The executive director of Atlético-MG, Paulo Bracksstated that the change of Jorge Sampaoli for Eduardo Domínguez in the club’s technical command was motivated by a need to adjust the sporting project.
The statement was given in an interview with CNN Esportes S/A this Sunday (22).
According to Bracks, the change occurred at the beginning of the season, which allows for reorganization during the first part of the year.
I believe that change is the result of a need, a need that is not just a result. We are very attached to the result. Brazilian football is attached to results. We know that. Even more so in a mass club, even more so in a big club. We have this pressure for results as something natural. But we can’t just lead ourselves to this desire for results to be able to make changes that we believe are necessary.
The director highlighted that factors beyond the scores had an impact on the result.
“It went beyond just a question of the field and the score. We understood that the moment was for a break in technical work due to several factors, mainly due to project alignment, planning alignment and the year’s objectives”, he said.
Hungry to win
Bracks also stated that the club was looking for a coach with specific characteristics for the club.
“He is a calm coach, a winning coach, who is at the peak of his career, hungry to win like we are hungry to win,” he declared.
According to the manager, Domínguez’s choice also underwent data analysis and game profile.
We wanted a coach for our squad who would work on aggression with and without the ball, a more aggressive game, a shorter game in terms of possession and ball recovery.
Bracks also revealed that the Argentine was the only name sought by the club for the position.
“He was the only coach we looked for. There was a lot of news that we had looked for other coaches. No. This time we looked for a coach and we closed with him”, he stated.
CNN Esportes S/A
With Paulo Bracks, executive director of football at Atlético-MG, the CNN Esportes S/A reaches its 131st edition. Presented by João Vitor Xavier, the program goes behind the scenes of a market that moves billions and is one of the most profitable in the world: sport.
On the agenda, the hottest topics in the football world industry, from the perspective of economics and business.
