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The hangover from defeat to defeat is never easy to overcome. Worse still when he exposes the wounds of one of the greatest idols in the club’s history. So it is with Cássio, goalkeeper of Corinthians.
Right after the 5-1 for Flamengo, on Sunday, Cássio made a splash in an interview with Globo, on the field. The number 12 went so far as to say that if you are on the road, you can leave Corinthians. He also said it felt like a “shield”.
The analogy has to do with the role that the goalkeeper has been assuming recently, especially this year, when he was appointed captain of the team. In bad times – and they have been frequent in 2020 – Cássio is chosen to represent the cast before the camera.
It was thus, for example, when the give revealed that part of the Alvinegro squad was unhappy with the rules imposed by coach Tiago Nunes in February. The goalkeeper also came forward to talk about back wages and team losses.
The charges and threats received just over a month ago at the airport affected Cassio. On that occasion, the fans surrounded the goalkeeper, pointed at him and shouted at him. The player’s wife had to deactivate her social media account for being offended.
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Cássio, Corinthians goalkeeper, in a duel against Flamengo – Photo: Marcos Ribolli
Although I have already experienced other moments of pressure in almost a decade at Corinthians, Cássio has been feeling “loaded” this time, having to absorb demands and criticism that they could share with other athletes and even coaches.
– Lately everything has been left to me, everything is Cássio’s fault, the team doesn’t win, it’s Cássio’s fault, the team doesn’t score, it’s Cássio’s fault, and before they say anything, I don’t think it’s bigger than Corinthians, no I think he is untouchable, I am very grateful for everything Corinthians did for me, he fired when leaving the field after the defeat of Flamengo.
Despite dissatisfaction with the team’s bad phase and the way some situations are handled at the club, Cássio continues to have a good relationship with the squad and the board. Vilson Menezes, former defender and now soccer coach of Timão, is one of his main interlocutors.
Before this Sunday’s interview, the Corinthians captain had already made an outbreak in the last month. On September 17, he said that he would no longer have to prove anything to anyone. The statement came after the aggressive protest at the airport.
Cássio had already made strong statements after the victory over Bahia, in September
Since then, the goalkeeper was not only charged again by the fans in protest at the door of CT Joaquim Grava, but also saw his immediate reserve, Walter, having one of his best performances with the Corinthians shirt, in a duel against Athletico-PR.
Questions from the press and fans about Walter’s property added fuel to the fire.
People who live with Cássio at Corinthians see Sunday’s outburst as spontaneous and natural after a win. They also assure that the goalkeeper never showed the desire to leave the club, on the contrary, he has said on more than one occasion that he plans to stay for more years at Corinthians.
Recently, right-back Fagner asked Cássio for more respect for his career and for everything he represents at the club.
Fagner’s opinion is practically a consensus within the squad: there is no one who questions the importance of the goalkeeper for Timão. In addition to this role of “shield”, Cássio is one of those responsible for representing the cast in discussions with the board. This was the case, for example, of the negotiations to cut the salaries of athletes during the quarantine.
In the club’s management there is no intention of negotiating the biggest idol of the cast, whose contract runs until the end of 2022.
With Cássio as the starter, Timão returns to the field this Wednesday, against Vasco, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasilia), in São Januário.
