Crespo’s blunt message after defeat: You’re on your own | OneFootball

The statements made by Hernán Crespo in his press conference after the 3-0 defeat to Mirassol, on Sunday (18), away from home, for the Brazilian Championship, were a brief summary of what the Argentine coach told the players in the locker room.

As reported by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the nearly one-hour delay before Crespo appeared to answer journalists' questions was entirely due to the straightforward talk he had with the squad.

With the virtual presence of some players who were not in Mirassol (SP) due to injury, Crespo took the opportunity to vent. And he ‘told it like it is’, after suffering the seventh defeat in the last eight games.

“You are on your own. No one else is coming, no one else is leaving. Until the end, it’s just you. If anyone is held accountable for the results, it will be you,” the Argentine reportedly told the players, according to a source consulted.

“The responsibility for the situation is ours. Don’t expect anything. Don’t think about the board. You are the ones who play, you are the ones who go out on the field, who the fans see. The ones who end up remembered for failures are always the players,” he added, still according to the source.

Some leaders, such as Lucas, echoed the coach’s words, and Crespo ended the emergency locker room meeting by promising support to the athletes.

“You are the same ones who started the winning streak when I arrived. I trust you. And I will always be by your side,” he said.

Some of the statements reported by the source, who was present in the locker room, match what Crespo said in the press conference. In the very first answer, for example, it took him six minutes to publicly lay bare what he had said internally.

“It’s about self-criticism, everyone, the staff and everyone. Are we doing everything as before? Or are we all giving a little less? Not much, but a little less. We have to believe as much as possible. When we arrived, the dialogue was much worse. Now the regret is not making it to the Libertadores. Three months ago, people were talking about relegation. The same players, they are the same. Looking in the eye, in the mirror, self-criticism,” he said at the press conference.

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