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Coach Abel Ferreira has been criticized by rival fans – and even some Palmeiras – about Verdão’s style of play. However, this year’s numbers show that there is a lot of efficiency left for the team.
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Called by many a retranqueiro, Abel solved the problems of the defense of Verdão. And the statistics achieved so far are impressive, in addition to making the palm trees left over against opponents in Paulistão.
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Abel Ferreira and Gustavo Gómez at Palmeiras training — Photo: Cesar GrecoPalmeiras
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The team conceded just one goal in ten matches in the competition. According to Footstats, the palm trees needs to suffer 91 shots to be leaked.
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As a comparison, Corinthians, Thursday’s opponent, which has the second best mark in this regard, concedes a goal every 16.3 shots.
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O palm trees also leads Paulistão in other defensive aspects. It is the team that conceded the least goals, the one that suffers less shots (8.9 per game) and the one that receives less shots towards the goal (2.5 per game).
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Palmeiras beats Santos and takes the lead in Paulistão
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With the solidity and efficiency characteristic of Abel Ferreira’s work, Verdão has the best overall campaign in the Paulista Championship, remains undefeated and is the team that won the most, with eight victories.
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After the classic against Santos, last Sunday, the coach mocked the criticism about the team’s style of play.
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– Our team is a bit of a back-up. We play behind, we don’t create goalscoring opportunities, we don’t propose, we don’t win, we don’t break records. It’s a pleasure to coach these players. This team has a lot of soul, they know what they are doing. I change players, centre-backs, goalkeeper, centre-forward, wingers, and she maintains a pattern – he said.
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O palm trees has 26 points in Paulistão, six more than Corinthians and São Paulo (they have one more game), which come next in the general classification of Paulistão.
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With 14 goals in ten matches, Verdão has the sixth best attack in the competition.
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