Luxembourg ‘ignores’ problems and believes in Libertadores

Vanderlei Luxemburgo believe in the rating Corinthians at liberators. After the 0-0 draw, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Buenos Aires, against Argentine Jrs, the coach made it clear that the place in the round of 16 depends only on Timão. In addition, the coach assured that there was improvement and avoided pointing out problems in his team’s way of playing.

The team made progress, good. Before the game, we were out. With the Liverpool result and the result here, we are back in the competition. This is very good for anyone who wants to start showing their face, looking for space“, said the trainer.

Luxemburgo continued with his speech after the 0-0 draw with Argentinos Jrs in Libertadores and highlighted that Corinthians did not concede goals. The last time this happened was on April 26, almost a month ago, in the classification against Remo, in the Copa do Brasil. Interestingly, this match was the last in which Timão emerged victorious. Since then, there are five defeats and four draws, with eight games having Vanderlei in charge.

“We advanced, we didn’t concede a goal. I analyze football in a way that it’s not just a matter of analyzing your game, your team. They didn’t let us play, it was an intense 90 minutes, reducing space, scoring on top, wanting the second ball, with three defenders. Someone was missing to chew the ball, suffer a foul. When we did, we arrived“, continued.

The Corinthians coach still continued with his positive speech amidst the troubled phase that the club is going through in the 2023 season. According to him, even though the victories are not coming, there is an evolution in other aspects, such as psychological and also in the posture of alvinegro players,

“It’s eight games (without winning), but we’re moving forward. If Corinthians were doing very well, they wouldn’t be at Corinthians. We caught the club in an uncomfortable situation, we are working on the emotional part. I was very pleased when the players reached the conclusion that they should come here, they are aspiring to something in the competition, they are seeing something. I understand, eight games, but I’m projecting forward. Up ahead I’ll look for you, I’ll ask you, huh (laughs)“, he completed.

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