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Top Brazilian soccer coach about 10 years ago, when he even took over the Brazilian team, Mano Menezes has been doing a bad job in recent years and this Sunday (20) he was fired by Bahia after another setback from the club and then also incredibly. speaking to Gerson from Flamengo, who accused midfielder Juan Ramírez of racism during the match.
At 58, Mano reached the end of the line as a coach. Eliminated by Defense and Justice of Argentina in the quarterfinals of the South American Cup last week, the coach leaves the Bahian tricolor in position 16, very close to the relegation zone, and with an image scraped by this shameful episode on Sunday in Maracanã.
As if he needed to defend a player of his who had a racist attitude by sending a ‘Shut up nigga’, Mano crossed the ethics barrier. Especially at such an obvious moment in the fight against racism in sport and in the world. At the end of the game, in an interview with TV Globo, Gerson denounced Juan Ramírez’s offense and criticized the manager’s attitude. Mano even said, “Ah, you’re a victim now, right?” Daniel Alves ran you over and you didn’t say anything. “Sure, because he had respect between him and me. I never spoke of a coach, but Mano has to know how to respect him. I come here to speak for me and for all the blacks in Brazil.” Flamengo steering wheel.
In a note posted on Twitter after the match, Bahia confirmed Mano’s resignation and said he would invest in the racism case. Club that recently had Roger Machado as a symbol of anti-racist representation, Bahia acted quickly against the coach. However, it is not yet clear whether the firing was due to poor performance or the Gerson episode.
His attitude on the edge of the field will be doomed for a long time. Mano tried to blame the victim by saying that Gerson had to “pout Daniel Alves” and even accused the player of cheating. Unacceptable!
After the game, Gerson positioned himself on social media, deeply regretting the entire episode. “It is disgusting to live with racism and even more so with those who minimize this crime. I’m not going to “shut up”. My fight, the fight of the blacks, will not stop. And I repeat: it is boring having to always talk about racism and that the authorities cannot do anything. Racism is a crime. And it should be treated this way in all settings, including football. They did not silence me in life, they did not silence me in the field and they will never diminish our color ”.
The technician, on Twitter, gave an unconvincing statement about the case: “On today’s game: Mano condemns any act of racism and reiterates that violence against those who commit it is not the way to solve the problem. And he supports any fair assessment and judgment so that football is always a positive reference in our society. We grew up together. “
But Mano won’t grow up after that. On the contrary. With his image scraped by both bad work and unacceptable attitude, he shouldn’t be called up by a great team any time soon. Gerson, on the other hand, grows stronger, like so many others who continue in this fight against racism.
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