EDER TRASKINI
SÃO PAULO, SP (UOL/FOLHAPRESS)
Dorival Jr. stopped the excitement in São Paulo after the 1-0 victory against Flamengo, in the first game of the Copa do Brasil final, at Maracanã. The coach stated that Tricolor cannot “let its guard down” and needs to do double duty in the second leg to emerge champions of Morumbi.
What did he say?
‘Run a lot more at Morumbi’: “It’s just the first stage of a 180-minute game. We can’t forget the qualification of this group, which I know very well. I know we need to do a lot more if we want to get a result at Morumbi. championship is not defined. We have to be very careful and run much harder than we did today if we really want to fight for this competition, which would be very important for the club. Our preparation will have to be superior”.
‘We can’t let our guard down’: This team’s greatest achievement wasn’t technical, it was restoring the fans’ confidence and joy in seeing the team, even though many results in the Brazilian Championship weren’t what we wanted. Six months ago this team was being challenged, attacked with words, and generating distrust. They managed to rescue the joy.
We reached the final deservedly. We defeated two high-level opponents in previous stages and who qualified us to reach this final with Flamengo. Just thanking and praising delivery in training and dedication, is what led us to this moment. We’ve finished the first stage of this big, high-level game, but we can’t let our guard down.
Calleri’s first goal in the Copa do Brasil: “I didn’t know it was his first goal in the Copa do Brasil. A fundamental, very important goal. He knows very well that it has been decisive in many moments for us, there is no need to worry at all about this question. The dressing room is very calm, we are aware that only part of the match was completed today. We will have the second half and we cannot play below what we played so as not to be surprised by the Flamengo team.”
Check out other excerpts from Dorival Jr’s press conference.
Change of key in the Copa do Brasil
“It’s impossible for you to turn off one switch and turn on another two and a half days apart from one match to the next. We played a very complicated game on Wednesday against Inter in Porto Alegre, with 3 days of rain, a very heavy field. Suddenly, 3 days later, we are back on the field to play a final in the Copa do Brasil. It’s very difficult. An important aspect: we would spend almost 22 days without playing if we didn’t put the team to play. In other words, we run the risk of losing someone to the final.
So you can see the impasses that are created and the situations in which we are involved. Everyone who is deciding is like this. We were in three competitions. I arrived at São Paulo in the second round of the Brazilian Championship and in the middle of the week we already had to fight for a place against Ituano in the Copa do Brasil. There’s no way to make a choice. We have to go round by round trying to rebuild a team, fighting for the next result. That’s what has been done. It’s natural that at a certain point, when we realize that we can reach a cup final, we turn completely towards it. The Brazilian championship is a longevity championship and there are other components competing for the title.”
Victory at Maracanã
“I think we prepared very well for this match. The analysis staff, our assistants, did an exemplary job and this gave us the conditions to put important things to the players that were neutralized by our game and our positioning. We sustained a good part of the first half, Maybe we didn’t have the same performance at the beginning of the second half and we need to make some changes, more physical than tactical. Recomposing some pieces to regain possession of the ball. The wear and tear was great. The level of demand on Wednesday It was impressive on the pitch, we couldn’t stand the two halves here, it would need even more changes.”
São Paulo’s performance
“We prepared the team with the arrival of Everton, as well as the team in 4-3-3, it’s just numbers. Gabriel enters very well inside, Gabriel floats well, in some moments they form a diamond like they played last year. We have to give attention. I expected Flamengo in these two possibilities and we worked with them. The work was well done. It’s just the first stage of a 180-minute game. We can’t forget the qualification of this group, which I know very well. I know we need to do much more if we want to achieve a result within Morumbi. The championship is not defined. We have to be very careful and run much harder than we did today if we really want to fight for this competition, which would be very important for the club. Our preparation will have to be superior .”
São Paulo fan
“What the fans did yesterday impressed everyone, I had never seen that before. It will be remembered for life, I just have to thank them, ask that this fan comes. We are going to take Morumbi, we are going to need the strength of the fans. “
Luciano no bank
“It was a tactical option. Luciano is important for us, he should be in this match and could be in the next match. We’re still going to prepare. He’s always been a differentiating player for all of us, he knows that and knows how important he was even though he wasn’t being present.”
