After having been leader for a long time, Botafogo fell to 5th place in the Brazilian championship after a series of 10 matches without a victory. For Diego Costa, the main culprits are the players.
Clearly, things are going badly in all the clubs managed by John Textor. Thousands of kilometers from Lyon, Botafogo is going through a pretty terrible period. Leader of the Brazilian championship after a great first part of the season, the Rio de Janeiro club was up to 13 points ahead at the top of the standings, and its supporters dreamed of celebrating the first national title since 1995.
This dream vanished at the end of the 37th and penultimate day. Botafogo conceded 0-0 against Cruzeiro, and can no longer catch up with the current leader, Palmeiras, to whom the title now seems promised. The “Glorioso” even fell to 5th place, and is currently no longer in a position to qualify directly for the Copa Libertadores.
“We lacked a little humility, knowing how to read the moment of each match, reading the moment the club was going through, railed Diego Costa after the meeting. We had to put our ego aside to get better results. May this serve as a learning experience for everyone. »
For the former Chelsea and Atlético scorer, it is the players who are responsible for this great mess. “If there’s anyone to blame here, it’s not the board, it’s not the coaches, it’s us, the players. We must take responsibility, be a man when things go wrong, but we must also congratulate everything that has been built. We had a brilliant campaign during the first leg. » The disappointment is even greater…
