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Ramon Menezes acknowledged that Vasco did not repeat the level of performance of other rounds by losing to Atlético-GO, this Thursday, in São Januário. Praising the opponent’s good game, the coach admitted that his team struggled to score and missed a good opportunity to improve the campaign at Brasileirão.
With the second loss in the competition, Vasco lost one position in the round. It is the sixth, with 14 points and one game less. If he had won, he would be in second position.
– I always spoke here about the difficulty of this championship. For us, all games are final. The opponent has a very strong transition. Looking at the numbers, we had more possession than the rival. His team had a proposal for a quick transition, it took us a long time to get into the game. The rival played a great game. Everyone wants to win, but the championship continues. We left sad, we lost a great opportunity. They marked us as we had been marking other teams. And they sped off. In the second half, we even managed to score, but we got two – said the coach.
Ramon observes Vasco’s defeat against Atlético-GO – Photo: André Durão
Vasco is now preparing to face Botafogo, on Sunday, in the continuation of Brasileirão. In the season, in four classics, counting Carioca, the team has four defeats.
More responses from the Basque coach
– I’ll see the offer directly. It could be a coincidence. The two games we lost to Talles and Bruno Gomes were sent off. Let’s talk. They are players prepared for any type of situation. With pressure or not. They already played last year.
– Today we feel a bit difficult mainly in the defensive balance. There was a slight lack of balance between Marcelo and Miranda. We did well at halftime. I think our defensive organization starts at the front. It is trying to function and do well. Our goal is balance. We scored our 12th goal in the competition. Raise your head that tomorrow begins the work focused on Botafogo.
– We have an integration between departments. I don’t like losing the player. Benítez entered a very large sequence of games. He hasn’t had such a long career in recent years. He had a pandemic and it took him a while to regain his physical and technical condition. All the players are deeply missed. Losing a player is losing part of the job. I am very happy with everyone, because those who have entered have done the job. Today we didn’t get the result, it took us a while to understand the opponent’s speed.
– Playing against Botafogo, without a doubt, is a great rival. We will have a match for the Brazilian and another for the Brazil Cup. Different competitions. The difficulty will be enormous. We have to be well prepared and focused.