Night before the final
“I give a lot of value to the preparation that was made and it was on top of that that we were able to have the attitude we had here today. It was a very important result for São Paulo. Honestly, for Dorival, I am part of the group . Just as I tried to do my best for Flamengo, I’m trying to do my best in São Paulo. There’s no Dorival situation against Flamengo. I have nothing to say about the direction. It’s not defined, we have to do more than we can. we ran today if we want the result. Our preparation will have to be superior. Anxiety was great, natural, I won’t hide it. It was interesting because you prepare, but you never know what could happen on the day of the match, sometimes it’s out of your control .”
Rodrigo Nestor’s performance
“I mentioned Luciano, Nestor, Michel Araújo. They are very important players at different times. Since my arrival, Nestor has started to have a lot of consistency, he has shown evolution, very good growth, which is why he is a starting player for the team, as is Luciano and Michel. That’s why our team can maintain good production in difficult and complicated moments.”
‘We can’t let our guard down’
“Everything is a process and this process has a time, it is not always the time we want. This team’s greatest achievement was not technical, it was the recovery of the fans’ trust and the fans’ joy in seeing the team, even though many results in the Brazilian Championship were not what we wanted. Six months ago this team was being challenged, attacked with words, and generating distrust. They managed to bring back the joy. We reached the final by merit. We took out two high-level opponents in stages previous ones and that accredited us to reach this final with Flamengo. Just thank you and praise dedication in training and dedication, that’s what led us to this moment. We finished the first stage of this big and high level game, but we can’t lower the guard.”
Rafinha’s performance
“Rafinha has maintained very good regularity, sometimes playing as he did, 65 minutes in the middle of the week. He has given a positive response, this is the result of the dedication of players who are true professionals. At his age, supporting the workload and being a reference in everything, in word, in gesture, but also in training. He has seen a lot of growth and makes him one of the most reliable players in this group.”
Calleri’s goal
“I didn’t know it was his first in the Copa do Brasil. A fundamental, very important goal. He knows very well that he has been decisive in many moments for us, we don’t have to worry at all in this regard. The dressing room is very calm, we are aware that only part of the match was completed today. We will have the second half and we cannot play below what we played so as not to be surprised by the Flamengo team.”
Locker room after victory
“Everything calm, balanced, joy for the victory against a strong opponent, but above all a personal satisfaction that doesn’t last until today.”
Collective work
“It’s difficult to say anything, I’m not going to make a comparison with what’s happening there and here. I’ve always acted that way in the clubs I’ve been to. Filipe Luís was my player in 2003 at Figueirense, Dorival hasn’t changed from that moment, he tried to try to improve professionally , but it didn’t change the way of thinking and acting. The reactions with players who rose from the base and reference starters are the same.
Everyone can be important. I think this harmony needs to be maintained. We have 36 players in the working group. In the circle, we mention this. It is natural that not everyone is satisfied at this moment, but everyone is training and showing joy in being at this moment. 11 play, 5 come in, 20 are out and you have to be careful with these, because suddenly someone will come in next week and be decisive. We work the first team, the second team and we are trying to work the third team.”
Ticket prices
“It’s difficult. I’m among the people and I understand the difficulties faced by family men. If you take your wife and child, you’ll spend around a thousand reais between leaving home and returning. It’s not for everyone, it’s really elite. But It’s very difficult to comment in a country with as many inequalities as we have. It’s in these moments that we realize how needy our population is and needs change.”
Large list
“This title is not being played at this moment by chance. From my first day, some players were surprised because I said that we would reach a decision this year. Suddenly, with work, they gave me even greater confidence that we could reach .
Result cannot be administered. Our condition must be the same as today. We have been preparing this moment for a long time, for months. I’m in their heads at all times so that they don’t give up even in the face of the results in the Brazilian Championship and the early exit in the South American Championship.”
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