Dorival explains how he regained confidence in São Paulo and reveals behind the scenes

O São Paulo in Dorival Jr. is stronger than ever. Tricolor competes in three competitions and performs well in all of them: G4 in Brazilianclassification for the semifinals of the Brazil’s Cup after deleting the palm treesand guaranteed place in the round of 16 of the South American after building the best group stage campaign.

In an interview with “GE”, Soberano’s technician revealed that the reconstruction work was not easy. “There was a player who told me that at a certain point he wanted to leave the club because he wasn’t comfortable and confident here, and suddenly they meet again and want to… It wasn’t just one that happened. It is an interesting, important testimony that further strengthens this environment that is being the flagship of this work”he explained.

In addition, Dorival added: “It’s normal for you to worry about the tactical, technical, physical side, we have to supply our squad in all aspects, but the main thing is the human side, and this human side must always be valued”. The commander of São Paulo he also took the opportunity to address the devaluation of Brazilian technicians on the national scene.

“What I think is that the solutions for Brazilian football are in here, among ourselves. We no longer need people who turn off lights, we need people who turn lights on, who are constructive in every way, from athletes, coaches, football executives, the press.”, he pointed out. Dorival also believes in winning a title for São Paulo.

“I don’t know at what point, but I have no doubt that we are heading towards it and I feel that we are getting closer and that it will happen eventually. But a lot for the dedication, delivery, commitment and respect that is happening internally”. The Sovereign returns to the field this Saturday, 22, against cuiabáfor the Brasileirão.