Athletico has been characterized in recent years as one of the main clubs formed in Brazilian football. According to a study by the Centre International of Sports Studies (CIES), Hurricane was the club of South America that profited most from transfers of athletes. Even, this week, in an interview held, the club's president, Mário Celso Petraglia, stated that one of the goals is that the club is one of the world's largest athletes' trainers.
However, after the tie with the Red Bull Bragantino last Sunday (8), the team coach, Wesley Carvalho gave a controversial response about the use of base athletes.
I went to watch the classic game Coritiba x Athletico, in the Sub-20, I was face-to-face, and I didn't see any athletes I could pick up there and put here to play in the pro. I understand the opinion, but those are the resources I have at the moment.
Wesley Carvalho
Petraglia stated that one of the attractions in Atheltico's APS is the revelation of players. Last week, the club announced a partnership with Ajax, one of Europe's leading athletes trainers. In an interview with Ge, Petraglia stated that Hurricane wants to be the largest athlete trainer on the planet.
The club wants to become the world's largest football athlete, i.e., we want a large part of this capital that must enter to train young people. Bringing young people from Africa, Australia, America, Europe, whatever, bring them here to form.
Another point that drew attention in Wesley Carvalho's press conference was the use of some players criticized by the fans, such as the attacker Thiago Andrade. He also talked about the case of the Chilean Rooted and the recovery with Canobbio, who became one of the team's leading players.
He trained well, but the others are ahead of him. I have to be fair to what they show me at practice. Thiago Andrade has been challenged since the Liberators game, but it is worth remembering that Canobbio was also. They said it was bad, it was no good, that we had paid too much and today it is a selection player and our holder. People cannot be discarded and one of the functions as coach is trying to get people back.
