The coach praises the Palmeiras team after the defeat in Criciúma and reiterates: “We are the team that creates the most chances”
With a resounding victory over Criciúma, Palmeiras remains strong in the fight for another Brazilian championship title. However, coach Abel Ferreira stressed that he will not create “anxiety” and appreciated the time to rest the mental and physical part of all the team members.
“It’s one game at a time. There are 12 left? I can’t have this anxiety. I can’t take football so seriously, football has to be like an amusement park, the player has to have fun. And look at how you play, live life, as you want, that’s why they last even longer, I want to learn this lesson, I also have the right to live, enjoy my personal and professional life,” said the coach.
The coach, in fact, also vented in a press conference about the FIFA Data break. He valued the physical and mental recovery time of the athletes.
“First of all, we had time to live, which is something that Brazilian football doesn’t give anyone. This is fundamental. That’s why I focus so much on the players’ recovery time and their mental state. We dedicate time to another part of our lives. We are not just players and coaches. Being able to rest our minds is fundamental,” he said. Abel also gave further explanations about Palmeiras’ good performance.
“Time to train, recover the players. The other part is football. Sometimes we will play like this, with great intensity and quality. Other times the opponent blocks our way, we do not play alone. There have been games in which we have created a lot of We are the team that creates the most chances, we must stay calm, be well physically, technically, mentally, tactically… This happens when the players are recovered, which is not happening this year”, he concluded.
Eliminations
In addition to this, Abel also assessed that the longer interval between matches due to the early eliminations in Copa do Brasil and Libertadores, helped in the team’s preparation.
“We had time to live. Something that Brazilian football doesn’t give anyone here and it’s fundamental. That’s why I talk so much about the recovery time of the players and their mental and emotional state. For us it was perfect to live a little, to dedicate time to another part of our lives, we are not just players or coaches, resting the mind and emotions is essential. And time to train, prepare the players”, he analyzed.
Palmeiras’ starting team?
“You can see how many games in a row I’ve played with the same team. But since we were excluded from the Libertadores and the Copa, I myself have told the players, let’s train more and play less. And not everyone who would like to play will play. No, I can lie. If I play ten games a month, I have fewer games. It shows how much everyone wants in every game.
“For players, my selection criteria are clear: behavior, performance and strategy. If someone who scored a goal today, if he understands that in the next game he will have to sit out, if he behaves well, he should train above me, like a good guy. Professionalism, performance, strategy have to do with me. What I want is for you to focus every day on what you control, which is preparation,” he said.
What now?
Palmeiras, in fact, scored only 3-0 in the first half and completed the defeat in the final phase. In addition to Estêvão, Flaco López, Felipe Anderson, Tobias Figueiredo (against) and Raphael Veiga scored for Verdão.
Verdão now has 50 points, three less than the leaders Botafogo. In the next round, Alviverde will face Vasco, on the 22nd (Sunday), at 16:00 (Brasilia time), at the Mané Garrincha.
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