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On Wednesday night, Atlético-MG lost 100% in Mineirão, in this Brasileirão, drawing 1-1 with Fluminense. El Gallo did different times. In the initial stage, an erased team. In the last 45 minutes, a dominant team. This was Jorge Sampaoli’s analysis. For him, the second half was one of Atlético’s best in the competition, despite the pitfall.
– Two different moments. In the first, the team was very off. First time favorable to a team that came to play the game that we thought, which was to counterattack, steal fast and go fast to attack. We couldn’t connect the attack. The second half, I think it was one of the best second times for the team. He had countless chances, he was brave all the time in the rival field. Unfortunately, he was unable to implement favorable actions in the area. I really value the second half, the team’s dominance was enormous. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete (on the arc).
“They were two different times. In the second half the dominance became evident, against a team that had almost 11 players in their area. It was very difficult to generate chances, but the team looked everywhere. From the right, the center, the He left me very calm, despite the result, with the commitment to attack in the second half ”- Jorge Sampaoli.
Jorge Sampaoli during Atlético-MG x Fluminense – Photo: Agência i7 / Mineirão
The change from time to time, according to Sampaoli, was the attitude of the athletes.
– You have to see the attitude of the team. The team woke up, squeezed the rival in their area, generated no less than 12 or 15 times in the second half. We played 45 minutes that we couldn’t play in attack (first half). So, we favor a characteristic of a rival who stood up well, who only waited for the recovery to counterattack. We have to learn from these things and make sure the intensity of the second half is sustained for 90 minutes.
Other answers from Jorge Sampaoli
Were you surprised by the Fluminense’s stance?
– No. Our attitude was surprising from the first half. A passive posture. I think that the attitude of the second half had a big difference, which has nothing to do with me, it has a lot to do with the change in attitude and the courage that (the players) had in the second half. Knowing that they had a lot of counterattack speed, we were always in the opposite field.
Guilherme Arana x Nino; Atlético-MG x Fluminense – Photo: Agência i7 / Mineirão
Do you need offensive reinforcements to keep the team always following the pattern of the second half?
– No. Keep trying to get the team to have these intentions. There you can win, you can lose, but the intention of the second half makes me happy, in a result that seems unfair, because of what the team did and because of the situations it generated against the rival. There is a lot of difference globally. Today it’s my turn to continue working with these players. If someone comes who can add, much better.
Why does Atlético suffer so many counterattacks?
-It is because it is the only team that I saw that is totally placed in the opposite field. Therefore, you must stop transitions all the time. When we are in positional inferiority, rivals take advantage of (and do) what they came to do: look for a ball, attack, hit fast. We have to know how to deal with the dominance that we generate when we place ourselves in the rival field. It happened in the second part, which I emphasize a lot, because for me it was incredible. We have to go that way.
