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Brazil: Botafogo coach Roth battles euphoria [Wed Sep 21st, 2005]
The brace of wins that the Fogão have conquered have unleashed a wave of euphoria at the Rio de Janeiro club.
In a tidal reverse of previous pessimism, Celso Roth is warning that a sea-change in attitude can be as potentially damaging as depression.
The last time boundless joy was unleashed at the General Severino club, Botafogo lost their grip on the leadership and began tumbling down the Brasileirão table. “It’s still too soon to talk about winning the championship. We’re better, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement.â€
Monday brought the good news that defensive midfielder Thiago Xavier is back to training. The cracking headbutt that let to a blackout has been scanned and examined, but specialists gave him the all-clear, although the player will have to recover match fitness.
Aaron Marcus
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