Luciano. “A player who was important throughout this whole process was Luciano. Suddenly, he was left out of these two matches, but he was still very involved in the dressing room, he came in with a fighting spirit… yesterday he had a problem with his leg , so we decided to keep him. He is a player who has been fundamental until now and has been a starter. […] I recognize that I am indebted to Luciano because he is not acting right now. He didn’t play games where he deserved to leave. I understand that, but he needed to make a decision and make a choice. Since the Maracanã game, he has been out.”
James, Lucas, Luciano and Calleri together: is it possible? “It’s impossible to work with players who don’t have quality playing together, because then you’ll just run. With quality players, sometimes you lose in fights, but you win in other ways. It’s a way of managing games: with possession of the ball , because you have quality. Everyone also needs to run backwards. When you have all this in an organized way, you make sure everyone can be together. What happens is that we played games where some players evolved and I don’t have the right to cut all of this. There are moments when you need to prioritize what is best happening, especially because others are looking for space and are very important.”
Dorival Júnior, São Paulo coach, during the game against Corinthians Image: ANDERSON LIRA/FUTURA PRESS/FUTURA PRESS/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO
Alisson. “It was a change of position trying to adapt what he has to offer, which is being a combative player and at the same time technical. He has a great ball release. We have a quick pass through Alisson’s feet, and that has meant that we won a lot offensively and defensively in the fight. He presses a lot and is always marking the man in front. There are few players who have characteristics like that.”
Will Calleri operate? “Not yet, at least the agreement is that a period of competition will pass before he undergoes the operation. The intention is to have Calleri ready in January.”
Goal with “dirty movement”. “We’re back to approaching each other, exchanging passes and, above all, infiltration without the ball. When that happens, you end up creating. It’s a pleasure to see because it’s the result of work and awareness of each person’s movements. The player can’t just playing from behind, he has to attack space to open up the field for whoever comes from behind. We always try to provoke players into doing what we call ‘dirty movement’. Sometimes, you don’t receive the ball, but in compensation, you carry someone and release a third man. Our second goal was a move of this type: Nestor pulls the first stick. If he doesn’t make that movement and stays behind, a defender would inevitably mark him and Calleri. This movement unbalanced because, when he pulls, the ball comes from behind. It’s a type of training and memorization that we’ve been instilling in players for some time.”
2023-10-01 03:56:37
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