Luxembourg is slapped and hits back on career setback

Vanderlei Luxemburgo Arrived to Corinthians last Monday, the 1st, he faced the Independiente del Valle on tuesday, by liberators, but it was only presented this Friday, the 5th. The intense week for the coach meant that his name was again questioned by critics. In a press conference, he countered all questions regarding being considered an outdated technician.

People think age has come and gone. Quite the contrary, because I’m very healthy to look for things there“, it started.

Luxa assured that he continues with the same thinking as years ago and that he believes that football has not changed the way everyone points out. The coach warned that he will not take the essence of Brazilian football just to please others and use technical terms. Also, for the coach, during the last few years, there has only been one big change in the sport.

“I continue with the same thought and recognizing that many of the things that exist today were brought by Luxembourg. I think I already came as an avant-garde. I see this as a positive thing, this discussion. What has changed? Is the technology modern? Technology was changed because they thought they had to change. I know all the names you want, but I don’t want to lose the essence of Brazilian football“, it started.

“If you tell me and show me the tactical difference that exists between the past and today, none. Where is the modernity? In the advance that Corinthians has here, when they said that I took a lot, today it is here. The big change is in the occupation of space quickly. I’m going to hit that there. I would like modernity to arrive, but without prostituting the characteristics of our football. I don’t fight against it, I bring it. This collective thing, in the past, was in the locker room“, continued.

The discussion regarding the criticism he suffered in his last years of his career continued during the press conference. Luxemburgo revealed that he has some regrets in his professional journey, but he guaranteed that he remains up to date with what football is currently asking for. Other than that, he even used his tickets to the palm trees, Real Madrid It is Brazilian Team as examples.

“A lot of people say that I have to update myself, and I’m trying to update myself. When I left Real Madrid, I was in my early fifties. Today I would do it differently. It was a timely exit. I look like someone who has always modernized. When I see that the discussion exists, but it doesn’t fit, I won’t do it. In the last passage at Palmeiras, they had lost two years to Corinthians, and we won the title. Brazil was world champion based on our characteristics, our essence“, explained the Corinthians coach before concluding that:

“The European was afraid of us. From the moment we want to play like Europe, we become equal to them and lose the difference that made us win. Where does modernity reside? On base? Just worry about tactics, forgetting that the player is empirical. I ask you, young man, to analyze the 1970 Cup, playing with three defenders, the dribbler scores, the scorer dribbles. So Garrincha would have to score today? This is the discussion I have“, he completed.