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After the 2-0 defeat against Internacional, this Saturday (19), by Brasileirão, Abel Ferreira said that Palmeiras has an extremely small squad. The statement contrasts with the Portuguese statement after the previous game, the 3-0 victory over Libertad, from Paraguay, which placed the Brazilian team in the semifinals of the Libertadores. At the time, he said he never had a group of players with such quality.
Ferreira’s analysis of the number of athletes on the expensive Palmeirense team is similar to the complaint that Vanderlei Luxembourg usually raises. The European’s predecessor spoke insistently on a short cast, which made him criticize at the club.
It is also a coincidence that the size of the group of players is the subject of comments by both coaches after the losses.
“The squad is short. We have to do something to improve, improve, along with what we already have. To have more quality. For us it is very clear, we have three competitions,” Luxa said after a 2-1 loss to Botafogo. , in Rio, in October. At that time, alviverde lost an undefeated record of 20 games.
“The problem here is not with the competitions. The problem is with an extremely small squad. We have an extremely small squad. A good squad, a good team. I have already said several times that we have had headaches to compose our midfield. absences, “said Abel after the defeat in Porto Alegre.
In addition to losing athletes with injuries, the technician also recently faced an outbreak of covid-19 in the team, being one of those affected
After eliminating Libertad, the Palmeirense coach had said: “I have never trained a team with such quality as this one, with men, players who have already won titles, they know that to win you need much more than having good players, and we are. , little by little, building that spirit. Great teams are built with great men. ”At the time, he didn’t complain about the size of the cast.
Despite the similarities in the speeches of Ferreira and Luxa regarding the size of the cast, there is an important difference. Unlike the Brazilian, the Portuguese do not ask for reinforcements.
