Crespo plays down São Paulo’s poor run: “Every match has its own story” | OneFootball

Coach Hernán Crespo downplayed São Paulo’s negative streak, which reached its sixth defeat in the last seven games after the loss against Grêmio, 2-0, this Thursday, in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship.

“I can’t talk about a streak, because each game has its own story. The defeat against Palmeiras happened, the three points went to them, against LDU we created a lot and we’re out of the Libertadores. But against Grêmio it was a deserved defeat. In other cases, I don’t think so. Against Grêmio it was tough, I didn’t like it,” commented Crespo.

In fact, in some of the recent defeats, São Paulo put in a satisfactory performance, only to be left frustrated that the score didn’t reflect how the game actually went. However, in the end, scoring points is necessary, and Tricolor has stagnated in the standings, watching the top teams pull further and further ahead in the fight for a spot in the Libertadores.

“I don’t want to waste energy, because on Sunday we already have another game. We know we have ten more games ahead and we need to keep working and doing our best within the limits of what happens day to day,” the Tricolor coach continued.

After the defeat to Grêmio, coach Hernán Crespo made a point of not hiding his dissatisfaction with the high number of injuries at São Paulo. The coach links his team’s inconsistency precisely to the absences he’s had to deal with and has shown considerable impatience with his players’ physical problems.

“We are doing the best we can. We try to adapt to what happens day by day. At São Paulo, a lot happens every day. The idea is to do the best we can and then talk in December, make an assessment at the end of the season, see what can be done in the future. There’s no target, nothing. We have to keep going, try to walk, run and, if possible, fly. We have to live day by day,” Crespo concluded.

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