Tite's assistant fires and reports Flamengo's justification for the coach's dismissal

Tite's assistant during his time at Flamengo and starting his coaching career, Cléber Xavier revealed that he was surprised by the dismissal of Rubro-Negro. He mentioned the embezzlement and the sequence of the team's downfall, something that greatly irritated the fans along the way, and expressed discomfort when talking about the board's justification for ending the work. p>

“The Copa América period sacrificed a lot because some players played at sacrifice, with a little injury, without the best moment physical, and that we lost a player to injury. It was very difficult. It's the moment when we fall and this moment coincides, when there were a series of games there that were very difficult games, to play on synthetic. A lot of people say: 'Ah, that's an excuse', but playing on the synthetic team of Botafogo and Palmeiras is very difficult, because it's not a field you're used to and they are two great, competitive teams with a lot of quality”, began Cléber Xavier, in an interview with ge.

The contrast of good results with the team missing in the Copa América b> with the big fall after the return of the athletes contributed to the decision. But the defeat at home to Peñarol and consequent elimination in the Libertadores left the atmosphere practically unsustainable, which was confirmed in the following game against Athletico-PR.

“So we played two games with Palmeiras, one on a synthetic field, the other normal. He played the Botafogo game and had a trip to Bolivia, a series of difficult games. The calendar put us there and we had a lot of difficulty and there was a fall. We continued this decline. And unfortunately, we can't get past Peñarol. There are two games that are not good games, we recognize, but they leave the club in a good situation in the Copa do Brasil and good in the Brazilian Championship with all these difficulties. We leave at a difficult time, when the fans booed in the game against Athletico. But, honestly, we didn't expect it. Personally, I didn't expect it. So much so that I’m going home already thinking about the game against Corinthians.”

Dismissal via businessman

Finally, he shows discomfort with Marcos Braz's decision to communicate the decision made solely by businessman Gilmar Veloz, with the justification that results and relationships with fans had reached a limit.

“There was justification with Gilmar, with the businessman. Result, relationship with the fans. Simple”, concluded Cléber Xavier.

The work Tite's tenure at Flamengo was even more criticized after the coach's dismissal. This is because the arrival of Filipe Luís showed that the team was capable of operating in an offensive model and achieving good results even with a very high number of absences. The coach “saved” the red and black year by fixing the team and winning the Copa do Brasil.