Anselmi: Several Brazilian teams fought to be champions in Portugal | OneFootball

After being eliminated from the Campeonato Carioca, following the 1-2 defeat against Flamengo last Sunday, the coach of Botafogo, Martín Anselmi, acknowledged the need to adapt to Brazilian football.

“These are different things. Each league has its own particularities and I have to adapt. You can't play the same everywhere. I have my essence, but I need to make adjustments. It's different in Mexico, Argentina, and Portugal. I need to respect the culture of each place and I have done that everywhere,” he stated at a press conference.

“Brazilian football has a lot of quality in players and coaches, and that is a challenge. For me, several teams here could compete to be champions in Portugal. It's a challenge every game. I really like being challenged to be better,” assured the former FC Porto coach.

Despite having five consecutive defeats, the 40-year-old Argentine coach mentioned that he remains fully committed to the long-term project.

“I didn't come to Botafogo to stay here for a year and then return to Europe. I'm here because I want to, I'm committed to the project. My goal is to conquer Brazil. I don't know if an Argentine has ever been a Brazilian champion, but if not, I want to be the first,” he added.

“There's very little left for the fans to be proud of this team. We will start to show on the field and on the scoreboard what kind of Botafogo we want to see,” he concluded, in a message to the fans.

So far, Anselmi has only three wins in eight games at the helm of the Brazilian team.

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