Abel acknowledges Flamengo’s superiority and says Palmeiras lacks “courage and boldness”

The technician Abel Ferreira He admitted that Palmeiras was unable to perform well in the Libertadores final against him FlemishToday, Saturday, in Lima, Peru. The Red Black won 1-0 and became the first Brazilian team to win the CONMEBOL competition four times. For the Palmeiras coach, the defeat can be explained by the team’s lack of experience compared to the competitor.

“I will not justify much. I will only say that our opponent was better and more experienced, and they knew how to deal with this moment of tension that is considered final. Today experience overcame recklessness and they were better. Although the match was decided in detail, our opponent was better than Palmeiras,” he began the match.

He added, “I’ll be honest. Although we had a young team, we lacked the ‘crucible’ of courage and boldness.”

Abel once again touched on the experience of the red and black team when he commented on the moment he went to console Vitor Roque after the final whistle. “I think they are two teams at different times. Palmeiras has a growing team. Flamengo has a very mature team. I understand all the criticism that we were not able to play the game we wanted. It is the experience of a team that has been built over the course of the year. The last two months have been very difficult for us.”

After a complaint to the refereeing in the first half, the Palmeiras coach avoided commenting on the controversial move that Pulgar participated in on Bruno Fuchs, in which the Alverde players asked for a red card. “A very questionable move at the beginning of the match (possible sending off of Polgar). But anyway, we continued. Flamengo was better and that’s all.

With the Brazilian league in jeopardy, the coach also responded to criticism of the team’s poor form in the final period of the season. He said, “In football, no one loses alone. Fortunately, the culture of the club I coach is completely different. Or is Zubeldia now very good and then very bad? I am not evaluated only by results. Because if I am evaluated only by today’s result, I will have to leave.”

He concluded his speech by saying: “Those inside the club evaluate results, processes, innovation, team building, selling players, winning titles. It is a sum. Otherwise, when I was losing, they would have had to change the coach or when I had the opportunity to leave I would have left.”

Palmeiras, the Libertadores runner-up, returns to Brazil to play the final two rounds of the Brazilian League. On Wednesday, they will face Atletico MG, in Belo Horizonte, who need a win and hope to defeat Flamengo, who will face Ceara, in the Maracanã, to continue their chances of winning the title.