Autuori sees Botafogo with an attitude towards Vasco: “The team has been playing to win” | boot

– Botafogo has been playing to win. We should surf more on the Brasileirão table. The team has played good games in general, nothing exceptional. It has been solid and conceded goals in specific plays. Against the Basque, last Sunday, it was a beautiful game. Today has also been good for the attitude and physical availability, at a time when all teams suffer a lot from the sequence of games.

– September will be difficult, because we cannot rest, it will be a time of sacrifice for everyone. I’m already worried about Sunday’s game against Santos. Today we took a step forward, but it is a 180 minute match – said Autuori.

+ Honda on and Matheus Babi sharp
+ Matheus Babi warns of a second leg: “It starts 0-0”

The second leg between Botafogo and Vasco is scheduled for next Wednesday, at 9.30 pm, in São Januário. Before that, the white team faces Santos, at 6.15 pm on Sunday, in Nilton Santos.

Other statements by Autuori:

Concern for the physical part

– The physical issue is for all teams. Before Fernando came in, my question was to ask how Honda and Kalou were doing. Soon after, Honda crashed and we had nothing else to do. If my gaze was only for the physical issue, I think five substitutions characterize the team a lot. I will only do it if necessary. The team was well focused and had attitude and availability in all aspects: tactical, physical, technical, mental …

Transition and strategy

– If we watch the two games against Vasco, we had the opportunity to work well between Vasco’s attacking line and midfield, as well as the midfield of his defensive line. We have quality, we are breaking the line of opponents with very good performance in every game. These are tactical sequences. Usually we look at the player, the center of the game, and stop looking at the game more broadly, both in terms of depth and breadth. I can’t say much about strategy.

– It is a problem that we create for Brazilian football. I’m used to the time I spend outside, it’s normal for players to come and go, the coach is the one who decides the time. The coaches are watching the game, but other things are happening. The individual or collective productivity of the team also bothers me. Honda and Caio came out in the last game. Against Corinthians, they played 10 games with and without the ball. In the previous game, I understood that it did not happen as it should.

– They are starting, they will have better moments and others will not. Today they had a great game, they gave the team a different dynamic. My concern is with the team as a whole and with everyone’s commitment to the group, obviously without giving up their characteristics.

– Talking is easy now. In fact, I already said it before we started the competitions. We already saw through training, he would be a player who would hardly stop playing. We are happy with the work you have done for the team and your individual performance. From what we saw in training, Babi was not a player who could come in and do good and important things for the club. Individuals appear spontaneously if they work well as a team.

Possibility of the public returning to the stadiums in October

– It is obvious that we want football with an audience, but we have to think more broadly. I don’t think it’s just the presence of local team fans. Why this packing again? Things are not going as well as you think. This is not the time to rush into decisions that are populist and should be further discussed.

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