Arthur Elias, coach of the women’s Corinthians, came out in defense of his players this Sunday, before the confrontation with Cruzeiro, for the Brazilian championship of the category. The technician revealed that, after the protest note published by the entire cast, some athletes were cursed and even threatened.
On Monday, before the duel against Internacional, Arthur Elias said in an interview that the note released by the group had nothing to do with the arrival of coach Cuca, convicted of sexual abuse of vulnerable people in 1989. Now , the coach revealed that his speech was meant to lighten the mood and protect the players from the protests they had received.
“We lived through difficult days, so it’s important, in the limited space I have, to express myself. It was a statement I made, with the intention of slightly mitigating the negative consequences that the group was suffering. Cursed athletes, not only in social media, but also on the street, some of them were threatened, so we must clarify that it was a position taken by all female athletes, supported by me, a position taken which referred to the fight for women’s rights. against all types of violence against women,” the technician said SportTV.
Arthur continued to defend the players, speaking of their importance and the importance of women’s Corinthians in the history of the sport. The manager regretted that the group has lost strength for some fans and also within the club.
“This has been done and these negative effects are quite unfair because I am proud to say that this project of ours is the most important I have ever had in Brazilian women’s football. our club. So, I think this is my responsibility as a coach, of every department, of all journalists,” he commented.
“I’m sure that we, with our project, have a big impact on girls, on the next generation. We have a chance for transformation, a football that has always been sexist. Besides many other factors, it’s a new market. So we have to understand that this effort cannot be lost, but increased,” concluded the coach.
remember the case
During coach Cuca’s debut at the helm of Corinthians, against Goiás, all the players of the women’s team, as well as coach Arthur Elias, released a note of protest in their own goals.
“Being in a democratic club means that we can use our voice, sometimes publicly, sometimes behind the scenes,” reads the post published by the Corinthians athletes on Instagram. The players remembered the motto “Respect the mines”, created by the club.
“‘Respect the Mines’ is not just any phrase. It is above all a state of mind and a shared commitment. Being Corinthians means living and fighting for rights every day”, reads the post, released by names such as Tamires and Gabi Zanotti .
After the big backlash, Arthur Elias said there was a “misunderstanding,” denying the note was directed at coach Cuca. “It wasn’t a kind of manifesto or protest. Girls weren’t embodied in any person. It wasn’t in any way in the figure of Cuca or our president. It was just a position of a group of women. They are mostly women, who have the right to manifest themselves, as our president and Cuca have spoken, and they have expressed themselves in a very respectful way, within the scenario and the theme that has been set”, commented the coach before the match against the Internazionale
“I think the injustice comes because the club has hired Cuca, who is a super successful, experienced coach, one of the best we have in the country. Cuca says he is innocent, the club has investigated this, he has been careful. Duilio has I spoke to the players, he also spoke to me. There was a very important conversation about it with the president. It was clear that the club has no doubts about his innocence. Cuca says he is innocent of something that happened a long time ago.” . he added.
Source: Terra
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