After spending eight games without winning – six of them for the Brasileirão -, Bahia defeated América-MG by 3×1, at Arena Fonte Nova, and ended the bad streak. In addition, he left the relegation zone and returned to breathe in Série A. But, at the same time that it brought relief to the team, the result also came with a moment of long outburst from coach Renato Paiva.
In the press conference at the end of the match, the coach praised the team and defended the work. According to the commander himself, the tricolor acted in the same way as in the last commitments – even if the victories did not come in the previous matches.
“It’s a game along the lines of many we’ve played here. Despite people saying we don’t have a game standard. When they say that, it’s a compliment to me. The team has a game idea, has been playing very good games”, said Paiva .
“I think it’s funny that when Bahia plays in which they miss the goal and the goalkeepers defend a lot, it’s ineffective. When Marcos makes a lot of saves, he doesn’t know how to defend himself. many others who did here at home. An important victory, three points, keep working”, he completed.
In addition to the fast in the season, Bahia came from just one victory in the previous 17 clashes and had not scored goals for three matches. A scenario that gave rise to speculation about a possible change of coach. Paiva said he ignored rumors of this type, and defended his continuity in the team. The Portuguese even spoke of a kind of persecution against the tricolor technicians.
“First, the only news I have is my press agent who sends it to me. I’m not on social media and I try not to watch television. What I do is focus on my work with my players. Someone will ask about the reaction of the players in the my second goal? No, it’s normal for no one to ask why the players went to hug me. They only look at the negative. It’s better to say that Ceni, Beccacece is coming… This week, they talked about Vitor Hugo. It was so many lies that, or I get infected with So, I resign or leave, or continue working. Strong, firm, as we are doing “, he said.
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“We haven’t won, in fact. We haven’t been playing as we wanted, in fact. But we have a game idea. Bahia has a very clear game idea. Sometimes they can’t put it into practice, because the opponents also play. There are constant attacks on the coaches who sit here. But it’s not Paiva. All the other coaches who sat here were attacked, and it’s a shame. At the national level, I’ve already received a lot of praise. But here, instead of defending, They attack me. It’s a shame”
On the other hand, the coach stated that he sees the pressure from the fans as natural. Once again, banners were displayed in the stands at Fonte Nova asking for the commander to leave. He took responsibility for himself and valued the presence of fans in the game.
“I have no reaction, it’s normal. When the team hasn’t won for a long time, it’s normal for the fans to ask to leave. What I want to say to the fans: it’s extraordinary that 34,000 people are here when we’re in the relegation zone. . You can keep asking for my departure. And curse, boo. But don’t do it to the players, they have been fantastic. Let the players play. With the team in the relegation zone and seeing the stadium with this human frame supporting the team is absolutely fantastic” , commented.
The positive result removed Bahia from the Z4, but the situation is still uncomfortable. Esquadrão has the same 18 points as Santos, which opens the relegation zone, but is ahead on goal difference. Paiva returned to talk about the game model, and said that there is a time for new hires to adapt to his ideas. Now with the complete squad, the coach spoke of ‘adding victories’.
“I didn’t bring this game idea up a while ago. I brought it up since I arrived. It’s not my fault that the players arrived little by little. The idea is growing and sedimenting. Two arrived in pre-season. Ratão and Gilberto are in pre-season. season. There are no miracles. We finally start to have free weeks to work. Having the squad ready and continuing to work. What we want is to add victories. They usually say that Bahia had not won for several games, but it seems that Bahia only lost . Bahia has draws too. It was adding up. I, sitting here, am a very easy target”, he said.
Bahia’s next match will be against Atlético-MG, away from home. The Squadron visits Galo at Mineirão on Sunday (13), at 11am, for the 19th and final round of the first round.
Check out other excerpts from Renato Paiva’s press conference:
Importance of Gilberto and Cándido
They are two very high quality players. Two players that we wanted to hire to balance the squad and make the others that have quality too, like [Matheus] Bahia and Cicinho have, grow and help the team. In offensive terms, they are very strong. Defensively, they did well. Let’s keep trying to play this way. I don’t know if it will be continuity or not, the Brazilian Championship doesn’t allow for that. Sometimes some win, sometimes they lose. Today, everyone expected São Paulo to win, Atlético-MG didn’t win in the last few games and won… Vasco won. Anyway. It’s the Brazilian Championship. But they are two good reinforcements.
Did you see the game that Rezende played?! More offensive game. Nico, in terms of fatigue, we noticed that in recent years he has lost a lot of the ball, he has missed a lot of passes, and Rezende gave different offensive criteria. Just that.
When there were no backups, they beat me. If you actually identify an improvement in quality, it’s because those players were really needed. We had a limited squad, even due to injuries. The reinforcements, Carlos Santoro and I try, we are the most attacked, we work every day. We make decisions. It’s much easier to sit down, grab a microphone and talk about other people’s work. Are we going to please everyone? No. Are we going to make mistakes? Let’s go. What we did was look at what we needed and look for quality. A more compact cast in terms of solutions, more balanced in terms of quality.
Is the idea to impose your style on opponents or to adapt?
Very good question. Typically what we want to do is 30% – 70%. Thirty on adapting to the opponent and seventy on my style of play. But this is what I plan, prepare, depending on my opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. But Bahia does not play alone. Sometimes things don’t go the way we’d like. Every game has a context. We have to make decisions. Today was the idea. A team with a man circling in front of the defense. A 4-3-3 with its dynamics. Strong ends in one on one. Creative socks, with wraps, arrivals. Today, we actually managed to get a lot closer to what I want.
