The Brazilian coach, Tite, dodged the rumors aired by the local press about his possible resignation as Canarinha coach and said he was “at peace” with himself, amid tensions over the holding of the Copa América in Brazil.
“I am doing my job normally. I always do it. I am at peace with myself,” said the coach at the press conference after the 2-0 win over Ecuador for the qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
In the run-up to that meeting, Tite acknowledged discussions within the concentration after the announcement of Brazil as the new venue for the Copa América, a decision supported by President Jair Bolsonaro and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), despite the delicate health situation of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
That support from the CBF to carry out the tournament, which Argentina did not want and Colombia could not celebrate, in Brazilian territory has generated some disagreement within the locker room of the five-time world champion, according to the Brazilian press.
According to these local media versions, Tite confronted the opinion of the CBF, whose relationship had already been wearing thin for some time for other reasons, and sided with the soccer players.
According to the newspaper ‘O Globo’, the crisis would be of such magnitude that it is not ruled out that Tite will resign from the position of coach, for which there would already be a favorite candidate, Renato Gaúcho, a former Gremio technician.
Tite insisted again that he will make a clear statement on the issue at the end of the game against Paraguay on the 8th and quoted former US President Barack Obama to explain his situation.
“An extraordinary answer that I keep for myself is one that Obama gave in an interview when he said: ‘my adversities are much smaller in relation to those of a series of people who may face problems with health, nutrition…’ My problems are more easy. pressures? Normal,” he noted.
And he completed: «You can raise any hypothesis, I just ask you to be careful. I will explain myself, yes, at an important moment. Not now. I’m not running away from the answer. We are aware that there is an adequate time to do things well. EFE. (JL).