Sport, financial crisis and pressure from fans: Santos is struggling to hire reinforcements

Peixe’s board tries, but heads to qualify the cast

The ‘reinforcements’ theme is back on Santos’ agenda after last Saturday’s 3-1 defeat against Palmeiras (4). After yet another disappointing performance, Peixe are bottom of Group A in Paulistão. Both Odair Hellmann, coach of the team, and Paulo Roberto Falcão, sports coordinator of the club, have admitted that it is necessary to qualify the squad. However, hiring was a difficult task.

– From the first day we have tried to reinforce. Things happened, (the players) didn’t want to come, it didn’t work out, the coach wants to put him in another team, there was no money. Santos doesn’t have the money to invest, but we also hear many ‘no’. We will continue to search until the last day to qualify the characteristics of the group – said Hellmann in the press conference.

– It comes before you release. Secondly, players with a higher value than we consider reasonable. Another can only arrive in June, when the market opens. So there are a number of situations that, obviously, I won’t open up. There are no amateurs here, no one is an amateur in the coaching staff. They are expert people and we had the very strong support of the president, who he is also making an effort to seek (reinforcements) – Falcão said as he left Morumbi.

SPORTS CRISIS

In the past two years, Santos has struggled against relegation in the Campeonato Paulista. Also, he didn’t have big aspirations in the round of 16 and in the Brasileirão. The low prospect of greater sporting aspirations contributes to potential reinforcements choosing to work at other clubs.

FINANCIAL CRISIS

According to Falcão and Odair, Peixe’s financial situation is not comfortable. Although in a more relieved situation than in the last two years, especially due to the renegotiation of short-term debts, what Alvinegro has on hand is to cover the salary commitments of the squad. Don’t invest.

PRESSURE?

After Invasion of CT Rei Pelé by the fans, some Santos players were psychologically shaken. The best example is Ângelo, a major target of the protest, who had no scenes of assault or depredations.

This scenario plays against the negotiating power of Santos’ leadership and new players may not feel comfortable moving to Peixe.

ULTIMATUM

Santos only has until February 10th to register reinforcements and close the Paulistão ‘List A’.

Source: Terra

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