Marcelo’s sad farewell to Fluminense: from winning the Liberators to leaving through the back door

MArcelo and Mano Menezes Last Thursday they did something that was no secret. Both lived together, but their relationship was not easy. Until now, they had tolerated each other in public, but their personalities were incompatible until the former Real Madrid fan said goodbye to him. Fluminense two months before the end of your contract.

Those who lived with them for these three months talk about bad or non-existent relationships that ended up being exposed. The most striking thing in this case was the brutal breakup Marcelo with the Brazilian club, but the truth is that the winger dealt with it very easily his attitude during the substitution and his refusal of what the coach suggested.

Arrival Menezes Last July, it was a blow to the waterline for Marcelo, who no longer felt completely comfortable in the role he played at Fluminense. Coach who had brief experience on the bench in 2022 Al Nasrhas been accumulating negative experiences for some time, although indeed there is no shortage of opportunities, even if they last only a few months.

Menezes He was never a coach who interacted with the players. His somewhat arrogant nature has caused conflicts with other footballers, and since his recent experience has not been accompanied by athletic success, the problems continue. On this matter the board Fluminense (current champion of the Libertadores and the South American Cup Winners’ Cup) He sided with the coach in the face of the defender’s challenge.

broken relationship

Why did the rope break on Marcelo’s side this time? Let’s start with the fact that the former Madrid player’s connection with the club ended after two months, but the truth is that Marcelo also did not communicate much with the fans.with whom he had some disagreements. The public challenge at the foot of the pitch asked leaders to back the coach and leave aside a football legend with countless titles under his belt. Real Madrid, to which we must add the liberators achieved with Fluminense.

The most curious thing about this matter is that Fluminense He has just had an impressive year, winning with the Libertadores and making a name for Brazilian football in the last Club World Cup played so far. But the change of the bench did not please Marcelo, and the team’s results were not so stable. so I’m starting to feel the threat of relegation

Another muscle problems suffered over the past two months have robbed Marcelo of his starting role (he played 107 matches with Fluminense), who considered it a foul to come out in the eighty-ninth minute of a match that had not yet been decided, and that his team eventually saw him miss out on victory due to a draw. Guild

in the 99th minute.

What’s happened This did not please the fans and the Brazilian press.who believe that Marcelo was wrong having agreed with the leaders on the decision to terminate relations with the defender before December 31. Various alternatives now open up for the Brazilian. Some rumors even point to a landing in Saudi League.