Flamengo qualified for the round of 16 of the Libertadores, but Jorge Sampaoli made it clear that he expects much more from his squad
Jorge Sampaoli want much more than Flamengo. The team thrashed the Aucas last Wednesday night, the 28th, and the coach saw his players have a different posture to apply the 4 to 0. After qualifying for the round of 16 of the liberatorsthe Argentine gave a press conference and warned that he wants to recover that “hunger” for victories that appeared in the athletes in the match against the Ecuadorian rivals.
“That’s our job, as a coach, that’s why I’m here. To try to change something that didn’t happen at the beginning of the year. This may take some time, it may be quick, or it may not happen at all. It’s football. We have to help these players, who have won so much, regain their hunger, the joy of playing and the possibility of competing. And that it is a team that intends to conquer something that they have already won. we are working on it“, he stated.
It is worth noting that Flamengo did not have great performances this year, compared to last season, for example. Even with the “hunger” of victories appearing in the squad, Jorge Sampaoli vented about the games that the team played in the Libertadores group stage and made it clear that he did not like what he saw in several matches in which he was in charge of the squad.
“I don’t know if the team plays better in Libertadores. The team in Libertadores also had a poor performance in Chile. It was poor. I wasn’t here against Aucas in the first game, but it was also poor, bad. But I feel that the regularity that the team does not have, we will have to try to change to be a team that has reliability”, he explained. Sampaoli still completed and spoke about the team presenting distractions. He warned that he doesn’t want this, but he didn’t diagnose if this type of episode happens to his cast.
“The diagnosis is: I don’t know if there’s distraction. The team, at times, is far superior to any rival, but there is still a lack of connection, especially in the defensive part. But we have already made some progress. We will continue to deepen the advances and correct the defects“, completed the Flamengo coach. The team is now preparing to play in the Brasileirão, when they will face Fortaleza, in Maracanã, this Saturday, 1st, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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