The usually placid tactician made his unhappiness with his men clear in their General Severiano base in Rio de Janeiro after the Lone Star slumped to a 2-3 home defeat to Corinthians saw the longed-for national title slip further from their grasp…
The postponed match – a ninth round clash that was remarked due to the Pan-American games that were hosted in the Carioca Capital – was a great chance to regain lost ground and not let current leaders São Paulo increase the gap between the two sides.
After leading the league for eleven rounds and appearing to be closer than ever to hoisting the title that they had last win way back in 1995, Botafogo have slipped up with a series of poorly-played games that saw the team conspicuously underperforming.
The next game sees a chance for Sunday redemption against Internacional, once again at the fabled Maracanã stadium, and Cuca has made it clear that he expects the very best from his men, bending their collective ear in a 40-minute dressing down.
“Everybody is letting the side down…the balls that make it through our defence are not chased up with vigour…it seems like we’ve got a ball-magnet stuck at the back of our net…and when we do create we have trouble finishing well”, he complained.
“The game against Corinthians said it all – their first chance on target in the first half was a goal , the same thing in the second half…it just can’t carry on like this”, criticised an irate Cuca. “We have to do better and everybody needs to pull their act together.”
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