At the press conference after the 1-0 victory over Goiás, Vítor Pereira, the Portuguese coach who commands Corinthians, did not hide his anger at the criticism that has been leveled at him, especially for the fact that he made changes from game to game. and rotate the team or, using the Brazilian term, rotate.
“What I would like is that they don’t play with me and my work. But, let’s see this team that everyone idealizes to play in every game: William was out and was left out because he has a muscle discomfort to solve, Jô is out, Renato left today with muscle problems and we have taken care to manage so that this does not become even worse than what I already have in my hands at the moment. Fagner was injured 11 games away. Gil got injured today because he had to play a series of games non-stop. João Víctor has been injured. Anyway, whoever comes up with this talk of finding a team-type, must be kidding me, they can’t, because they don’t have their eyes on their face and they’re not seeing what’s going on. If we didn’t have the kids, Corinthians would be fighting for relegation [permanência], but people don’t want to know the truth. I hear there conversation, pá, pá, pá, pá, pá… I put the team in like three games in a row and I have injuries. I’m down to earth, I like the truth. How satisfied should I be if I have a game in three games and I have almost no players. I play two or three games with the same player and he gets injured. We have to be intellectually honest. The fans are then deceived and come with demands they can’t have, period», declared Vítor Pereira, visibly bothered by the issues of the Brazilian press, once again, around the rotation of the squad.
“I’m getting a little tired of hearing things that make absolutely no sense. If we didn’t do that caster, if we didn’t have the kids ready to join, what I would want was for one of those experts to come here and sit in this place and make a team-type, of heavy players, I don’t even know how you usually say. Instead of appreciating what is being done, there comes the talk that he never defines a team. The kids are playing, they’re making mistakes, but they’re trying to help. Type team? Do you think I want to be here moving and moving and moving the team? I’m a stabilization coach. In the next game, who is the forward who will play? Roger took third yellow. Giovane or Felipe will play, another kid, there he is», added the Portuguese coach.
Asked about a possible different choice of attacking trio, Vítor Pereira stated: «These are tactical questions that took all night to explain, explaining why I play one way and not another… bit more firewood, how do I do it? Playing with all the offensive trumps, in addition to being able to unbalance the team, then we want to continue playing in their midfield and we can’t, as we saw today.”
Vítor Pereira also left a warning: «The calendar is what it is, it’s what we have, and to have a competitive team every game, I needed to have a much more extensive squad. The weapons are different compared to other clubs and we cannot compare the incomparable, with other opponents who have what we don’t have. I’ve done what I can and I don’t have to. The club has done what it can and more is not required. Reality slaps us in the face with the truth. I want a left winger and I don’t have it. I have to put the Python in. It’s not being here with blue, blue, bluedeceiving people and fans.”
Asked if he had given a list to the club’s management with names to reinforce position nine, the coach reacted as follows: “The club knows perfectly well that we have some problems. We already had many more solutions, we started the championship with many more solutions. look at the list [plantel] with what we started and the current one. The club will do its best. As for lists, I’m not one to deliver lists. These are internal club affairs. We are biting at the front of the championship, with all the limitations we have, so don’t come to me with demands that have no place.”
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