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Thanks for the three points. Thanks for the input in the middle of so many problems. Thank you for advancing the classification to the knockout stages of the Libertadores. Flamengo, who beat Barcelona de Guayaquil 2-1, this Tuesday, at the Monumental stadium, suffered in the second half, oscillated a lot again, but the Covid cases and the series of problems made Domènec Torrent value the victory and dedication more than the performance itself.
Domènec Torrent at a press conference in Guayaquil – Photo: Playback
With 11 absences, Flamengo played to the limit and started the game in a devastating way. The coach regretted the lack of time to train, praised their good performance until 2-0 and thanked the players for their dedication.
– When I say that we have to train … Today we only train together in 10 days. Tomorrow when we arrive, the players will recover, others will train. This means that we have to train longer.
“How did we play the first 35 minutes? How did we train yesterday. Then, tiredness and all. One day it was the volcano, the other day … That’s no excuse, it’s true. I’m very grateful for the effort the players made , because it’s not easy”
Flamengo will return to Rio de Janeiro this Tuesday and, on Wednesday, the preparation for the match against Palmeiras begins, on Sunday, in São Paulo. Dome revealed his concern about new Covid cases and spoke about the team’s ups and downs in the second half.
Flamengo players celebrate goal in Ecuador – Photo: Staff Images / CONMEBOL
– I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, because tomorrow we will have tests and there may be more positive players. In the second half, they played very long balls behind the defenders and won the second balls. We had problems, but when they scored 2-1, we were able to score more goals. This happens in games: when you have a goal up front, you have problems. I appreciate the effort, because I know that it is not easy. Not only because of the very difficult 5-0 defeat for us, but it was important to win the next game. You know better than I do that Libertadores is not only technical, it is also heart. And they proved it.
With nine points, Flamengo is runner-up in Group A of the Libertadores and will face the leader Independiente del Valle, on Wednesday 30, in Maracaná. Before that, he has a commitment to Palmeiras for Brasileirão, but the board sent a letter to CBF asking for the match to be postponed.
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– We are not 50 days in Brazil. We don’t train 50 days. You are travelling. Only people who played soccer, who were coaches, can understand that. That is not true. We train together for 10 days. We travel all the time and tomorrow they will have to rest and recover. When I speak, it is not Dome, but any coach, because I have a lot of respect for coaches. In the fourth round there are already seven coaches left. This is crazy. How to evaluate the work of a technician?
Does the team lack consistency?
– We can remember Jurgen Klopp, what happened in Liverpool. In the first three years, he won nothing. But at first nothing renewed the contract. Now they have a wonderful team. I need you to understand it too. A team should not turn the light off and on. You need time and work. If you want to play a little different like we do. I agree with you, we have to be constant, not play 35 minutes. But for that we need training, also physically, because we are in Ecuador for nine days, but if you don’t understand this, I can’t explain it to you. Any Brazilian coach needs time, not just the Dome.
– What continuity? I do not control. I’m just concentrating on working really hard. If they don’t understand this, they don’t understand anything. When a coach loses a match, they are eliminated. Maybe that’s why football in Europe is different, the coaches have more time. I understand the crowd for losing 5-0. As a coach I never lost 5-0. I have to be focused on working. Today we played 35 minutes great, we have to play more. What they say outside is always the same. I have to accept it, because I am a Flamengo coach, but remember that no club in Brazil wins every year. The difference now is this.
Treatment of technicians in Brazil
– If they don’t want to change what happens to the technicians in Brazil, they will have a problem in the future. I already have age, experience. The most important thing is to be focused, improve the squad, play better. Playing 35 minutes is not enough. I know. But if you don’t know what happened here. In two days we couldn’t train. For me, the pressure does not exist. The pressure is on the dash. Because they read in the press, they watch television. I can’t control it, but I don’t want to waste a second of my work on it. I can’t control what happens outside.
