The coach also avoids talking about the performance against the Brazilian national team in Group 6, and regrets the absences from the El Clásico match against Santos.
Coach Abel Ferreira expressed his dissatisfaction with Palmeiras’ position in the defeat against Mirasol, Sunday (9), in the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship. Alverde once again failed to perform well against G6. After the match, the coach avoided talking about the topic and continued to praise Leao Caibera who is the sensation of the competition in 2025.
“We only played against the Group of Six, didn’t we? What bothers me is not losing to strong teams, it’s the way we played today. They were better in every aspect. We are not just playing against the Group of Six. Whoever scores the most points wins. The three points obtained against the Group of Six are equal to those lost against any other team,” the coach said.
Abel Ferreira, of course, praised Mirasol’s performance on Sunday as well as the good season in the Brazilian championship. Moreover, he commented on the experienced Reynaldo.
“You say there are only two teams. I see great teams in the tournament, but some of them are not regular like Palmeiras, Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Mirasol itself. One of their best players has already been released from São Paulo and Gremio. Here, in this shirt, playing light, loose, he looks like he is 23 years old. I played him in São Paulo and Gremio, and here the shirt doesn’t seem to weigh much. The responsibility of playing for Palmeiras is different. I congratulated their coach for the season that They offer it.
Match analysis and more praise for Mirasol
“It’s very easy to explain this match. I can make excuses, but it was technical, tactical, physical and strategic. Today Mirasol was much better than Palmeiras on every level. It’s a team with players who lost credibility on the other side and one of them took the opportunity and created a beautiful team here, well coached. We also have to realize that, as I said to their coach, congratulations for the work they are doing. Of course, as I said to you, congratulations to Mirasol, who was much better.”
With this result, Palmeiras remained with 68 points, and is still at the top of the Brazilian League. In fact, Flamengo reached the same number of points after beating Santos, but they have one win less. Verdão will now play a classic match against Santos, on Saturday (15), at 9 pm, in Vila Belmiro, in a postponed match from the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship.
More from Abel Ferrera:
Embezzlement: “We just lost a match like this. Now, we have to prepare for the next match with the players available. It’s not good, as a coach, to know that I have a lot of players called up, but they all want to go to their national teams, and that’s part of it. We have a team full of good players, and the national teams have that right. It’s FIFA Data, they can call them up. We’re the ones who pay the salaries, but the management already knows it’s going to be like this.”
Mirasol style: “Their goal in the tournament has been achieved a long time ago. They are playing with agility. Look at the left side: they have already gone through São Paulo, Gremio… I could mention others. They should be congratulated. Of course, congratulations to them, they were much better. But if I concede our goals, I will show things that cannot happen. In the first half, they were much better.”
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