Marcelo on row with Mano before Fluminense exit: ‘He ignored me’ | OneFootball

In an exclusive interview with RomárioTv, Marcelo detailed the dispute with Mano Menezes before his departure from Fluminense at the end of 2024. The full-back had not spoken about the matter since then. At the time, the player and the coach had a disagreement shortly before Marcelo was about to enter the field. Soon after the incident, Marcelo terminated his contract with the Tricolor and later announced his retirement.

See what Marcelo said about the dispute

– “It was a situation there. Difficult for me, because I had been at Fluminense for quite a long time, more than a year, and had won some important titles there. But the situation was very simple. It wasn’t about me coming on at the 45th minute of the second half, that wasn’t a problem for me; it happened at Real Madrid too. I have never disrespected football. Throughout my career I’ve always had certain values to set an example for children, to set an example for people. It wasn’t me coming on in the 45th minute that upset me. It was something that had already been happening since this coach arrived. The situation wasn’t good. I had never said this before, but what happened is simple. He didn’t talk to me; during training, there was no conversation with me to help me improve, there was nothing with me. And at that moment he hugged me while talking to me, and I said to him: You don’t need to do that because normally you don’t talk to me. Then he pushed me and said I wasn’t going in,” Marcelo said.

– “And what did you do?” Romário asked.

“Then I stayed quiet, because I always respect my elders. I could even have done something worse, but out of respect for Fluminense and for the fans who were there—there are many children—I preferred to keep to myself. I took that shove home with me, but it’s all good,” added the number 12.

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