Ex-Flamengo boss leaves Ancelotti embarrassed at event | OneFootball

Oswaldo de Oliveira said he didn’t want a foreign coach for the national team, even with Ancelotti present

The coach of the Brazilian National Team, Carlo Ancelotti, faced an awkward situation this Tuesday (04). During the 2nd Brazilian Football Coaches Forum, some former managers spoke out against the foreigner who is currently leading the five-time world champions. One of them was Oswaldo de Oliveira, former Flamengo coach.

“I didn’t want a foreign coach, but there was no way around it. If it had to be, let it be this gentleman. I rooted for it to be this gentleman. After he leaves, as world champion, then let a Brazilian take over,” said Oswaldo de Oliveira, refusing to mention Ancelotti’s name, even though he was right beside him.

If Oswaldo was ‘harsh’, Emerson Leão, former coach and 1970 World Cup champion as a goalkeeper, went even further. The former goalkeeper also strongly criticized the ‘foreign invasion’, but acknowledged that Brazilian coaches are also to blame.

WHAT DID EMERSON LEÃO SAY?

— I’ve always said that I don’t like foreign coaches in my country, and that goes for (Vagner) Mancini, who is the president (of the Brazilian Coaches Federation). I’m saying this here in our own house. Before, I used to say that I couldn’t stand, wouldn’t stand foreign coaches — Leão began.

— You know I’ve said this before, right, Zé (Mário, former player and coach present at the event)? You know I’ve said this and I won’t change. I won’t change my opinion. But I have to be smart enough to say that there’s someone to blame for all this. Us. We, the coaches, are to blame for the invasion of other coaches who have nothing to do with this — he concluded.

Visibly uncomfortable, Carlo Ancelotti chose not to respond to the remarks made by Oswaldo de Oliveira and Emerson Leão. The event also featured the participation of names like Hélio dos Anjos, Zé Mário, Alfredo Sampaio, Gilson Kleina, and Geninho.

WHEN DID OSWALDO DE OLIVEIRA COACH FLAMENGO?

A self-declared Flamengo fan, Oswaldo de Oliveira did not find success in either of his two stints at the club he loves, in 2003 and 2015. On the other hand, the coach made a name for himself—as a foreigner—in Japanese football and at clubs like Vasco and Corinthians.

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