After losing to Flamengo and Bruno Lage leaving his position at disposal, director of Botafogo minimizes the situation and opens the game about the coach’s speech
After the defeat of Botafogo for the Flamengoin a match valid for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão, André Mazzucodirector of Fogão, opened the game about the speech of Bruno Lage at the press conference. After the second consecutive defeat, the Portuguese coach “made his position available” and scared the Glorioso fans, but the manager guarantees that it was just an outburst.
“It even took us by surprise. Talking to him afterwards, he didn’t know how to express himself. It was much more of an outburst on his part. He understands the responsibility he has, as we do. It is also difficult for him to come up with an environment that is working. And we knew there would be fluctuations, a defeat, well, that was going to happen”, said André Mazzuco, in an interview with ‘GE‘.
In addition, Mazzuco understands that Lage’s speech was intended to shield the cast from greater distractions. After a streak of invincibility, two defeats in a row do not go down well and, aiming at the continuity of the Brasileirão, the Portuguese prefers to blame themselves than let it affect their players.
“At that moment with Bruno, he is a very protective guy and he wanted to express that the criticism he ends up suffering for the decisions he makes, that we make… He doesn’t want these criticisms to reach other players, because it’s not fair to them. ”, said the director of Botafogo.
Finally, the leader assured that this only happened due to the great expectations generated over Botafogo, which leads the championship with 10 points of advantage. “It was a real letdown. We know that the culture of results in Brazil is difficult, it’s not just in Botafogo, it’s everywhere. We will do everything to fight for this title until the end. And Bruno also understands that”, finished André Mazzuco.
Source: sportbuzz
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