Santos coach, Marcelo Fernandes pointed out the team’s fluctuation in the South and guaranteed that the Peixe Championship is not over; defeat kept team in the relegation zone
The coach Marcelo Fernandes assessed the situation of the Santos in the 7-1 defeat suffered by Inter, last Sunday, 22nd, for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. After the match in Beira-Rio, the coach acknowledged his mistakes and apologized to the fans.
There are only ten rounds left until the end of the Brasileirão, and Santos occupies 18th place, in the relegation zone. The commander highlighted the “atypical game” and took responsibility. Marcelo did not “throw in the towel” in the final stretch of the national competition.
“On behalf of myself, the committee and the athletes, I want to apologize to all the fans for what happened today. It was a totally atypical game, there was a huge fluctuation from the entire group, we were aware of what needed to be done. The responsibility is all mine, the players are closed, it was a difficult game and a difficult day. I apologize again, and now we have to raise our heads because it’s not over”, he stated.
“In the same way that I didn’t get excited about three victories, I’m not going to throw in the towel for absolutely anything. The defeat was worth three points, like any other. We have to keep a good head, it was an atypical game, merits to Inter, but we have to forget because on Thursday they already have Coritiba – argued Marcelo, who is in his fifth game at Santos after being rehired in August this year”he completed.
Psychological aspect
Although he did not mention the names of players, the coach cited the psychological issue of the squad to equal their worst defeat in history. For him, Santos quickly surrendered to Internacional, who opened the scoring just a minute into the game.
“We conceded a goal after less than a minute, after 20 minutes it was 3-0 for Inter. We really let our guard down, but we had two away games in which we lost and managed to turn things around. It’s sad to see what happened today, but the goals were a big deal. I said inside: “Raise your head, it’s gone, it’s gone. There’s nothing far from our hands”, completed.
Source: sportbuzz
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