans posted a canvas that read “playing here is a privilege, not an option ”. And later they pulled up another poster that said “Colo Colo represents an entire nation.”
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On Flamengo’s loss of notoriety, historic Colo Colo player Leonardo Véliz launched against Vidal, backing Sampaoli’s decision to leave Vidal on the bench.
“Playing less than 10 minutes in a month, is that to take this into account? This is Vidal’s real situation in Flamengo. And insists on being better than everyone else. Pride blinds. Sampaoli is not an asshole “, he began by saying on Twitter.
“Some sports journalism knows the reason for the bad relationship between Sampaoli and Vidal. It ended badly due to known facts and inappropriate player behavior. The DT gained weight . He wants to win but without cronyism or commitment from the past,” his message continues.
Moreover, in Brazil they criticize the King’s arrival at Athletico Paranaense. According to UM Dois Esportes columnist Augusto Mafus, the arrival of the Chilean “will trigger discomfort at the training center”.
“There are players who have been denied a readjustment or a transfer of rights to another association, and there are others who already want to talk about future renewals and are not being heard,” he said. explain.
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