Fernando Diniz, Fluminense coach, in CariacicaMarcelo Gonçalves/Fluminense
Published 05/04/2024 19:48
“I think we had a very good first half. In the second half they came back better, but with the changes we grew again, we scored the second goal, we had chances to score the third. When it came to making the change, in the shooting Atlético side, a dead ball. The player who scored the goal (Vargas) came out, it was his first touch of the ball. We scored the first goal with everyone. behind the ball line. We have to correct it, it’s very difficult to score two goals against Atlético today we lost two points, and didn’t win one”, said Diniz.
“Our team played very well against Sampaio Corrêa, they played well for most of the game, they played very well today too. But we failed in things that we cannot fail, with 2-0, we cannot allow it. Mainly the goals we conceded, we conceded two very avoidable goals. But the team was fierce, the team ran, the team fought. I think we have to continue with the same level of intensity, delivery and correct these. details so that we can get back to being consistent in winning”, he added.
As a result, Fluminense has five points and occupies 15th place in the Brasileirão. The next commitment of Fernando Diniz’s team will be in Thursday (9), at 9pm (Brasília time), for the Libertadores, against Colo-Colo, in Chile.
Check out other excerpts from the press conference:
Marcelo’s positioning
“Marcelo didn’t attack much because it wasn’t a game with a lot of possession. When we have more possession in the attacking field, Marcelo appears. Marcelo is not a player who makes quick transitions, he is a control player, he played in the same position. It’s very similar to the Flamengo game. In the game against Flamengo we had more control of possession in the attacking field and Marcelo appeared very well in attack. , he would appear there giving options, in the way you couldn’t see today, but in fact we had faster moves. And there wasn’t time for Marcelo to reach the attacking field.”
Blackout in 10 minutes
“(About) the flaws, I’ve already spoken to the players. They are extremely flaws… it’s not that they are correctable, we didn’t make any of those mistakes in the first half. And we rarely make mistakes in this type of defensive issue that we made a mistake today. It was a collective failure that many people, the entire system, failed. Something very easy to correct. We couldn’t have taken the two we took. We could have taken the other ones. We shouldn’t have taken it.”
Focus on Libertadores
“It’s not a question of changing the key. The team played two good matches, for the most part we played well on Wednesday and today as well. We have to play the games well. We have to score well, produce well with the ball, be careful in the transitions. We improved in the dead ball situation. So the issue is not changing the key for the Libertadores, that’s not the most important thing. for today, that we also improved. We had ten minutes where we simply failed, which we weren’t supposed to fail and that cost us a victory”
