The Portuguese coach acknowledges that the team have suffered more than usual in defense and need to perfect their finishing so as not to miss out on winning opportunities
Abel Ferreira knows the allegations against Palmeiras after great results and many titles in recent years. After a 1-1 draw with Tombense, qualified for the second round of Brazil Cup, this Wednesday, the perfectionist coach celebrated his vacancy and, at the same time, did not accept criticism on the seven goals he conceded after winning the Paulistão, in five consecutive games, despite admitting he wanted “zero goals”. The Portuguese said he rotated his squad a lot to explain the failures, and even charged into the forwards to level goals in half of the chances created.
“The players know what we have to do. I’m paid to work on it, we have to improve on goals scored and goals conceded,” admitted the coach. “If we have six or seven chances, we have to do half, at least three. We have created a lot, we have to take advantage of it, we have to do half of what we have created,” he said.
“Giovani has fluctuated a lot, Ríos has arrived and has to adapt to the demands, we have changed the defense and even so we must have the same standard. This interests me. We know how we conceded goals from Vasco, who had all week to prepare, and us without 72 hours to prepare, which requires managing the cast,” he assessed, making sure his eyes were everywhere.
“We are the team with the youngest and who fight to help the team. I always say: ‘fans, trust in what you are doing and support until the end’. We need to improve our processes, there were seven starts and 12 finishes of boys from the training. The pain of suffering will pass through them and we will continue together. Paulistão has already been closed, the Brasileirão is regularity, we will only see in the end if it worked, but in the end Brazil is 8 or 80, hero or villain .There are players to improve, develop, processes to improve… The important thing is at the end.A good defense wins championships and a good offense wins games.”
However, the coach does not hide his ambition to always add the three points, while admitting that it will not always be possible. For now he defines the season and races “within a given”, excluding possible ghosts.
“Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, that’s football. We always want to win, always with clean sheets and scoring six, seven goals. That gives expectations, yes, and we have to improve and improve,” he admitted. “The demand is constant for the team to keep winning, not once but always, consecutively. The teams are hungry for titles and we win a lot. Criticism touches our pride and ego and makes everyone want to be better “.
Source: Terra
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