Andrey Lopes sees Palmeiras without confidence and praises Miguel Ángel Ramírez | palms

After the game, the coach spoke about the moment of the team, praised the quality of the squad, but admitted that the collective performance must improve.

– It is a cast that was champion of São Paulo, I know the potential that the cast has. It is a good template that is not sure of the results. It’s our fourth loss. It has to improve, I told the athletes. Yes, it has to improve. This is the perspective. You have to focus and work. That is what you have to do. It’s a good cast, yes. You have to work and focus on Wednesday’s game – he said.

Andrey Lopes will continue to lead the team. This Monday, the preparation of the team that faces Tigre, from Argentina, begins on Wednesday, at 9:30 p.m., at home, for the last day of the Libertadores group stage.

At the press conference, the assistant technician of the Palmeiras technical commission was asked about the work characteristics of the technician Miguel Ángel Ramírez, from Independiente del Valle, Ecuador. The Spanish is the favorite to take the place left by Vanderlei Luxembourg.

– I consider myself a good coach. A young man, 35, has concepts, he won the South American title last year. He is an emerging coach in the South American market. If they hire you, they will receive it in the best possible way. We will support you as you did with all the others who have passed away – he declared.

See other excerpts from the press conference:

Strategy for the game
– The initial strategy was this, create a situation in the middle. Rogério worked with an open wing and winger, creating this numerical superiority with the ball in the middle. Wesley and Veron’s input, if the first part didn’t work or the same result was sought, it was the same. We lost the first half 2-0, so we had to change the strategy a bit. Adding more on the side of the field to double with Gabriel Menino and Viña. That was the initial strategy. Like last year, when he was acting, it was different. Without center forward, populating more the middle. It was game strategy.

Business days after leaving Luxembourg
– The teacher left on Wednesday, we had Thursday, which is a recovery job for athletes. We had Friday and Saturday. It is a work that continues. It has been coming since the professor took office earlier in the year. No coach in three days will do anything. The coach who comes will need time. We worked on what could be done in the period, we will work next week to be ready to make a better game in Libertadores and recover.

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