Abel slams Palmeiras, says Mirassol were better in every way | OneFootball

Coach Abel Ferreira left the Campos Maia Stadium field very upset with the performance and defeat of Palmeiras to Mirassol, by 2-1, in the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship. The Verdão manager admitted the superiority of the rival from São Paulo and acknowledged that his team was below par.

“Today, for me, it’s very easy to explain this match. We don’t have to stand here making excuses. It was technical, physical, tactical, strategic. Mirassol today was much better than Palmeiras. Today, they were much better than Palmeiras on every level,” evaluated the coach.

“What bothers me is the way we played today and how the opponent was far superior to us on every level. That bothers me, but congratulations to Mirassol, who were better on every level,” he added.

Mirassol is among the best home teams in the Brazilian Championship and has not yet lost at home in the national competition. This Sunday’s victim was Palmeiras, who conceded both goals of the defeat still in the first half: one from midfielder Gabriel and another from defender João Victor. Verdão also created very little and scored only from a set piece.

Abel then analyzed that Mirassol is having a campaign above expectations and, for that reason, plays “light,” since they have already achieved their main goal in the Brasileirão. Even so, the Portuguese coach highlighted the merits of the club from the interior of São Paulo and mentioned left-back Reinaldo as an example.

“It’s a team whose main objective was achieved a long time ago, and now they play light. Look at the youngster on the left side [Reinaldo]. This player played for São Paulo, Grêmio. I could talk about him, but there are others. Players who were underestimated at other clubs, someone believed in them and put together a beautiful team, very well coached. Congratulations for the work the coach is doing, and to Mirassol, who were much better,” he continued.

Palmeiras conceded a lightning-fast goal, just two minutes into the first half. Gabriel received the ball inside the box and had time to control and finish across goal. In stoppage time, after Verdão had equalized, Mirassol scored with a header by João Victor after Reinaldo threw a long throw-in into the box.

“Now, if I take the two goals we conceded and analyze them, I’ll find things I don’t like and that we can’t do. They are very easy things to see that, as a team, we have to do better in these specific moments, the goals we conceded. But I’ll say it again, I think Mirassol, in the first half, was much better than Palmeiras,” Abel concluded.

Standings

With the result, Palmeiras remained at the top of the Brazilian Championship, but saw Flamengo draw level on points. Verdão has 68 points and stays on top due to tiebreaker criteria – they have one more win than Rubro-Negro, who beat Santos 3-2 in the round.

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