Cuca sees the “return” of the squad and analyzes the first round of Santos in the Brazilian: “Very happy” | Saints

In a virtual press conference after the game, Cuca praised the team’s performance and the “return” that the youngest players have given on the pitch, in addition to making a projection for the second round of the competition.

– Today has been a game to end the turn, turn the turn with 30 points and among the six it is very good in general, within all the difficulties we live, of which I do not even need to speak. The players give positive feedback on the field – said the coach, who recalled the projections made by the press about Santos at the beginning of the season to analyze the first round of Santos.

– For this analysis of the first round, we have to go back to the start of the competition and see what many analysts said. Santos would be on the second page, not in the top 10. We are on the first page, position at the level of the Libertadores area. It is not what Santos wants, but we are not only involved in the Brasileirão. Copa do Brasil, Libertadores, qualifiers, trips, lean squad, youth training. I am very happy with the work, the return of the young and the more experienced. Followers should also be happy with what these people have presented. I live in two other competitions and among the top six of the Brazilian Championship – he analyzed.

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Santos finishes the first round of the Brazilian Championship in sixth place, with 30 points, with eight wins, six draws and five losses. Despite the good performance of the team, however, Cuca projects a more difficult second round for Peixe, who plays two more competitions in addition to the national tournament: the Copa do Brasil and the Libertadores.

The coach even said that he is studying requesting the postponement of a game in the Brazilian, due to the short recovery time between one game and another.

– The most difficult project of the second round is the negotiation of the three points. Each one will have a fight, it is not known if he is playing against top or bottom. Traditional teams with 19 or 20 points and each game will be sold dearly. We have to prepare. I know that the second round will be more difficult because we are in other competitions. I will play with Atlético there on Saturday and the playoff in Quito on Tuesday. How do I play on Saturday and travel so as not to acclimatize at all? He had even thought about postponing it, Atlético also plays with Boca. I can’t, go here with 20 and take 11 or 12 to Quito. It is very uneven. I will give priority to the Libertadores at this point. In the second round I foresee a greater difficulty in the Brazilian Championship – said Cuca.

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See other excerpts from Cuca’s press conference below:

– It was the four of us, we added Sandry, Marcos Leonardo, Ângelo and Lucas Lourenço. They do well some days, others more or less and others not so well. We cannot evaluate a game. It is having patience. People are in a hurry, they want this and that from the start. But when it comes to replacing young people at a bad time, we end up losing. We go slowly, with patience, they will emerge in the First Division. I talked to one of them in my room about what we have to do to evolve, it is very different to bass (base). It gives them the confidence to give their opinion on the ground. The exchanges are usually for the entry of young people.

– Jean Mota is the subject of criticism from fans, but fans must understand that they are the pieces that we have. With greater tolerance, football will be better. Everyone will read. If they don’t read it, they’ll say they got 4, for example. There are other benefits. Fill in the space and make blankets that children don’t know how to make. Some pieces will work a bit more for other players. The rhythm of the game is lacking, of course. He was a top scorer in the Paulista Championship with a wonderful pace, everything he did was working. We’re going to get Jean back.

– Jobson, for having quality, vision of the game and passing, there was some risk behind it. And up front, it doesn’t matter if you don’t get in. And those who enter generate the possibility of a goal, as it was in the second goal, that of Marinho. He has played well, he gets intense in the game, he has improved and is necessary in today’s football. Without intensity, you don’t play. You have to combine quality and technique with intensity.

– Very laborious. If I say that I am not tired … Each one with their own physical or mental fatigue. It has to be like that, it’s the price. In the end it is worth it. We can’t really enjoy the victories. Tomorrow we travel to Ceará. Tomorrow we are already thinking of Ceará on Wednesday.

– Madson is an important player for us. We don’t have to be 11, we have to have a group. 15 or 16 of the same level and the boys do it. Boys pass by, create new values. Madson is versatile, he scored against Corinthians in the second row from the right. Pará has already played as a third quarterback and defensive midfielder. We have used versatility. They discuss the position and play on others. Since we have a short cast, sometimes they can also be used together.