The drama continues…

The FIVB has decided to star collecting evidence against Coach Rezende in regards to his actions and words where he publicly criticized the FIVB.

FIVB President Ary Graça has released this statement and published by globoesporte.com:

“O estatuto e o Código de Conduta da FIVB são bem claros: você não pode em hipótese alguma xingar ou falar mal publicamente da Federação Internacional. O tribunal vai julgar diante do relatório do delegado. Vai avaliar se cabem as declarações, se é verdade, se ele tem como provar que a FIVB realmente jogou de meios baixos, conforme ele disse, e quais seriam esses meios baixos.”

Translation: The statute and the code of FIVB are clear. You can’t speak under any circumstances against the FIVB, especially in public. Right now we are collecting evidence and after that he will be prosecuted if proven guilty.

If Rezende is guilty, we wonder how the FIVB will punish him. Suspension? Fine?

We hope it all ends on a good note.

Thoughts?

September 19th, 2014

The FIVB has fined Coach Bernardinho Rezende and team captain Bruno Rezende after FAILING to attend the press conference from their match last September 16th versus Poland which they lost.

Each will pay $1,000.

Coach Rezende tells globoesporte.com:

“Isso não me preocupa nem um pouco. Eu tenho que considerar apenas o que tenho que fazer aqui. Se me elogiarem, vou ficar o quê? Deles eu não espero nada de muito positivo. Perdemos uma final da Liga Mundial aqui em 2011 em Gdansk e o treinador da Rússia não foi. No ano passado, na Liga Mundial em São Paulo, a França não foi na coletiva. E nada aconteceu. Eu não fui por um motivo muito claro: tudo aquilo que estava sendo levantado ia ser falado na coletiva e tiraria o mérito de uma vitória brilhante. Um clima bom para a Polônia e iria se falar de mudança, armação ou de brigas? Estou muito chateado porque o diretor lá falou alguma coisa e é mentira, que eu teria mostrado o dedo pra alguém? Isso não é verdade, eu saí da quadra direto. E alguém me viu? – disse.”

He’s saying that there have been a few incidents in the past when the coach and the team captain failed to attend the press conference BUT the FIVB did not do anything. Rezende also denies the report that he pulled a middle finger towards a journalist after the match.

September 17th

If this is true, then it’s very unprofessional Coach.

Coach Rezende and Team Brazil were a NO SHOW at the press conference after losing to Poland in a heartbreaking 5 set match. Brazil aka the defending world champions will now have to beat Russia later today for a chance to qualify in the Final 4.

A witness tells Volleywood:

“Coach Rezende was in a very bad mood after losing to Poland. There was one journalist who was cheering for Poland in Rezende’s face and the coach didn’t like it. He flipped the bird and then left.

His attitude is very unprofessional and the FIVB should penalize him.”

Even before the Final 6 started, Coach Rezende complained on Brazil’s schedule especially on how in the world did Brazil end up with Russia and Poland in one pool while the other group has France, Germany and Iran.

In an interview released by globoesporte.globo.com:

“This is a mess. I don’t know how it is possible to have two 2nd placed teams in one Pool. It’s just irregular and it is wrong. Also, I think that the competition formula is not good. For example, we will play two games in two days, while Poland will have a day off.

But, that can’t be an alibi for us. We have to play the best we can. It is wrong, but it is what it is.”

If Brazil loses to Russia, no doubt Coach Rezende has more to say.

Stay tuned…

Before we forget, Lucarelli has also told the media that Polish players started to provoke them and the match was getting nasty because the attitude showed by the hosting team.

No wonder Kubiak got a red card (forward the video to 5:55) .

(image: FIVB)