The coach underlines the maturity of the players in seeking a breakthrough against Chile and highlights the importance of striker Igor Jesus
Without great performances, the Brazilian team beat Chile and won again in the qualifiers, this Thursday, in Santiago. After the duel, coach Dorival Júnior spoke again about the renewal process and underlined that the group will be strong in two years. However, he stressed that the team will face “tightness” until then.
“A renewal is not simple. Today we had four players who finished the last match of the World Cup and this has a considerable weight. We don’t have the structure that was set up for the previous World Cup. This helps find balance with the youth of the boys, as well as to the experience of some. That’s why these fluctuations happen and will continue to happen, we have to be patient. In two years we will have a very strong team, but until then we will be in difficulty”, said the coach, in Santiago, after the match .
Dorival warned that the concentration level must start high from the start of the match, but highlighted the team’s maturity in seeking a comeback in the final minutes.
“The level of concentration must always be very high, it happened, they were happy. But I am very happy with the maturity of the team, even though they were very young. We had balance, calm, accelerating with ball possession, turning the side of the ball game,” he stressed.
Dorival also commented on the presence of Igor Jesus, who scored the equalizer on his debut with the Brazilian team. The commander highlighted the athlete’s presence within the area.
“The presence of Igor filled the most present man in the area a little, being a pivot and also floating in the attack on the last line. We had a lot of that today and we hadn’t had that,” the coach said.
Brazilian footballers
“Everyone is Brazilian, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the country. Everyone is looked at, even those who imagine that this does not happen, like in the most distant leagues, and they are also looked at. I am happy that the players of Brazilian league are used, others are also observed [Matheus Pereira]. It had already had some importance last year. It’s a question of time and opportunity to define more clearly what we have in hand.”
More on the renewal of the Selection
“When I came to lead the national team everyone was talking about renewal. I speak for the last time. They wanted renewal, it is being done and it is not possible to obtain results with the same speed with which renewal is sought. It is interesting that the country wants success before work, I think only in the dictionary this has never happened on a daily basis. We will swing, we will not have wonderful matches, but we are growing little by little. The results have never been what we wanted , with his feet on the ground, with balance and counting on the support of the fans.”
With the victory, Brazil can breathe the qualifications. After all, with the results of the group, they entered the group in seventh place and now, having reached 13 points, they have jumped to fourth place. But far behind the leader Argentina. The Seleção will play again next Tuesday (15/10), against Peru, at 9.45pm, at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasilia.
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Source: Terra
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