Artur Jorge praises performance and explains defender in attack: “Resource”

The unbeaten run of Botafogo came to an end this Sunday, 5th, after the team was defeated by Bahia, for the Brazilian Championship. Therefore, the technician Arthur Jorge ended up explaining, in a press conference, some choices made, such as placing the defender Barboza in attack, and also analyzed the match played by the team.

“It’s not a training session that I do specifically, it’s a resource situation. We have already seen him in a training situation and finishing in the opposite area, so we think we could reach the goal through that because we have two strong men in the area“, said the Portuguese, who also recalled having to make important decisions in his position.

More than discussing whether the VAR was wrong or right, it is clear that:

1 – Professionals are unprepared
2 – Bad camera quality
3 – Poorly drawn lines

This happens every round and not just against Botafogo, it’s a structural problem

Conclusion: VAR does not work pic.twitter.com/JHDGEjGpSv

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Despite not having caused any success and becoming controversial among fans and analysts, Artur also analyzed the rest of the match, which ended 2-1 for Bahia, at Nilton Santos. The professional praised his team’s performance, but also gave credit to the opponent, who achieved an important result in the tournament.

“Regarding the end result. What evaluates us is essentially the result. It was not the result we wanted and expected. We have to give credit to the opponent, who is a good team and individually with good players. But we didn’t end up not having superiority over the opponent in what was essentially the conclusion of the plays“, he added.

Thus, Botafogo now turns its attention to the Copa Libertadores, which will see another round of the group stage this weekend. Seeking to recover from two stumbles in the first matches, the team will have the LDUfrom Ecuador, at home, this Wednesday, 8th, at home.