“Super Inter”, short group and political turmoil: the chronology of the crisis between Inter and Coudet | International

Coudet made a pact with Colorado last year, after a raid by then-vice soccer player Roberto Melo, executive Rodrigo Caetano and market manager Deive Bandeira to Buenos Aires. They presented a project to the Argentine, with the promise of reinforcements to search for titles. What seduced him to leave Racing.

14 reinforcements arrived in Beira-Rio during 2020. However, over time, the financial constraint made further investments impossible. The club places the new coronavirus pandemic as the main cause, but Coudet reiterated his disappointment in each interview.

The straw that broke the camel’s back in the split between the board and the coach was the hiring of 19-year-old Mauricio from Cruzeiro. The technician claimed that it was not about the reinforcement of dreams, mainly due to lack of experience. Caetano responded and highlighted the quality of the group.

The relationship, which was already weakened, fell apart after Coudet received the offer from Celta de Vigo. On Monday afternoon, he met with the leaders and announced his wish to leave.

Next, the ge counts Coudet’s 11 months at Inter:

Coudet began to make his discontent clear in August. Asked if Inter would try again to sign Nacho Fernández from River Plate -the club had already tried to start the season-, he refused to say that there was no money for the investment.

– We cannot ask for things that cannot be done. I made a decision when they told me that. I would drive a super Inter. Then many things happened, which were not achieved economically. The discourse has changed at the club, ”Coudet said.

Alessandro Barcellos resigns

While working with the group and without the planned pieces, Coudet had Alessandro Barcellos an ally in the vice of football. However, the leader ended up being fired by President Marcelo Medeiros when he learned that he would run for the presidential elections on the opposition list.

The boiling political environment worried the coach, who was trying to put together the costumes. However, Coudet did not hide that he felt the loss of Barcellos by his side.

– I received it badly. It was not good news for me. We try not to have any problems on the football field. But we leave Alessandro, with whom we have a good relationship, but there is nothing emotional. He is a person whom we love well, but who we end up leaving. I hope it doesn’t affect us. Let’s try – he said.

Without Alessandro, Coudet was alone with Caetano in football. The officer sought to seek alternatives to the commander, but warned of the delicate financial situation of the club. Still, I tried to calm the subordinate and show him that the group was competitive.

Coudet, however, was not satisfied. He repeatedly called for more reinforcements. Even in microphones. He adopted phrases that became mantras: “the group is short” and “sometimes we play what we want, sometimes we play what we can.”

Coudet’s stance began to create tension in the relationship. The management understood that the speech centralized the merits of the coach’s victories. In the case of failures, however, it only affected the group of players and the top.

Coudet heard reprimands for changing the style in the spotlight and not exposing the costumes. What did not happen. Last week, Caetano held a press conference after qualifying for the Brazil Cup quarterfinals and countered his subordinate.

– If you refer to the limited cast in number, I have to refer to the extremely qualified group. As for reinforcements, it is always related to desire and will. It is not our reality, it is useless. I will never complain about the cast. We may have options, but we can’t. We only get something that we can afford. And we will fight in all. Last year it was like this, why can’t it be now? the executive asked.

Last week, Coudet made a surprising statement. Even with a contract until the end of 2021 and the predilection of all the presidential candidates for him, the Argentine left doubts about whether he would stay.

– Of course there is a political influence for what the club will have at the end of the year. None of us know if it will continue here. You will have another authority. It’s a different climate, ”he said.

Coudet would like to hear from the competitors about the sporting project for next season and Inter’s investment capacity to build a competitive team. He even asked for the union of the candidates in favor of the club.

The turbulent last week has gained another component. Celta de Vigo, from Spain, showed interest in the coach. A first attack had taken place earlier this year, but greed had a new episode. The search was repeated over the weekend.

Coudet avoided advancing in the negotiations as long as there was a coach hired by Celta. However, he met with the management last Sunday night, after the 2-2 draw with Coritiba, and informed him of the scenario.

In the second, Celta made official the dismissal of coach Óscar García. Coudet later expressed his desire to leave the club. He met with the summit again, who tried to change his mind. Unsuccessfully.

In the late afternoon on Monday, Inter reported Coudet’s departure. The Argentine left Beira-Rio without titles, but in the leadership of Brasileirão, in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil and in the knockout stages of the Libertadores.

Coudet’s last game ahead of Colorado was last Sunday, in a 2-2 draw with Coritiba, in Beira-Rio, for Brasileirão. He led the team in 46 games, with 24 wins, 13 draws and nine losses, giving him a 61.54% lead. In the period, Inter scored 71 goals and conceded 37.

He did not win a Gre-Nal in the six he played. There were two draws and four losses. The team scored a goal in the classics and took six.

Inter are now looking for a successor to Coudet. The name of the time is Abel Braga, who does not have a club. The team’s next game is on Wednesday, against América-MG, the first of the Brazil Cup quarterfinals.