Fernando DinizLucas Merçon / Fluminense FC
Published 05/10/2024 00:36
“I thought the defensive performance was excellent. We couldn’t have control. We knew we were going to suffer a lot of pressure, a very fast field. The team knew how to play the game and knew how to win the game. So, the team played very well in a different way than before. which you are used to seeing. We knew how to adapt to what was happening in the game. It was an extremely decisive game. They had more possession and played more on our field, but we knew how to neutralize practically all of them. their attacks. The team is to be congratulated for that”, said Diniz.
“Technically, the team didn’t play a good match, but if you analyze it from the defensive aspect, delivery and many things that you criticize at times – aerial ball, dead ball -, the team showed a lesson in the defensive system. We would have liked to have played a little better, but the main strategy we agreed on was not conceding a goal and dedicating our best to marking. We were having difficulty playing, but we knew how to play another type of game”, he added later.
Another topic at the press conference was the high number of injuries in Flu. Gabriel Pires is transitioning to work with the group. Lelê underwent surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee and repair the lateral and medial meniscus.
“It’s not very common for us to injure a player. At this time of year, we are having a greater number of injuries than we are used to. (Today) It happened to Douglas Costas, Thiago Santos is recovering. Muscle injury, which we There is a little more to prevent, we have a slightly higher number than we usually have. Most injuries are very accidental”, said Diniz.
“Joints, knee injury… Samuel (Xavier) had a broken foot. I’m glad we made some signings, they’ve given us support. We have a squad that knows how to respond to this type of need. I’m very happy with the squad that we have”, he concluded.
With the result, Tricolor reached eight points and increased its advantage at the top of the group. The Chilean team, in turn, has four and appears in third place.
Fluminense’s next match in the Libertadores will be against Cerro Porteño (PAR), at 7pm on Thursday, at Maracanã. The game in question is valid for the fifth round of Group A.
