Luxembourg sees safer players and says it already expected Palmeiras to evolve | palms

On Wednesday, the team had beaten Bolívar 5-0 for the Libertadores. In the opinion of coach Vanderlei Luxembourg, the team had an improvement in these two games. And he says that he already expected this evolution.

– We had the expectation that things would improve. Nobody spends that long without losing if something goes wrong. The only thing I had was that the players we need to be more aggressive, more offensive, more defining, were not succeeding. Now they have confidence – analyzed.

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– Today we have a strong offensive team, with three attackers, one that gets in the middle all the time, attacking sides, light … This happened and then you finish more, you get to the bottom. I knew it was going to happen gradually. We are pushing hard, we are not letting them feel comfortable, we are returning to something normal from before the pandemic. After the pandemic, even with the São Paulo title, the team could not flow as before the pandemic – he said.

This evolution in the last two games occurred precisely when he made several changes at Palmeiras, due to suspensions and injuries. Gabriel Menino, Lucas Lima, Zé Rafael, Gabriel Veron and Luiz Adriano were not starters in these two games.

Luxa, however, avoided giving advice on whether the team will stick around for Wednesday’s game against Botafogo.

– Fitted is a kind of soccer. Let’s see, we have to rest, they spend it at home with the family, they kiss their children, their wife, have a beer, a wine, go to church, a series of things they have to do. Then on Monday we see with the science people how each one will be in Wednesday’s game – he declared.

At the press conference, Luxemburg also spoke about the performances of Raphael Veiga and Gustavo Scarpa, the return of home victories, among other topics. Check out:

Dispute between Raphael Veiga and Lucas Lima

– They are two quality players, but there is great mistrust in the fans. I can’t seem to break this. I protect. The players themselves break. Veiga is talented, like Lucas too. But they have to put him on the field, I will not play for them. I go up and they put their potential on the field. Veiga played two good games, he has done well before. It has potential. He has to say if he is an ace or not, if he plays or not. I have to put it into play, then show it.

– It makes no sense to win a place in the conversation, win on the field when you have the opportunity It’s not just a question of what you see here, it’s what you see there (in training). But the press can no longer see how things happen. Everything is a set. The day to day is very important, the management of the group, the training, that is the condition to be in the game. I opened Palmeiras for the press to see. The information does not go beyond what happened. The journalist likes to see and ask.

– We had already beaten Bolívar. We would not stop winning here. Earn an hour. Today’s game was very difficult, it is a very well-formed, well-structured, well-prepared team. He made it very difficult. We were going to win here, fortunately it was today, we have 22 points, one game less. We can continue to advance in competitions. There is the Copa do Brasil, we advance in the Libertadores, we will try to find the first position in general, it is up to us.

Return of Gustavo Scarpa

– He got into the game well today. But you have to show what you want on the field and in training. No problem for me. His return was pleasant, I brought him to the bank, he entered. There is no such thing as the last one that I would not wear today. She got into the game well, she’s looking for her space.

Performance by Fernando Prass

– It’s very good, he appreciated it a lot. That has already been shown in his career, that he is a great goalkeeper. It is very present. You see the boy is good when you look at the goal and you see the boy. When he does not see, he forgets that he is not a goalkeeper to play in a great team.

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