Abel Ferreira goes off after Juventude v Palmeiras: Out to tear me apart | OneFootball

Palmeiras triumphed 2-0 on their visit to Juventude’s home ground, with goals from Bruno Rodrigues (24’) and Felipe Anderson (61’). At the end of the matchday 31 encounter in the Brasileirão, Abel Ferreira pointed the finger at the Brazilian press, recalling the criticism after the first leg of the Libertadores semi-finals.

“If I weren’t here, competing as we have done in recent years for titles, a good number of you would be tearing me apart, as some did after the game against LDU Quito. I’m happy to be able to fight for titles, as we always have and will continue to do,” said Abel Ferreira, who recently spoke about his future.

“No one owes anything to anyone. I am up to date with Palmeiras, and Palmeiras is up to date with me. My mission is to be better every day, to prove to all the people who like me and believe in me that I deserve the place I occupy,” added Abel Ferreira, after Juventude – Palmeiras.

“I’m not here to break records, I don’t want to be better than anyone else. I want to be better than myself. I compare myself to myself, I don’t compare myself to anyone. That’s who I am, and that won’t change,” said Abel Ferreira, who is fighting for the Brasileirão title and the Libertadores final, both against Flamengo.

“It’s game by game [the fight for the title]. I’m not going to change my speech now. We have to understand how the team and the players are. After such an intense game, physically and emotionally, many talk about peripheral fatigue, but I talk about central fatigue, which comes from the head and the mental side. The last game led to very strong mental exhaustion,” concluded Abel Ferreira.

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