Domènec Torrent admits mistakes in the defeat of Flamengo: “Painful defeat” | Flamengo

– I think we were all wrong today. Defensively and offensively. We are not going to focus only on defense. We also made mistakes on offense. I think it is a painful defeat for the team, as we could be in the lead. But we are in the fight. Improving defensively. It is a pity. It was an unusual game. For small details we lost the game. We missed a penalty, they had two chances and they did it. We missed another penalty and gave them one. Players know the importance of being focused. It is very painful, but it happened.

More details of the press conference:

Rodrigo Caio’s absence

– I don’t know why they talk like that. It is the same defense that played against Corinthians. Rodrigo Caio has four or five games that he does not play. Today, individual errors, in defense and in attack. Usually the press when the goalkeeper or defense fails is very important, but when the attackers fail, nothing is said. For me it is not fair to talk about defense when they are individual errors. When your opponent creates a lot of opportunities, you don’t defend well. Today was different. They were individual mistakes. It is the same team that had been playing well, like against Corinthians.

Poor performance against the top-5 of Brasileirão

– We are in the middle. If we win the Brasileirão, we will talk about all that. It’s crazy. You lose a game and everything goes wrong. Today we play badly. In the second half, better than in the first. We missed the penalties. They only talk about the results. If we lose, everything is wrong. If we win, that’s fine. It’s not like that. The game was very balanced, individual mistakes happen. They are human. We lost today because of that. We had 11 consecutive games because the defense was playing well. Today we lost and it’s a disaster.

– Everyone knows it, but I don’t want to talk because it seems like an excuse. We did not have Rodrigo, Arão, Thiago Maia, Diego, Gabigol. I do not want to talk about those who do not play, but what they are playing. Without these important players, we played and we won. Now that we have won, I don’t want to talk about these players.

Bad performance in Maracanã

– Missing crowd. If they understand football, you get points just with the fans. Play better and defend better too. Liverpool has problems, City has problems, Real Madrid has problems. They play without fans. The wonderful Flamengo fans win points. Maracana is a special field and Flamengo fans are the best in the world. We need to play more. Today we could have killed the game. We had clear chances and we didn’t score. We all made mistakes. Who is not mistaken, raise your hand.

Conversation with Diniz after the game?

– What we talk about in the field is there. I work in Brazil, unlike in Europe, that kind of thing. We do not speak tactically. We talk about the difference between Europe and Brazil. Here the technicians do not have time to implement the style. We have to focus on work. You cannot control what happens outside the club.

– When you miss a penalty in the first half and then concede a goal, it’s a shame. The players are professionals. I’d rather it happen on a day than never. We lost two, it can happen. In practice, they are penalized. When he makes a mistake, there is also a goalkeeper, who played well. Flamengo does not play alone. There is an opponent. São Paulo played better than us in the first half. The second half we started much better, but what happened happened. When you miss two penalties it is difficult for the heads of the players.

Psychological effect of defeat.

– Anything. It’s another competition on Tuesday. It’s a coup de grace. This game where we only win one to zero is enough. The best thing is not to play with an advantage and try to win again. The Flamengo team has a lot of experience and quality. They are mentally prepared.

– Painful for us and for the fans. Of course we are in the fight. Leadership is important for trust and support. It is very painful. Losing on all fours doesn’t do justice to what happened in the game. Sometimes you play badly and score five goals. Sometimes you play well and you can’t score or concede goals. It happened today.

Does the defense scheme change for the next game?

– Defensive system failures. Defenders are very bad. I agree (ironically). They were individual mistakes. There is nothing more to say.

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