"TRETA" WITH PEDRO IS JUST ONE MORE FROM SAMPAOLI! SEE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THE COACH HAD AT THE DIFFERENT CLUBS HE HAS BEEN THROUGH

There is a constant in Jorge Sampaoli's work, in addition to the good football presented by most of his teams. Voltage. The Argentine coach is known for his innovative work and strong personality, appearing almost always screaming and incessant movements in the technical area, but tensions and bad relationships are as common news in the environments where he passes as the constant requests for reinforcements.

The most recent example is at Flamengo, where striker Pedro was punched in the face by physical trainer Pablo Hernández, after being humiliated with three slaps to the face after the Red-Black victory over Atlético-MG, for the Brasileirão 2023. Hernández ended up getting fired. Most likely, this was the most tense point in the confusion of the career of a coach who had disagreements even with Lionel Messi in the Argentine national team.

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Tensions in Flamengo

In addition to the aggression suffered by Pedro, Jorge Sampaoli already adds up to other controversies in the Flamengo locker room. Both striker Marinho and midfielder Arturo Vidal left the club in 2023 due to differences with the Argentine commander. Vidal even openly criticized Sampaoli – with whom he had already worked in the Chilean national team. “A loser who doesn't know how to appreciate his players”, said Arturo about the former commander on his arrival at Athletico-PR.

Discontent players at Sevilla

In his second passing through Sevilla, in Spain, the results were bad and the relationship with the athletes wasn't good either. “We don't understand the tools they give us”, said the Argentine Marcos Acuña, who also drew attention for having crumpled a note written by Sampaoli, directed to the team, during a match.

“We play with anarchy and we depend on luck”, said Moroccan goalkeeper Bono, who stood out at the 2022 World Cup. After Sampaoli's resignation, Sevilla left the fight against relegation in the Spanish Championship and still managed to get another Europa League title for their collection.

Uncomfortable posture in France< p>In April 2021, the French newspaper L'Équipe reported that the players of Olympique de Marseille trained by Sampaoli would be dissatisfied with the Argentine's posture. The excessive shouting and the violent approach explained such dissatisfaction. Sampaoli resigned from the French club, dissatisfied with what he considered to be a squad with a lack of reinforcements to his liking.

Distance at Atlético-MG

Sampaoli's passage through Atlético-MG, in 2020, was not marked by major public fights, but reports at the time indicated that the coach and his staff were distancing themselves from other professionals at the institution. The script for his final moments at Galo also involved a troubled relationship with the club's board.

Fight with a Santos fan

Jorge Sampaoli's first spell in Brazilian football was at Santos. And perhaps he presented the version of Sampaoli that was more “at ease with life”, but even so, the Argentine starred in controversy. After a victory over Bahia, for the 2019 Brasileirão, the coach from Santos called a Peixe fan to join the fray. At the end of the year, Sampaoli fought with the club's president, José Carlos Peres, before leaving Vila Belmiro. commanding a limping Argentina squad at the 2018 World Cup, Sampaoli led the Albiceleste to a round of 16 elimination by France. The coach left the selection of his country without being missed. The coach had already lost the locker room during the World Cup itself, and even had a fight with Lionel Messi.

Prosecutions and exchange of accusations in Chile

Even at its most victorious work, in the Chilean national team, Jorge Sampaoli had controversies. His departure from office, in 2015, was marked by fights between the coach and the local federation. Sampaoli's salary was even leaked to the press, with amounts being deposited in banks in tax havens. Sampaoli understood the leak as an attempt to tarnish his image and sued the Chilean federation. The parties reached an agreement in January 2016.

Controversies in his personal life

A fanatical fan of River Plate in his childhood, Sampaoli was fired from a bench for having engaged a physical fight with a Boca Juniors fan when he was 20 years old. Decades later, as a well-known trainer, he humiliated a policeman on the way out of his daughter's wedding. At the time, Jorge's car was with seven people and was stopped by the authority. Sampaoli had to be restrained so as not to attack the policeman and would have mocked the low salary received by the policeman, calling him “stupid”.