Odair Hellmann reflects on Santos swing and Ituano defeat: ‘It won’t happen again’

After winning against Iguatu, Peixe is aiming to find his rhythm after a difficult start to work

Despite the post-elimination turmoil in the Campeonato Paulista, Santos managed to do well against Iguatu-CE, for the Copa do Brasil, and secured the ranking for the next stage of the competition. Distrusted by fans, Odair Hellmann leaves a message to Alvinegra fans for the rest of the season.

– Santos fan, you can be sure of that. We didn’t have the best championship in São Paulo, but in the end we improved. The match against Ituano is an exception, it will never happen again. It can no longer be repeated. But let’s see the context. Do we need to improve? We need. And let’s go – said the coach.

Santos had several factors for not being able to play a better season, according to Hellmann. With several players in the medical department, little work time and the pressure inherited from recent years, Odair commented on the challenges faced in Peixe.

– We started from an idea and, after the first game, it was over. I couldn’t repeat it anymore, I lost players. It’s been two months and the requirement is like I’ve been at Santos for a year and a half. I know Santos has to give a different answer, but it won’t happen overnight, in a month, two months. Especially if you’re unable to repeat the workout, you get the idea. Unable to test the variation. We have to evolve without the ball, as a team. Three out of three days there is a match, no team re-runs, loss of players. You do not work in the medium and long term, but for three days – reported Odair.

For the Copa do Brasil match, due to the investment disparity between the teams and the criticized performance against Iguatu, there was anticipation for the duel. In light of this, the commander of Alvinegro Praiano spoke of the evolution and responsibility of this last match.

I don’t really like the word obligation. No one is forced to do anything, we have consequences. We had the responsibility to win the match and qualify. We seek for this construction to consolidate as quickly as possible and fluctuate less. We raise the bar and give ever better answers – concluded Odair Hellmann.

SEE BELOW THE KEY TOPICS OF THE ODAIR HELLMANN INTERVIEW

Duel against Iguatu

I’ll start by praising the opposing team, praising the coach, the coaching staff, the players. They have come to try and play football, to make the offer they have, without aggression. They tried to play to the end. They are to be congratulated on the work they are doing. That’s what I told them. I congratulated everyone.

The coach’s analysis of Marcos Leonardo

He did well, scored goals, had more chances. He himself was upset because he had clear opportunities to do more.

The low vibration of the team on the pitch

No vibration (needs to improve). I think we have to work more on communication, it’s very important, especially with the athletes behind it. The game today is the one we live in the pandemic. There’s no fan pressure, but there’s also no fan pushing you when you need to. You have to keep focused and focus on the game to motivate yourself. I wanted the music from the audience, I talked to the players, because you walk into the stadium and it makes you sad. Football without fans is meaningless. We couldn’t put the music on. These games are very dangerous in this sense. It was important for the players to have that concentration. I took care of myself, there is a microphone by my side, a coach by my side, I had to tone it down.

Source: Terra

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