The contrast is striking. On June 20, John Textor interrupted an post-match interview with Renato Paiva to go and kiss his coach, after the historic victory of Botafogo against Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup (1-0). A success of choice since it was the first time since 2012 that a South American team has prevailed in the face of a formation of the old continent. Eight days later, the Portuguese was fired bluntly by the Boss of Eagle after the elimination of the Fogão in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup by the Rival Palmeiras (0-1). A boost that may surprise. Botafogo is far from having undergone a humiliation and Paiva had arrived at the controls in February only. Unfortunately for him, he became the 11th coach licensed by Textor since the arrival of the American in Rio de Janeiro in 2022.
Textor wants his Botafogo Way
“John Textor and the board of directors of the football department are looking for a new coach to take up the challenge of continuing on the track of titles, to fight for two Libertadore and Brazilian championships and for the unprecedented title of Copa Do Brasil”could be read on the press release published by the club. In Brazil, the local press explained this dismissal by John Textor's desire to hire a more offensive coach, who can practice the style of play created by the American, that is to say the “Botafogo Way”. No one is still able to explain precisely the concept invented by the most hated person in the city of Lyon, but the fact remains that the businessman gathered his whole team after the match to hold this speech.
A way of announcing greater interventionism among the winners of the COPA Libertadores 2024? Before his background of Olympique Lyonnais and the appointment of Michele Kang, Textor had said that he was clearly concentrating on the Carioca formation. “”I will spend much more time thinking about Eagle overall, returning more to Botafogo. I have excellent partners within Eagle Football Group, shareholders who will take them to solve problems that I honestly did not know how to manage in France. I can't wait to reconnect with Brazil.»And tonight, Globo Relays information that Renato Paiva thinks that one of the reasons that caused his surprise dismissal would be precisely an overly thinking interventionism of Textor.
Textor did not like compos
“The allegation relates to the interference (of Textor) in the composition of the teams. This has happened since Botafogo has been in Brazil. For example, Cuiabano plays as an attacker. Textor does not like it because he wants to sell CuiBaBano as a side, and this hinders the commercial plan. And this is where the essential reason is: training with three defensive environments. Textor had already complained of this training during the 0-0 draw (in the championship against Palmeiras). Paiva believes that Botafogo has checked the match and I agree with him. Textor told him that he no longer wanted to see the team play like that. It is not the “Botafogo Way” “dropped the presenter of SporTVAndré Rizek, to whom Renato Paiva would have made this confidence. ESPN Confirm that the choice of having aligned three recuperators would have annoyed Textor, but also assure him that the members of the Botafogo board did not expect to see Paiva being landed after only 24 matches passed at the head of the Glorioso. The Portuguese would have learned the news through the mouth of Alessandro Brito (sports director) and expected to have at least one explanation from Textor. But the phone call from the American will never come.
Put on the touch in Lyon, John Textor seems determined to make Botafogo his new toy. Consultant on SporTVGilmar Ferreira validates this thesis. “When I learned it, it was much more than midnight, I sent some messages and some replied. I was already asleep, others answered me this morning, saying that things haven't been well since the victory against Seattle in the first Botafogo match. But there was the victory against PSG, which calmed dissatisfaction a little, and the defeat against Atlético de Madrid brought back a climate of great dissatisfaction, which culminated with the elimination against Palmeiras. I saw a lot of people criticizing the attitude of Botafogo, treating Renato Paiva of loose. I don't really agree, I think Botafogo is living a very special year. This Botafogo restructuring is full of ups and downs. The workforce is formed during the competition, some players arrived just before the competition. It should not be forgotten that it took 45 days to announce a coach. There, finally, it leaves, with the Brazilian championship which is at stake, the libertadores, and so on. I don't know where John Textor is coming from, but I think he really adopted the Brazilian way of seeing football. Winning is good. Losing is zero. »» And it was Renato Paiva who paid the price. While waiting for the next …
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