Fluminense coach Mano Menezes was honest about the defeat in the 2024 Copa do Brasil against Juventude, at Maracanã: “You can’t…”
Mano Menezestechnician of the Fluminenseopened up about the team and the farewell of Brazil’s Cup. In the first leg, Tricolor das Laranjeiras had lost to Juventude 2-3; in the return leg, they drew 2-2. For the commander, defensive fragility was decisive in the elimination.
“We were eliminated because you can’t concede five goals in a knockout round. Goals that were perfectly avoidable, which I think is even worse. We left there (Caxias do Sul) saying that, today we conceded a goal from a set piece, then we conceded the second goal. If we hadn’t conceded the second goal, we would have been in a penalty shootout. We didn’t have the level of concentration required for a knockout game.”he nailed.
“Today we started very far away, making mistakes, rushing a game that didn’t need to be rushed. We weren’t able to be connected in the way we need to be to play a decisive game.”. Now, Fluminense turns its attention to the classic against Vascoon Saturday, 10, by Brazilian Championship 2024.
Source: sportbuzz
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