After a third consecutive defeat, Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira admitted the team’s poor form and admitted the opponent’s superiority
O Palm trees was defeated by the Flamengo last Wednesday, 31st, and reached the third consecutive defeat in the season, worrying the cast and its fans. In a press conference after the match, Abel Ferreira he lamented the team’s lack of confidence, and admitted that the opponent was actually superior during the 90 minutes.
“Flamengo was clearly superior and deserved to win the game. We are lacking confidence and need to improve our individual performance and recover our players, especially those who are injured. If you look at the teams, we are not at our best. We did not perform well and we have to admit that.“, declared the coach.
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The absences mentioned by Abel are the main points of difficulty for Verdão, who had reserve full-backs in the match, in addition to the absence of Murilo, who became a father, and Estêvão, who was injured. Even so, the Portuguese player stated that the team needs to believe that it is possible to turn the match around in the return leg, at home.
“First, believe, that’s the first step, that on Wednesday we have to give everything on the field. We’ve already scored two goals, but they’re a very tough opponent, who didn’t win any titles last year and wants to change that. I can’t deny that we’re not very fluid, it’s more to do with the individual performance of the players.“, he completed.
With that, Palmeiras knows that it will need a victory by two goals to go to penalties, and by three to advance directly to the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. Before the duel, scheduled for next Wednesday, the 7th, the team still faces Internationalon Sunday, the 4th, for the Brazilian Championship.
Source: sportbuzz
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