Mancini sees the tie as a game changer at Corinthians and says the referee “lost his hand” | corinthians

– Do not doubt that I will use this game as a turning point, not only for the delivery, the tactics, but also the technical part, where we did very well too. We had plays built with minus one and minus two. The coach and the team look for arguments to support what is being done, that is important. Obviously, every athlete knows there has to be delivery on the field, but often you can’t get what you can from the athlete, he said.

– We show that they are capable not only of delivering, but also of good football. This shows that perhaps we are on another level, not only in physical terms but also in technical terms. I don’t like to show videos of other teams, I like to show our players. Certainly, many images will be taken from this game. It is important when the athlete sees himself in the video knowing that he did something good – said Mancini.

– It was a milestone, because we faced Grêmio with two less with a dignified position.

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Naturally, Mancini was asked about the performance of the match referee, Caio Max Augusto Vieira. For him, the Rio Grande do Norte judge “lost his hand” by expelling Marllon after having lost, in the coach’s opinion, what should have been a red card for Darlan, from Grêmio.

– Honestly, I didn’t see Marllon’s move correctly. Before, Darlan should have been expelled. Then he lost his hand a little. In Otero’s expulsion, I think the two letters were normal. What was not normal is that Otero receives a foul before the play. It is also a very questionable offer. He ended up releasing the play and in the sequence he (Otero) was sent off. I have nothing to say about the expulsion, but I have to talk about Darlan not being sent off and the foul in Otero – he said.

– Have no doubt that the arbitration ended up being overweight. I don’t like talking about refereeing because it may seem like an excuse, but the two expulsions had different weights. I saw a team with nineteen, supporting Grêmio well, which is one of the five that will fight for the title of Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and Brasileiro. When you have to play with nine players against a powerful team, you have to perform well. From what I saw, one point was very important, because it values ​​what was done with nine on the field, and perhaps we regret not having won, by chance, which would be the high point. But, this point will also be important for us to show athletes what needs to be done on the field.

See other points from Vagner Mancini’s press conference:

Dedication of those who stayed in the field
– Corinthians played an extremely balanced game today, even in 11 against 11, the team showed strength, and when it loses a player, it stays in an interesting structure with two lines of four. We suffered very little, although there was one less player during a long stage of the game and two less during a good stage of the game. We had the best chances, several well designed and well done counterattacks, where we were very close to scoring. The overcoming, the determination shown in the field is what we ask for, it is what the club looks like.

– I am very happy, because that is the face of the club, the difficulty, the improvement. I hope the athletes have understood that we cannot offer anything less than that in terms of attitude. Everybody knows what it’s like to face Grêmio, a team with tactical variations, athletes with individual abilities, and what we saw today from Corinthians was a determined team that did exactly what was determined. I don’t know, they noticed, Cafu, at the beginning of the game, was playing closer to Gabriel.

First sense of “Corinthian style”
– The day-to-day at Corinthians is a lot of dedication, a lot of demands for us, because we know what it means to be sitting here. It was a milestone, because we faced Grêmio with two less and we have a dignified position, we did not suffer much, and we had the opportunity ahead, with Fagner, with Luan. I think you can get a good idea. In my debut, we had the game of victory with one less (against Atlético), but this was much bigger. Confirmation came that we can really do a lot more in the championship.

Electoral climate (presidential, November 28)
– The day-to-day at Corinthians is highly armored, a good atmosphere, and I’m sure this week will also be like that, because there is no politics within CT. We have the freedom and tranquility to have a well done week. The club has, if not the best structure in the country, it is very close to the others. The political part is outside and we cannot make any link. We have a game on Wednesday and then we play another Wednesday. We have to focus on the games.