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Palmeiras midfielder Felipe Melo criticized Jorge Sampaoli’s passage through Brazilian football. In the player’s opinion, the Argentine coach tried to “impose a situation that does not exist” and failed to win anything, despite charming many people.
Felipe Melo highlighted the work of Jorge Jesús and Abel Ferreira in the country, assessing that they “raised the bar” for the Brazilian coaches, which he considers positive. On the other hand, the midfielder understands that many foreign coaches – such as Sampaoli – receive undeserved applause.
“We have great foreign coaches who ‘raised the baton’ here in Brazil: Jorge Jesús, Abel Ferreira, among others. This is good for Brazilians, but we cannot forget our product. Many people come from abroad, they win, people have to applaud and take off their hats, but others try to impose a situation that does not exist and people applaud, like Sampaoli, ”the player said today in an interview with ESPN Brazil’s Bola da Vez.
“I have a lot of respect for Sampaoli, for what he does, but he didn’t win anything in Argentina. The one who takes Messi away from Argentina and can’t win anything, he has something. So, he won with Chile, congratulations, but here in Brazil. I see many others who are better than him and that people do not applaud, “he continued.
Possibility of working with Sampaoli
At the start of the 2020 season, Jorge Sampaoli was one of the favorites to take over the management of Palmeiras and even negotiated with the club. Felipe Melo commented on the situation, saying that, although he considers himself more conservative, it would be interesting to work with a coach who proposes a more offensive style of play.
“It would be interesting if they came to Palmeiras. I would like to work with a coach who likes to attack, like Sampaoli, like Diniz. We won their matches, but it was difficult to fit the brand. We also lost matches against them. That’s why,” Felipe Melo concluded .
