After leaving Guangzhou in the Chinese Super League, naturalized player Gaulat returned to Brazil to join Santos. However, Gaulat's life has not been good recently, although the team has won two consecutive league and cup games, but Gaulat has suffered boos for the first time in his career because of his poor performance. Brazilian media believe that Gaulat has been playing in the Chinese Super League for too long, so it has led to a weakening of competitiveness.
In their last two matches, Santos beat SportIngular Cuyaba 4-1 and Curitiba 3-0, but Gaulat was in poor form and was booed by fans. Earlier, Gaulat expressed his dissatisfaction with the manager's technical and tactical arrangements and formation choices in an interview, saying: "I am in good shape, in fact, it is rare for the team's No. 10 player to play as a substitute. In my previous career, I played in a 4-2-3-1 formation most of the time, and Santos now plays in a 4-4-2 formation, so it caused me to play poorly. I've spoken to the manager, he's the commander of the team, I respect his arrangement and will try to help my teammates score goals. ”
It is reported that Santos coach Bustos has communicated with Gaulat and hopes that Gaulat can regain confidence and help the team move forward. The Assistant Coach of the Santos team also said at the press conference: "Gaulat is a very high-level player and he is very important to us. At present, Gaulat is adapting to bustos's technical and tactical system and requirements, and accelerating the pace of adaptation. Every player in the team is doing a good job, they think they are important and try to improve their abilities. ”
Speaking of the reasons for Gaulat's recent poor form, brazilian media believe that Gaulat has been playing in the Chinese Super League for several years, where competitiveness is weak, so now it is necessary to re-adapt to the rhythm of the Brazilian league.
As we all know, Gaulat joined Guangzhou in 2015, during which time he joined Palmeiras and Hebei on loan. In the 2021 season, Gaulat played 13 games for Guangzhou, contributing 7 goals and 2 assists. In the 2022 season, Gaulat played 20 games for Santos, contributing 4 goals and 3 assists. At present, Santos has achieved a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the Baliga, temporarily ranking second.