“Coach Abel Ferreira on Palmeiras’ Consistent Game and Collective Effort for Victory and Provisional Leadership in Brasileirão”

Coach Abel Ferreira valued the rout over Grêmio and answered if Palmeiras is a “machine”, but he nailed the team’s feet on the ground.

‘Machine’: “Machine for me is synonymous with work. We are a work machine that knows how to deal with adversity with great balance. We were conceding goals, we work, we correct”.

Calm: “Telling the press: ‘calm down’. Three days ago, they were saying that we conceded a lot of goals and now we are… It was just three points, that’s all. Consistent game, fruit of the commitment of the players”.

Consequence: “Result ends up being consequence of collective effort. from now on three days, we have one more truck of stone to unload again”.

Intensity: “Football is regularity. We played a very consistent game, it’s a team of intensity, which is always looking for the opponent’s goal”.

What happened

Palmeiras took over the provisional leadership of the Brasileirão in the fifth round. The team reached 13 points and has one advantage over Botafogo, who faces Corinthians today (11).

It was Alviverde’s tenth consecutive victory at Allianz Parque, equaling the best series at the Palmeirense stadium. The team commanded by Abel has not lost at home for 27 games.

The team will have a sequence of games with Brasileiro, the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores ahead. Alviverde faces Bragantino and Santos in the consecutive points competition, while they duel with Fortaleza in the Cup and visit Cerro Porteño in the continental tournament.

What else did Abel say at the press conference

game analysis: “We had a good 1st half, but that’s what football is, it’s efficiency. We created 11 opportunities, our opponent 3, and it was 1-1. pace to continue doing our best. We did the same in the 2nd half, but with a higher level of efficiency”.

Luan:”I was very happy to see the stadium sing Luan’s name. Our fans know how to recognize the efforts, He deserves it because he is a man of character, very professional, he helps a lot not only on the field, but in the leadership of the group. ability to integrate the kids. This is very good”.

mayke: “It’s a boy that everyone likes. Everyone went to party [o gol dele], very dear. It feels. They deserve”.

Lopez in reserve: “I told López to be patient. I should have put him on and not Endrick, who had already scored in the last game. López was rubbing his hands, maybe it was a game to put on. But it’s my job to make decisions that will please each and every one. others do not. The important thing is that they respect and continue to work to help the team when necessary.”

Results manipulation: “Football is bigger than all the controversies, it has survived everything and will continue to survive. What I can say is regret, but football for me is what you watched today. Everything else, I believe the authorities will do the job” .

Duel against Renato: “I knew it was going to be a difficult game, like against all of Renato’s teams. I like to face him, I think he’s an excellent coach. It’s true that at the beginning we didn’t know how it was going to come, with a line of five or not, but without Suárez already they had played like that. I think it was a day that went well for us.

attack trio: “It’s very mobile, dynamic, unbalanced. But the ones who make the ball arrive are the midfielders, who starts the construction is Weverton. A very strong collective game. We have to be calm, there’s always a lot of euphoria, two games, many goals”.