Crespo downcast, honest on São Paulo’s ups and downs: “I don’t know” | OneFootball

As expected, coach Hernán Crespo showed a certain look of disappointment in his press conference after São Paulo's defeat to Bragantino at Vila Belmiro this Saturday (8), during the Brazilian Championship.

Even so, the coach tried to divert some of the spotlight from the team and its performance by confirming for the first time when questioned that he will stay with the club for the next season.

This put an end to a doubt created by the Argentine himself after the victory over Bahia last month, when he stirred up the fans by putting his stay in question. This happened even as he actively participated in planning discussions.

“I will stay. We will stay. We have a lot of work to do, we need to see things we have to improve. I have a contract and we will try for one more year,” said Crespo, explaining the reasons for his decision despite the turbulent backstage moment and with the spot in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores threatened.

“Often feelings have no reason. When they called me, we were fighting not to be relegated. São Paulo called and I am here. Why? Because São Paulo is big, I am here. We have one more year together and we will see what happens next year to then see if we have a basis to continue or not. It depends on whether we will be up to the changes we want to make. Maybe I won’t be the protagonist, I think the process takes many years. I try to add value and help. So that when we leave, we leave a club better than we found it. Will I personally see São Paulo competing again? I don’t know. But I will work so that maybe others can take advantage of the situation. We came here to do the best we can,” he explained.

The Tricolor is still fighting for a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores. With this Saturday's result, the team remained with 45 points, five below Fluminense, currently in seventh place and holding the last spot at the moment.

Decisive on one questioned point, Crespo showed uncertainty when responding about why São Paulo has been so inconsistent in this final stretch of the Brasileirão. Before this significant setback, the team had two consecutive wins and a draw with the feared Flamengo, where they were praised for their performance.

“I still don’t know (the reason), I still don’t know. We are all the same, I think today we will leave here with a defeat, but a 0-0 draw would have been fine. We didn’t create, we didn’t play the way we know how to play, we didn’t have what the game needed. I don’t know why,” he concluded.

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