After Santos’ relegation in the Brasileirão, football director, Alexandre Gallo, confirmed the negative influence of controversy on the squad, before the decision
Confirmation of the first relegation of the Santos in its history there is already automatic turmoil in Vila Belmiro, but before that, the controversy involving Marcos Leonardo It is Jean Lucas they were already causing intrigue in the club. Peixe officials admitted after the defeat to Strengthwhich hit the cast in a negative way.
The case happens from the moment that the two players arrive late and drunk at training, in the week of the last game of the Brazilian Championship, with the team potentially being relegated. With officials demanding responsibility from young people, the center forward still faced and responded to those who criticized him, causing greater tension.
After the end of the game, the football director, Alexandre Galloconfirmed in an interview that this affected the cast before the decision: “It is atypical for two athletes to arrive late. At no point did we have any type of indiscipline. There was no doubt that there was a shock. The players arrived late, were fined and life goes on. But there are internal situations that we don’t want to externalize. An error occurred and a correction was made immediately. Marcos Leonardo didn’t insult me, he was always respectful.”
The director also spoke about the reasons that led the club to decline: “All in all, Santos has been suffering for at least eight years. Things happened that bled Santos, but nothing is justifiable for us to transfer responsibility. He’s a coward. And there is no such thing as a coward. We have a team today that couldn’t have that strength for one more victory. We play on the limit.”
So, now the squad goes on vacation and awaits the election of the next president, to see what future the club will take for the next three years. Next season, the team will only have the Campeonato Paulista and Série B of the Brazilian Championship to compete in, as they also did not qualify for the Copa do Brasil.
Marcos Leonardo arriving in Vila later
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Source: sportbuzz
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