Corinthians Togel Hongkong president Andrés Sanchez has a lust for glory
Three years ago Brazilian club Corinthians embarked on an ambitious project to fill an embarrassing hole in their trophy cabinet. Andrés Sanchez came into office as the president of Corinthians with a clear mandate to deliver the Copa Libertadores.
The situation back then was grim for the Corinthians with the
club having suffered relegation to the second tier of the Brazilian league for
the first time in their history. The signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier
Mascherano a few years earlier had turned out to be yet another false dawn as
irregular finances brought the São
Paulo outfit to their knees.
Sanchez’s
claims that the club would win the Togel Singapore Copa Libertadores for the first time in their
history in the coming years was met with bemusement in Brazil. Despite having a
rich history and over 30 million fans in Brazil the team calling itself the
Campeão dos Campeões has
never tasted success in South America’s premier club competition.
The new president’s first move was to install Mano Menezes as
head coach at Corinthians. The youthful coach had already proved himself fit
for the task ahead by guiding Grêmio
back to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série
A after they themselves had suffered the misfortune of relegation.
Another achievement on Menezes’ CV which made him so appealing
for Sanchez was Grêmio’s appearance in 2007 Copa
Libertadores final, just two years after being promoted back to the top flight.
Lightening seems to be striking twice for Menezes at Corinthians
as once again he won promotion to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at the first attempt. Menezes also
brought home the regional Campeonato Paulista to Corinthians the following year
just as he had won the Campeonato Gaúcho while at Grêmio.
The head coach of Corinthians then went on to plant an even
bigger smile on the face of Sanchez as the club won the Copa do Brasil in July
last year to book an early berth in this year’s Copa Libertadores.
This week Corinthians took their bow in the 2010 Copa
Libertadores just three short years after suffering relegation. The fairytale
dreamt up by Sanchez is one step closer to coming true with the added magic of
this year marking Corinthians’ centenary of existence.
As well as drafting in Menezes the president of Corinthians has
surpassed himself in the transfer market by pouring a generous helping of
stardust on his team. Sanchez has proven very creative in securing his marquee
signings with private companies queuing up to help out with the wage bill in
return for endorsements.
The signing of Ronaldo was undoubtedly a gamble but it has
already paid dividends for Corinthians. The three time World Footballer of the
Year scored the goals to claim both the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa do
Brasil and therefore a place in the Copa Libertadores.
Now Ronaldo’s fellow geriat-tico Roberto Carlos has signed up for
the project. With the whole project geared around one successful Copa
Libertadores campaign the age of these players is not the issue, one more
season is all that is required.
While the former Real Madrid stars are household names across the
world Sanchez has also been able to bring other players with a wealth of Copa
Libertadores experience.
Creative midfielder Tcheco is a player Menezes knows well from
his time at Grêmio and at
33-years-old he still has the game to unlock a well drilled defence.
Also in for this season is 35-year-old forward Iarley who won the
Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup with Internacional. Despite
reaching the autumn of his career Iarley remains one of the most exciting
players to watch in Brazil.
Another player who has been on the books at Corinthians for less
than a year is the attacking Argentine Matías Defederico. At a mere
20-years-old Defederico is from a different generation than most of his
team-mates but has proven he has the skills to keep up with the very best.
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