Crespo: Not tired of São Paulo, rules out exit, stays upbeat | OneFootball

Amid the São Paulo press office’s technical issues broadcasting the press conference, Hernán Crespo had to deal with rumors that he had resigned from the club.

Nothing of the sort, just nonsense from a fanbase that simply reached its limit after the humiliating 3–0 defeat to Mirassol this Sunday (19), away from home, in the Brazilian Championship.

However, an hour late, Crespo sat down to speak to the journalists present in the countryside city. And he tried to keep his optimism even after the drubbing.

“Tired? No (when asked if he’s tired). I believe a lot in São Paulo, in the players, in the board, in the fans. If I didn’t believe, I wouldn’t have come back,” said the coach.

“Unbelievable things happen… for example, do you know why Cédric isn’t playing? A fractured foot. In training. I’m happy that Maik is back… do you know what happened to him? He had an injury that made it hard to breathe. Calmly, he went back to the U-20s and played today. I’m talking about these unbelievable things,” he added.

Crespo also made a point of saying he was aware of all the club’s problems when he agreed to return. And that’s why he still finds reasons to be optimistic.

“I knew about all the sporting and political issues (at São Paulo). I don’t focus only on the result. The point is we have to improve. Do I still believe in the group? Yes! In São Paulo? Yes! We’re the same ones who got to this point with the hope of reaching the Libertadores. When we arrived, people only talked about relegation. And after the game against Flamengo, they talked about fighting until December. We put together an incredible run playing great football. Expectations were high. And who raised those expectations? The same players, the same staff. Why can’t we believe now?” he asked.

As for the recipe to get back on track, the Argentine is simple and direct in his diagnosis.

“We’re going to do our utmost. Right now we have to recover that missing inch. In every area. We have to get back to doing what we were doing before,” he concluded.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.