Abel Ferreira praises Palmeiras’ seriousness in the Brazilian Cup and says: “Fight for all competitions” | palms

After the game, the Portuguese praised the seriousness of the team and the behavior of the players. Verdão, who had already won the first leg 3-1, opened the scoring in the first half and controlled the match, without much work.

– We were a serious, competent team, we take this tie seriously even with an advantage. Football is full of surprises, it happens when you make it easy for yourself. I especially liked this commitment, this union. We really wanted to fight for all the tournaments. That’s what we want. Step by step, we will recover, we will fight together for all competitions, with the same will, the same desire, the same ambition, that is what the club and its members demand of us, this is what we are going to do on the field – said.

Author of the Palmeirense victory goal this Thursday, Gabriel Verón was praised by Abel Ferreira. The forward took to the field in the 18th minute of the first half after Wesley was replaced after feeling his left knee.

– I like to speak individually, but we have to know that it appears in the collective context. He had the possibility of injuring Wesley, but he made the most of it. We all know its quality. He is a boy with a lot of desire, quality, determination, he tries to fulfill the collective commitments of the team. When we have a collective idea and we free ourselves from it, the individual appears. It has a lot of individual quality.

Palmeiras meet their rival in the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup this Friday, when the CBF will draw the matches of the next phase.

During the weekend, Verdão’s commitment will be against Vasco, on Sunday, at 4:00 p.m. (Brasília), in São Januário, for the first round of the second round of the Brazilian Championship.

See other excerpts from Abel Ferreira’s press conference:

Train alternatives during games?
– If true. I know it is a risk, that by doing so we could even score a goal, but there is no other way to try alternatives to have other attacking solutions, with the departure of three with Felipe Melo as center, Gabriel Menino having to stay. further back and start three with him, play with two steering wheels and one in front in the middle, with the tripod inverted, try the Scarpa on the left … It is a very big risk, but whoever is in football knows that you have to take risks. Since we don’t have time to train, it’s the truth. They rest, they recover, they eat well, they go to the health and performance center, which has been a great ally. Everything the players did is to their credit, he told them. The only way I have to train alternatives is in games. It is risky, but I am happy with the delivery, the commitment. They tried to do what the coach challenges them. Testing in the game is difficult, but there is no other way.

About Patrick de Paula:
– I know they’re talking about the guys, the experts. But I don’t see the age. I look at the quality, the commitment, the disposition they have in training and games. Felipe Melo is very well, he does not provide one. Danilo in training trains a lot, he knows what he wants and he has that opportunity. Patrick just has to do this, in training he has to show that he wants, wants to play, be inside, there is only one way to convince me: in training. All my decisions have an intention, which is better for the team, not better for each player. What matters is the best for Palmeiras.

Exceptions and Gustavo Scarpa on the side:
– It was another test we did. I spoke to the cast. I did an exercise to find out this left back, who sacrificed himself in the position he likes to play for the team, who was available to help if needed, and Scarpa was the first to say that he sacrificed himself. It was one of the ways I had to find the solution for the side.

– That’s my job. If you ask me if I would like to have everyone, no doubt. If I get stronger with these players, without a doubt. But my job is to find solutions, not excuses. The obligation that I have, against anyone, wherever, to play to win. Regardless of the absences, which are important, in the team and group dynamics.

About Benjamin Kuscevic:
– It was a club contract, it was already very advanced. Come help us a lot. It will be difficult to take the place of these two defenders that we have. Two champions in training, in the game, how they lead the team, how they do the tripod with Felipe Melo in front. Come help us, make the squad more balanced, but these two are phenomenal, brutal, in the way they deliver, the way they play. Another match without conceding goals.

Relationship with Sá Pinto, Vasco coach and rival on Sunday:
– Due to the study and research I did, the fans respect each other a lot. It is true that coaches do too. He is my friend, but on the field I will do everything possible to win. This is our role, for that we work, but in the field everyone fights for themselves. The Portuguese are good as Brazilians, Spanish, English, everything is a matter of study, of sharing. The more time we dedicate ourselves to the profession, the better we will be.

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