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Cuca avoided harsh criticism of the Santos team after suffering the second consecutive defeat in the Brazilian Championship. The coach believes that the lack of caprice in the submissions was decisive for the score of 1 to 0 in favor of Vasco, today (20), in São Januário, for the 26th day.
“The team finished a lot, 19 is a high number, but we were not happy. Fernando Miguel took three difficult balls and we were not lucky enough to score a goal. We had control of the game, possession of the ball, but we were not effective To tie. It was his merit to close well and manage the victory ”, said the Santos coach.
In addition to 19 submissions, five of them to goal, Santos had 65% ball possession and suffered almost twice as many fouls (26 versus 14). Despite this, what we saw was a team with difficulty creating offensive plays and entering the rival area. With that, Santos had a lot of aerial movements ahead of him.
“We don’t have this play from above as a strong point. But it was a different situation. We played against a reactive team. We have the characteristic of speed. And, since Vasco didn’t leave us space, we had to seek creativity from the sides, where more spaces appear. It is a weapon for the goal, but not like we did, with a little push. It has to be a faster ball or at the near post, “justified Cuca, who does not believe that his team has entered out for the goal conceded in the 9th minute.
“We had the opportunity even before Vasco to score the goal. The first was ours, then we had one with Madson. We did not disconnect. Vasco had the opportunity and scored the goal. There is another game. You have to hammer, have patience, shoot the ball. ball from side to side, don’t counterattack. “
With a team greatly modified by injuries, suspensions and personal problems, Cuca at least celebrated the possibility of trying new formations. During the game, he even pitched a team with two forwards and makeshift players like Alison and Madson.
“We managed to play for Soteldo, who was not active for two weeks (he was with Covid-19), we kept Marinho, who played about 20 minutes to clean his carburetor. We lost the defensive duo, Pará. It’s good to see what to do without We worked as hard as we could, we threw the boys to try to draw, but sadly it wasn’t enough, we didn’t play bad.
This was Santos’ second defeat at Brasileirão: last week the team had already beaten Flamengo 4-1 in Maracanã. With that, Cuca’s team was placed in eighth place, with 38 points. At the end of matchday 26, Santos is three points behind the Libertadores qualifying zone, closed by Palmeiras, and six points behind the G-4.
