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Corinthians Coach Dorival Júnior Raises His Voice After Advancing to the Copa do Brasil Final

With the success of foreign coaches in Brazil in recent years, local coaches have become targets of criticism. After advancing to the final of the Copa do Brasil, Dorival Júnior, from Corinthians, took the opportunity to speak out on the topic. In his speech, the 2022 Libertadores champion even mentioned Filipe Luís, the current winner of the tournament.

– Numbers are very important to me. Very. I want to connect this to what has been happening with professionals in my field for some time in our country. We are being disrespected in every aspect and every sense. Once again, we end the year with Filipe Luís as the Libertadores and Brazilian champion and at least one Brazilian coach in the finals of such an important competition as the Copa do Brasil –, he declared.

– Let them respect us a bit more. Let the coaches be a bit more observed, analyzed, because we have the capacity, qualities, like the professionals who are here. I don't want any comparisons in any sense, I have respect for all the foreign professionals in our country, I think integration is very important, but I hope for a bit more respect from the Brazilian press in general –, added Dorival.

WHO IS THE MESSAGE FOR, DORIVAL?

Dorival assured that the message does not have a specific target, but did not hide his sadness about the situation. However, with the advancements of Corinthians and Vasco, led by fellow Brazilian Fernando Diniz, the former Flamengo coach called for more recognition for the country's professionals.

– I'm not speaking to A, B, or C. I have no conflict with anyone, but this is regrettable, regrettable because we are losing many professionals, many are left behind unnecessarily. These are people who are preparing, seeking space, I hope we start to believe a bit more in Brazilian professionals –, he pointed out.

– I don't want this to be seen as a rant, it's just an observation from the last 25 years. There's always a scapegoat in football, and this scapegoat is directly the football coach, and that's not always the case. We have many qualities, we are interested, seeking to improve. But we need those who evaluate to improve, improve the context, understand us more, start reading football in a different way –, Dorival concluded.

IS IT TIME FOR BRAZILIAN COACHES?

As highlighted by Dorival Júnior, Corinthians and Vasco, led by Fernando Diniz, will play the final of the Copa do Brasil this Wednesday (17) and Sunday (21). Also on Wednesday, Flamengo with Filipe Luís will attempt the world title against PSG (FRA) in Doha, Qatar.

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