the interview
Mexico and clouds and no races for Marcell Jacobs who should have raced in Eugene, in the USA, on August 21st and instead closes the season here. Notice via Instagram, in an exchange with his followers: “Next release?”, “See you in 2022”. And the programs jump. His manager, Marcello Magnani, who manages most of the Azzurri seen in Japan, immediately blocks doubts and amazements: “After such a season, five tests pulled at the Games and the chaos at the return, there were not the conditions to recover and face a other competition, with another time zone ».
It was a trip with many implications, in the home of Nike, his sponsor, who obviously will have to renegotiate the terms of the contract. All postponed?
“Calm. Marcell now needs a vacation, a power outage was inevitable after the golden days of Tokyo. He and his coach, Paolo Camossi, understood that it was difficult to regain concentration and energy. Going to Eugene at all costs meant only risking injuries. We are interested in a long-term project, stopping now means preserving oneself ».
Did Jacobs come out of the Games bruised?
“He’s not injured, he’s just proven: muscle overload seems normal to me.”
So he renounces the engagements as an Olympic champion of the season finale.
«To continue means to put the next one in danger. Look, I get 80 phone calls every two hours, proposals of all kinds and I postpone everything. I don’t believe in seaside offers ».
You are welcome?
“Many want to take advantage of the moment, throwing even tempting economic offers there, but without any idea of Jacobs. We send them back to the sender and then these days of pause from decisions also serve to build a team, the one that brings Jacobs to the track has shown its value, after the success it is necessary to expand the one outside ».
Will Jacobs meet his father this holiday?
“Now go to Mexico, just switch off.”
What space will TV have in the future?
“We’ve said no to almost everyone, there is only room for contexts where Jacobs can be an athlete and not a tightrope walker, then there may be special occasions, a single evening in high-level programs, but nothing that involves an ongoing commitment “.
Do foreign newspapers still call you for answers to allegations about doping?
“It only lasted for 36 hours, not nice, but not only did they stop, they even backtracked. In many places they worked so hard to dig that if there had been something rotten they would have found it ». –