the attacker Endrickfaire Palm treeswas visibly shaken when substituted in the 2nd half 2-0 win over Red Bull Bragantinothis Wednesday (22), at Paulista Championship.
When replaced by Youngthe number 16 went to the bench and covered his face with a vest, clearly upset at having extended the goal quickly to 10 games in the current season.
In his post-match press conference, the Verdão coach, Abel Ferreirasaid Endrick cried because of the pressure he felt and the demands he made on himself.
The Portuguese mentioned great athletes, such as the former tennis player Roger Federer and the star of Moto GP Marc Marquezto illustrate the situation the Palestinian attacker is going through.
“I criticize myself because I didn’t hug him (on the bench). He needs a hug,” Abel said.
“What I ask of him is not to lose his smile. He will make mistakes, he will succeed… But he is 16 years old. If he plays normally like they do today, he will play until he is 38. , 40… So just keep smiling and understand that the coach is there to help, the group is there to help, the club is there to help. Everything will happen in God’s time,” he continued.
“You just need to be calm. No matter how strong he is mentally, Marc Márquez, (Roger) Federer… Nobody likes to read reviews. Of course there is huge pressure on him, they say he has to score five goals per game. He knows that himself,” he stressed.
“He will score the goals at the right time, in the decisive matches. I just want him to calm down. I just wanted to give him a hug. I’m not his dad, I’m the coach, but I should have hugged him. It’s hard to be loaded in an environment as pressing as football, ”he analyzed.
“He just has to smile and remember the joy when he went to Disneythe smiles he had,” he added.
In the current season, Endrick hasn’t scored a goal in the 10 matches he has played so far.
Last year, shortly after being promoted to the main team aged 16, he netted three times in seven games.
Next matches of Palmeiras:
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railway (B) – Sunday (26/02), 6:30 p.m. (from Brasilia) – Paulista Championship
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Guarani (F) – Sunday (05/03), 4 p.m. (from Brasilia) – Paulista Championship
