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Cruzeiro had a terrible first half and, even improving in the second, they could not avoid losing in the classic against América-MG. The opponent won 2-1 (see offers in the video above) and entered the G-4 of Series B, while Fox will finish the round just one point from the relegation zone. Enderson Moreira cited the terrible first half in several responses to the press conference, but, even dissatisfied with what he has seen, he remains optimistic.
– As much as people say, right now, that we won’t make it, we will make it, man. You can be absolutely sure that Cruzeiro will make it (access), we are working hard on this. It is a total revision of a cast. You take everything that happened last year and transfer it to now. Start of the year, change of coach, change of staff, departures, arrivals. And we are trying, within the competition, to build a balanced team, a good team.
“It is an arduous, difficult trek, with many thorns, many problems, but we will get there. We are very convinced that here we will take a path of a balanced team that knows how to compete in this competition in the best possible way” – Enderson Moreira.
Enderson Moreira, Cruzeiro coach – Photo: Gustavo Aleixo
If the coach showed confidence in the future, he also showed irritation at the poor performance of the team in the first half.
– About the first half, it’s not even about (the team) being spaced. We couldn’t touch anything. He couldn’t create space, he couldn’t hold the ball, he got involved. We were completely overwhelmed. And we paid a huge price, with the result that happened, due to this failure in the first semester. Of course we want to learn lessons. We want to forget, but above all, learn from it.
Cruzeiro x América-MG – Photo: Disclosure / Mineirão
In compensation, the coach saw a performance boost in the final 45 minutes.
– We manage to neutralize their actions, create situations. We were not spaced, disorganized, we did not get disorganized in the second full time. If it had gotten disorganized, we could have taken three, four, five. Disorganized team, the opponent is always in your face. This did not happen. We did the second part evenly, trying to propose the game, trying situations, looking for involvement, playing on the sidelines.
Other responses from Enderson Moreira
Errors in the starting lineup?
– I did not make three substitutions (at halftime) for nothing. I did it because I realized that we needed something different. I won’t say if it’s A, B, C, or D. These are mistakes I may have made, but I only know after it happens. Could I have been wrong? If I can. But the intention is always to do things well, to do our best, to have a competitive team, experienced players, with good treatment, so that we can make a good classic.
Dominated in the first half
The first time ours was disappointing in every way. There is no use trying to justify anything. You can take various aspects. We made three substitutions (at halftime), we could have made maybe one or two more. We were far behind, we were dominated, we couldn’t create, we couldn’t go out, we didn’t play either. This made us decide to make three changes to the interval. It’s not really my profile, I always like to take a break, but it was unavoidable, it was very latent for me, it was very clear that we had to change, in addition to parts, our attitude. In the second half we can create more situations, but it is still not enough for what we need. It is very little compared to what the competition demands. We need to work better, create more, involve the opponent more. We didn’t make it, especially in the first half.
Opponent quality and Cruzeiro in formation
– We are facing a team that is very well armed. I have known Lisca’s work for a long time. (America) is a team that knows very well what to do on the pitch. And we are in the process of reformulation. Maybe it was one of the first games that I had a whole group with, the ones that were signed, the ones that had some kind of problem and are already available.
Different design in the middle, without Jadsom
– It did not work, it may be that in the next games it will work. When things go wrong, you always reevaluate what happened. Jadsom until recently had a hard time keeping up with what he was doing. He left and came back much more prepared. We have to praise this, this growth of a young player. You have to know when to take one or the other. Nothing is final in football. Everything is possible and it can also become impossible. The formation that we think could be the ideal one to start the game may never be repeated in Cruzeiro. It can happen. The important thing is to make the correct assessments, to evaluate technically, not only with the heart, with the result. We are very sad for this defeat, our soul hurts, you can imagine how disappointed I am with our performance in the first half. But we have to work, look for alternatives and improve things. It is the only way to be able to win again, it is the only way to make things go back to having an adequate income. May we be able to win again in this contest, resume the path of good presentations.
Cruzeiro x América-MG – Photo: Gustavo Aleixo
– We have to turn around, assume our responsibility. But there is no one here comfortable, satisfied. It is very disappointing for the coach, for the fans, for the players, to play the first half like we did. It is very disappointing. It’s very frustrating, actually, because the expectation was totally different.
Cast still in formation
– There is no satisfaction on our part, there is no accommodation, but we have to be calm to take the calm steps in search of what seems best to us. We still have players to come, players who have very little time in the squad. We did several evaluations, of various sectors. The address is in the market. We are trying, in every way, within the difficulties that the club presents. I always knew it wasn’t going to be easy. I was conscious. Nobody goes through Serie B without going through difficult moments.
