Wesley Carvalho completes two months at Athletico; see utilization

Waiting for the official confirmation, the coach Wesley Carvalho49 years old, completed two months in command of the athletic this Thursday (17). The coach temporarily took over the team after the “bombshell” when Felipão and Paulo Turra left in June.

Far from being unanimity, especially after the eliminations in the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores, the coach has 50% in 14 games, with six wins, three draws and five defeats.

When he took over, Wesley Carvalho had full support from the board, players and fans. The team’s good performances in the first games corroborated the preference for him.

But some choices in Brasileirão games, which made the team lose crucial points, surprises in lineups, such as Thiago Andrade’s title at altitude, and the maintenance of three defensive midfielders in games in which he needed to attack, for example, were points that made the his work to be questioned.

The eliminations even made the label of “trainee” grow within Athletico’s fans. But the internal support of the athletes, who have already openly said they are convinced of his work, and the backing, mainly from Alexandre Mattos, tend to keep the commander until the end of the season. The club evaluates game by game.

Another favorable point for the coach’s stay was the victory against Cuiabá, by 2 to 0, last Tuesday (15), which placed Rubro-Negro in the G6 and led the team to achieve the second best campaign in its history. in the era of running points with 20 clubs.

At the age of 49, Wesley Carvalho has a trajectory of more than 10 years as a coach, but working in the youth categories – between Vitória, Palmeiras and Athletico. Hurricane is the first major club that the Bahian trained for the longest time. As a player, he served as a goalkeeper at Vitória’s base, being a reserve for Dida, but he never played professionally.

Under the command of the interim, Athletico returns to the field against Goias next Monday (21), at 8 pm, in Serrinha, for the 20th round. With no Cups to be played, Hurricane’s focus is to seek Libertadores 2024 for the Brasileirão.

Wesley Carvalho at Athletico:

Sao Paulo 2×1 Athletico
Athletico 1×0 Corinthians
Athletico 3×0 Alianza Lima
Athletico 2×2 Palmeiras
Flamengo 2×1 Athletico
Fortaleza 1×0 Athletico
Athletico 0x2 Flamengo
Athletico 2×0 Bahia
Vasco 0x2 Athletico
Athletico 3×3 Cruzeiro
Bolivar 3×1 Athletico
Santos 1×1 Athletico
Athletico (4) 2×0 (5) Bolivar
Athletico 2×0 Cuiabá