With many absences, the coach Luís Castro admitted that the Botafogo wasn’t on a big night technically speaking in victory over the Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 this Monday (4/7), in Bragança Paulista. The aerial ball was one of the main problems encountered by the alvinegra defense.
– Our main problem was the intersections in the area. The team was not at its best. Otherwise, we try to control the game. We could have better controlled the spaces in the area – analyzed Luís Castro, who also saw flaws in the second ball:
– Another fundamental thing was to follow the ball’s journey, to catch the second ball. We were spaced out and took a while to catch up. Afterwards, we managed to reduce the spaces more.
The ball out in the first half was also a point noted by the Glorioso coach.
– We put in another defender and we had some difficulty getting the ball out because Bragantino pressured us well. We were going for the long ball out, but we weren’t paying attention to the second ball. We improved in the second half. We’re working hard to get the ball out, but we’re still unstable. As a continuity, we will find better mechanisms – these.
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