2024-08-26 06:42:00
“He interpreted that I was loyal to the previous presidency,” claimed the Paraguayan coach, who was dismissed from his post.
El Nacional fired Ever Hugo Almeida last week and announced his replacement on MondayThe reason? According to the club president, Marco Pazos, is the poor results obtained at the beginning of this year and because they want to undertake a long-term project.
Almeida, who had a contract until the end of this year, spoke about his departure and recalled that it was something that was already known to happen.He also criticized how the current leadership handled his dismissal.
«The president said before that he didn’t like our style of play, that when he arrived he would kick us out of the club»he began in an interview with Las Voces del Fútbol on Cobertura radio. “I don’t know why the president didn’t say things before, the lack of sincerity made us feel very uncomfortable sometimes with shame, at the beginning of the year we could go and manage other teams, it was already discussed and we decided to keep the contract,” he added.
«They can make the decision that seems best to them, what I didn’t like was the conversation with the football commission. When he read me what he had on his computer, he told me that because of having a relationship with the previous management, we did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores this year, that qualifying for the cup was to pay the coaching staff and they claim that we did not qualify as a great failure,” he revealed.
One of the things that Marco Pazos always complained about the coach was that when he was a candidate and wanted to meet with the Uruguayan-Paraguayan, the coach told him no.Almeida clarified that this did not mean that he was loyal to the previous board, but that it was a question of respect.
«I said that I shouldn’t go to a meeting yet, it seemed unfair, not coherent to go and meet with him.when I owed myself to the previous leadership that fed me, from there the friction began, he interpreted that I was loyal to the previous presidency,” he argued.
«At that time, I thought it was the right thing to do; I shouldn’t have gotten involved in the political issues of the club.he added.
Marcelo Zuleta was presented as the new coach of El Nacional
On Monday morning, the Bi-Tri officially announced the Argentine Marcelo Zuleta, 60 years old, as the new technical director of the team.He was the sporting director since the new leadership took over, but now he will return to lead the first division team. It should be remembered that he already did so in 2019 when he was in charge in 36 matches, won 14, drew 11 and lost 11, scored 48 goals and received 37. He finished ninth in the standings and was two points away from the playoffs, but achieved a place in the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.
«The El Nacional Sports Club informs its loyal fans, members and the public that the Football Commission, as part of its duties after analyzing five options for finalist coaches, with the necessary track record and experience to start the sports project, made the decision to appoint Professor Marcelo Javier Uleta as the new technical director of El Nacional“, the club announced on its social networks.
Source: Diario Olè.COM