After losing against Ceará this Sunday (9th), the black and white team has been overtaken by three rivals in the Brasileiran standings.
Approximately 40,000 fans participated, Neo Kimika Arena This Sunday (9th), Corinthians were disappointed as they lost to Ceará in matchday 33. Brazil. After the match, the coach Dorival Junior He realized that his team still had something left to do and needed to improve a lot if they wanted to get back on track to winning competitions and assuage the disappointment of their loyal fans.
Dorival admitted that the team did not know how to read the opponent correctly to get a positive result in Itaquera. However, even though this loss brought a lot of reflection on the negative points, the Black and White coach decided to highlight the positive point, namely midfielder Diguinho, who was chosen as the star of the match despite the setback.
“One of the highlights was Dieguinho’s performance, which made the difference,” he said. “He’s a participatory, creative player and even though we had some clear-cut plays in the final third, it was mainly because of this kid’s participation.
Trio below expectations
When asked about the lack of performance from three key players (Rodrigo Gallo, Yuri Alberto and Memphis Depay), Dorival was not shy in admitting that they are not playing the football that once made them famous.
“When you have three players of this level, you have to wait and there are always very positive expectations. It’s much more positive than naturally being negative. We have to look for the best again. In fact, in the last few games we haven’t been able to produce the right production to match what we can offer,” Dorival said.
“I think this boy (Dieguinho) has the qualities, it was proven there. He has the potential to evolve. He did a very well-planned preparation and executed very well, and from now on it will depend only on him. If he continues to perform like this, he will definitely find his space.”
‘slack’
After losing against Ceará, Corinthians were overtaken by three rivals in the Brasileirão: Atlético MG, who defeated Sport, Red Bull Bragantino, who defeated São Paulo, and Ceará itself. With a break currently in line with FIFA’s schedule, Dorival has already begun planning for the “vacation” his team needs to get back to winning ways.
The only yellow card Corinthians received was for Rodrigo Gallo, who was involved in a scuffle with Ceará’s opponent. Due to the penalty applied by judge Felipe Fernández de Lima (MG), the Argentine player will miss the duel against São Paulo in Itaquera on the 20th of this month, which is FIFA’s return date.
“This is a natural match situation. I can’t look at it any other way,” Dorival replied. “He should have been a little more patient in this moment, but the game is intense and you can’t punish a player just because you’re in a situation like this.”
The coach was down-to-earth and evaluated the duel against the Tricolor’s rival as he would any other duel in the tournament. “We will prepare for the next match. Until then, our goal was to get the best result against Ceará and this was no exception.”
“Now we will start thinking about the São Paulo team, start the week over and try to find the best possible balance so that we can play a very different game in terms of productivity,” he concluded.
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