Vanderlei Luxemburgo managed to make some changes to the Corinthians team and even put Yuri Alberto on the bench; reinforcements must arrive
Vanderlei Luxemburgo changed the Corinthians and put Yuri Alberto on the bench in the match against Strength. The confrontation took place last Monday, the 8th, at the Neo Química Arena, and the alvinegro coach left his striker as an alternative for the second half. The athlete had not scored for nine games and was Timão’s hero in the 1-1 draw against Leão de Pici.
In an interview on the pitch, Yuri Alberto even commented that he did not understand the reason for his going to the bench. At the press conference, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was questioned by journalists on the subject and he assured that it was not a punishment. In the coach’s understanding, the striker needed a little more confidence to score goals again.
“There was no punishment, on the contrary. He is a player that everyone is charging, nine games without scoring, the pressure is on him. He had to enter the open field, calm. And the people who were contesting him playing, asked for him to enter the field. There is already a change in the external emotional part. He goes and scores the goal, for him it was very good and for the team, too. That’s how it happens in football. I said: “Dude, don’t worry, you’re part of a squad that’s going to do good things. In a little while you’re going to enter the game, score a tying goal and the thing will happen.” And he happened to come in and score the goal“, he stated.
In addition to talking about the main change he made to the team for the game against Fortaleza, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was also asked about the possibility of asking for new reinforcements. According to the experienced coach, he will not give any kind of clue to the journalists, but he highlighted that there will be a conversation with the black and white board.
Good question, great, but I only answer internally. What do we do? The market is fast, if I say the name of a midfielder or an attacking player, one price changes to another”, he concluded. Corinthians is now preparing to take the field this Thursday, 11th, against Botafogo, at the stadium Nilton Santos The ball will roll from 7:30 pm (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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