Since he hired the technical command, Cléber Xavier has never been unanimous among the fans of Santos. Indicated directly by President Marcelo Teixeira, the coach arrived at the club with the support of the Council, even without previous experiences as the main coach.
However, after the 3-0 defeat against Missol Saturday (19), part of the deliberative council and most of the fans intensified the starting requests.
Despite public criticisms and manifestations on social networks, the president rejected any possibility of an immediate change in the Commission. During an interview with the Sunday sports program, Marcelo Teixeira assured:
“You can put the survey is a right program, but I can make sure that no defeat will make changes to the Council today in coaching staff or in the work during development.”
Disastrous performance and explanations after the setback
At Maião Stadium, the team was widely dominated by Missol. In a press conference after the clash valid for the 15th round of Brazilirão, Cléber Xavier recognized the mistakes made. “Missol deserved the victory, today we didn’t play a good game,” he said.
According to him, the team lost control after the goal granted in the corner kick: “From there it was the total imbalance. They increased their possibilities and took on the game”.
The coach also justified changes in initial training, indicating physical wear as the main criterion. According to his explanation, the entry of Zé Ivaldo aimed to strengthen the aerial game, while Diego Pitca was chosen to intensify the marking in the middle.
Igor Vinicius’ exchange for Escobar occurred due to the difficulty of recovering the side. “Today we have not been effective, our observations have not arrived and their yes. A good performance of Brazão in the first half,” he said.
Fans and climatic reaction in the networks
On social networks, fans have expressed total dissatisfaction with the Cast performance and the coach’s choices. One of the recurring comments of X was: “I prefer Sampaoli, but I accept Vojvoda, you cannot continue with the Tite trainee”.
Other fans were even more incisive, asking for an immediate reformulation in the cast and criticized tactical and strategic decisions adopted in the game.
In addition, the non -use of Gabriel Bontempo, appointed as one of the salient moments of the season, generated a revolt among the Santos. A Netizen said: “What he did with Gabriel Bontempo is a football crime, he had been the best player of Santos of the year”.
Current moment and position in the table
With the negative result, Santos went down to 15th place, with two points above the relegation area. The next match will be against Internacional, Wednesday (23), at 21h30 (Brasilia Time), in Vila Belmiro.
Despite the growing pressure, the coach is still in office. Internally, the climate between coaching and cast staff is described as positive. It has been reported that Neymar has held constant conversations with Cléber during training and demonstrates the support for the style of play proposed by the commander.
Source: Terra
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