Jorginho criticizes Palmeiras’ note and the invasion of foreign technicians

The controversy between Jorginho, coach Atlético joAnd Apple Ferreira, Palmeiras coach, continue to make progress. The Dragão captain, in an interview with Gazeta Esportiva, on TV Gazeta, once again defended himself against the accusations of xenophobia he had been subjected to, repudiated Verdão’s statement and spoke of what he considers an “invasion” of foreigners in football Brazilian.

After Atletico Go’s 4-2 defeat to Palmeiras on Thursday, Jorginho attacked Abel’s behavior on the sidelines. Later, Palmeiras issued a memo classifying the statements as xenophobic and biased.

“I really reject this remark from Palmeiras. I respect the club, but I’m not xenophobic. I’m a Portuguese citizen too. My children and grandchildren have Portuguese citizenship. There was an indication of this aspect. [xenofobia], but I can tell you with all my heart, people who know me know very well that I respect my neighbour. “If there is an indication on this aspect, I apologise, it is not what I meant,” he said.

And once again the coach condemned Abel Ferreira’s actions and said that he did not regret his words. According to him, during the matches it is possible to hear “absurdities” coming from the Portuguese and his coaching staff.

“Everyone standing on the edge of the lawn and listening to what Abel and his assistants have to say… you have no idea what level of absurdity we are hearing. It makes us sick, and yesterday I defended the fourth official, along with my assistant coach and my assistant got a card because of it. It was Indignant after the match, and of course the result was interesting. But I do not go back on my words regarding Abel and his coaching staff. My other professional teammates have already sent me a message that they also had difficulties with them,” he said.

Jorginho also criticized the recent “invasion” of foreign coaches in Brazil, although he sees the exchange between coaches as beneficial for Brazilian professionals.

“I do not agree with this invasion of foreign coaches, as if the Brazilian coaches did not have the ability. We had two successful foreign coaches here: Jorge Jesus and Abel Ferreira. There were many others who did not win titles and had the same performance, the same performance as his. Lots of Brazilians, but I see this [intercâmbio de treinadores] With good eyes. It makes us seek more and more training. He concluded that this exchange of information helps us Brazilians grow.”