Artur Jorge praises team display and hails win: “A fair result” | OneFootball

“I’ll start with the end: the support for all of us. A team that needs it and deserves it. Really deserves it. We played a very solid game, a completely fair result, with no room for doubt. We suffered more than we needed to, because in the first half we had chances that we didn’t finish. But that’s normal. When the result is close, the opponent also pushes, and we dropped a little deeper. We stopped having the ball in the second half. That is not our game model, it’s not what suits us best. But we managed to be brave, everyone gave their best, everyone added something to the team. A team that worked to get this result.”

“We work the same way. I don’t work based on one player, but on a team. We have to be prepared for moments when we have the whole squad available, and others when we don’t have every player. We don’t, we lost Kaio for this match, and now we’ll see by Wednesday how many we have, who is available, and put together a competitive team that can win again.”

“What do you think of this team emotionally? I see a strong team, one that sticks together, that knows what it has to do. I see that in the game we played in Ecuador, and today, after creating so much and not finishing, it shows the team’s mental strength. We can’t analyze the psychological side based on criticism or on a player’s momentary performance in one game. Obviously, it never crossed my mind to take Neiser off; what he created was enough to justify him staying on in the second half. The chances were created, the attacking volume was there. What’s missing is finishing, a little more calm, more quality in some moments, of course, but it has nothing to do with the psychological side. Neiser and Matheus are two players who work beautifully, committed professionals, and they are options for me.”

“It’s about maximizing what we’ve been doing well. Not just our attacking volume, but also our solid defensive performances — with the exception of the São Paulo game — because the team has shown collective behavior in the different moments of the game. What we want is to maximize this moment, with the players feeling confident, so they can also push through physically. That is a challenge for us. I’ve told the players: we have to prove to ourselves that we are capable. That’s the path we have to follow.”

“Consistency and competence from what we did in the previous game. Simple. And Neiser was the option to have two strikers available. We knew we were going to create space, that we would have space, and that we would take advantage of the movements in behind the defensive line.”

“I did speak with Walace. He said he made this mistake, which is public knowledge. But at this point, it no longer concerns me. All that’s left for me is to wait for what the board decides. We spoke about it in a very proper way. Now, neither he nor I have anything else to do.”

“As for Romero, I hope he is ready. We took him to São Paulo because we thought he could be an option for the game in Ecuador. We are managing this to minimize the impact, and so that his output and return happen in a more careful way.”

“We can always improve. The person who should be most concerned about that is the player himself. I want to highlight the fact that he is a young player. We demand a lot, but these are young players who are still in a process of development and growth, becoming more important assets for the club itself. As for moving around the pitch, that concerns me, and I understand that he can be more decisive higher up the field. If he loses the ball more often, it’s because I want him to lose it more often. Players who have to take risks, make decisions, be more daring, will lose it more often, but when they beat their man and get through, they will be important in finishing plays.”

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