Dorival hails balanced Corinthians and squad progress | OneFootball

For the first time under the command of Corinthians, Dorival Júnior has the almost complete squad at his disposal. The coach praised the return of players who had been injured after the victory over Grêmio this Sunday at Neo Química Arena, in the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship, and sees the team as “more balanced.”

One of the players who returned to the field and is making a difference is midfielder André Carrillo. In addition, the GYM trio (Garro, Yuri Alberto, and Memphis Depay) has finally managed to gain some consistency. At the moment, the club’s medical department has only two names: Vitinho and André Luiz.

“It’s an important fact that hadn’t happened since I arrived. The club’s medical department made this possible, having the full squad at this important part of the season. The results hadn’t been matching what we were showing, we played good games. Today, once again, we didn’t concede any goals, which is an important fact,” evaluated Dorival.

“I’m happy with the growth of the three players up front and the majority of the squad. I value what the group has been delivering, our positioning today is already different from what we saw back then. It bothered me a lot, but today I already see a calmer, more balanced team,” he added.

Next objectives

The coach avoids confirming that Corinthians will compete for a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores, but admits that Timão is experiencing a different moment. There have already been three consecutive victories in the Brasileirão. He asks the team to maintain the same attitude and wants to keep up the momentum.

“We hadn’t addressed this situation, it bothered us, it caused us a lot of concern. That was our reality. Now it’s different, but we don’t have to change anything, we have to keep our behavior,” said Dorival.

“Our situation was delicate, thank God with everyone’s effort that changed. I hope we continue this run and go after important points in this sequence,” he concluded.

Standings

With the victory, Corinthians sees itself closer to the G6. Timão is in ninth place in the standings, with 42 points, six behind Botafogo, who occupy sixth place.

Next Corinthians match

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