Odair underlines Santos’ evolution after a bad first half and sees a deserved victory in his debut

Odair underlines Santos’ evolution after a bad first half and sees a deserved victory in his debut

Santos beat Mirassol 2-1 on Saturday night in Vila Belmiro for the first round of the Paulista Championship. This was manager Odair Hellmann’s official debut in charge of Peixe. In the press conference, the coach analyzed the match and admitted that his team suffered in the first half.




Odair underlines Santos’ evolution after a bad first half and sees a deserved victory in his debut

“We evolved within the game, we didn’t have a good first half, we had difficulty scoring. They found a lot of spaces. We tried to take that possession. That put us in trouble. When we recovered, we didn’t” Don’t hold the ball to get out of that difficulty. Until 35 they controlled the game,” she commented.

In the final phase, however, Odair saw an evolution and declared that Alvinegro Praiano deserved to win.

“From the moment we managed to win the second ball, we stabilized a bit. We had a draw, which was important. And in the second half, the marking and balance improved. I think we grew up and in the end we deserved the win.” Winning is important to us. us in all respects. We have to correct. Many things will evolve during the games. And this game was important for that, ”she analyzed.

The technician also spoke about the emotional part of the cast. In addition to the emotion due to the tribute to Pelé, there were a series of taboos which, in the coach’s opinion, were troubling the athletes.

“We have to talk about the excitement of today’s match. Not just the tribute to Pelé, which carries greater responsibility. There’s what comes from last year. Santos didn’t turn around. Did we have any difficulties? Yes, but all the teams are having difficulties. We will evolve during the games,” he commented.

“The team will evolve with training sessions and matches.

With the result, Alvinegro Praiano are in second place in group A of Paulistão, with the same three points as Botafogo-SP, who beat Portuguesa.

Santos are back on the field this Wednesday, when they face Guarani, away from home, for the second round in Paulista. The ball rolls on the lawn of Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, in Campinas (SP), starting at 21:35 (Brasilia time).

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