Fernando Diniz refused to say that he is experiencing his worst moment of the season for Fluminense and also analyzed the elimination for Flamengo in the Copa do Brasil
Fernando Diniz couldn’t put the Fluminense in the quarterfinals of Brazil’s Cup. Last Thursday night, the 1st, at Maracanã, the team didn’t have the strength to overcome the Flamengo and was defeated by 2 to 0. After the ball stopped rolling, the coach vented about the moment that Tricolor lives and did not point to anyone’s mistakes. In addition, he stressed that he is not in “hell” with Flu, even after five games without a win.
During the press conference, Fernando Diniz warned that he will not do a “witch hunt” in Fluminense. On the contrary, the coach praised the way the team plays. More specifically against Flamengo, the coach highlighted that his team behaved well, but the goal did not come out. It is important to remember that, of these five games without winning, Flu did not score in any of them. This problem, for the tricolor commander, will be solved at some point.
“We’re not going to do any witch hunts. Do you think the team played badly against Corinthians? I thought the team played well, the team had several chances face to face, we lost a little organization but we played well. Today we didn’t play badly, we were very dominant in possession, but we didn’t have quality in goal. I don’t see that we had five bad matches. We were much worse against Cuiabá than today and we beat them“, he stated.
Fernando Diniz also used the same speech he made when he won the Campeonato Carioca at the start of the season. The Fluminense coach made a point of saying that he is not in “hell” and that this phase will pass at some point. In his view, the way to return to winning ways lies in an internal reflection of the players and coaching staff.
“My answer will be the same as when we beat Carioca. A lot of people think they go from heaven to hell. I’m not in heaven and I’m not in hell either. The team reacted and started to play well. It was a game with a very difficult opponent. I want to see in the future who will have a domain of possession like we had. The result often escapes our hands, there are things that cannot be explained. Players know we need to improve, they know we need to look at our performance and keep improving. It’s common sense, we’re still the same, it’s not heaven or hell. There is no hell with me“, he completed.
Source: sportbuzz
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