Brazil Clubs’ Quickfire Attitude to Coaching Hinders Long-Term Planning

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Published: July 29, 2014

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On Sunday evening, Enderson Moreira was removed (link in Portuguese) from his post as Gremio coach following a disappointing start to the season. The club languish in mid-table, with just five wins from their opening 12 games in the Campeonato Brasileiro, the Brazilian national league.

Nothing wrong with that, you might think, for a club whose aspirations stretch to Copa Libertadores qualification and beyond. Except Moreira had only been in the job a matter of months and a handful of games in what can be considered genuine competition.

It is worth taking a look at his overall record with the Gaucho club. Out of 35 games he won 19, and Sunday's 3-2 reverse at the hands of Coritiba was only their third defeat in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Up until the weekend Gremio had the best defensive record in the league.

Having spent the early months of the year negotiating the tedious state championship, Moreira's real work started at the end of April. That was when the national competition kicked off, with nine rounds hurriedly jammed into the calendar before domestic football took a five-week hiatus for the World Cup.



So, what has Moreira really been judged on? Effectively, two months of work.

A few short weeks to get it right at one of Brazil's biggest clubs, following relative success at Goias last year. Surefire proof that, in the world of Brazilian club football, there is precious little room for error.

For this dismissal is not an isolated incident, the insane folly of an overly zealous club president and his board of directors. In this corner of the world, a few disappointing results doesn't just initiate whispers about job security.

It leaves you outside the door, P45 in hand, wondering how it went so wrong so fast.

Of the 20 clubs competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, only four have not changed coach in 2014. Only one manager has been in his cur...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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