A fan of relegation threatened Brazilian club Fluminense bought a full-page ad in Rio de Janeiro daily O Globo for about $25,000 to send a message to Coach Gusmao, who has yet to win in seven games since becoming the club’s sixth coach this year.
According to Reuters, her message included the advice, “Please field a real forward alongside Tuta … If possible Alex. Or Beto. But don’t field Lenny. You’ll be doing him a favor. Against Botafogo, Lenny tripped over the ball again.
“Please help Fluminense not to go down. Millions of fans will be eternally grateful to you. Many of them are children, who don’t deserve this long agony.”