Dorival Júnior: “I really believe in the strength of our fans” | OneFootball

Back at Tricolor, head coach Dorival Júnior was introduced this Monday (18) and spoke at a press conference at SuperCT. The coach was welcomed by football executive Rui Costa and commented on his return to São Paulo.

Winner of the 2023 Copa do Brasil with the São Paulo side, the 64-year-old manager signed a contract running until December 31, 2026.

“I have a commitment to São Paulo, I take it on and I will try to give my very best. You can be sure of that. I will do everything possible so that we can bring back the moment this same group experienced not long ago. It’s a job that I hope will continue what had been put in place here so that we can reach that same level of performance again,” said the coach.

This will be Dorival’s third spell at MorumBIS: he led the team from July 2017 to March 2018 and from April 2023 to January 2024, when he was invited to take over the Brazilian National Team.

In total, the coach has 92 matches in charge of Tricolor, with 42 wins, 22 draws, and 28 losses.

“I’m very excited, very confident, and I’ll try to do my best here once again. The message is that the fans never abandoned São Paulo, MorumBIS... and I’m sure that support will be there. The fans’ presence is essential. The greatest example was precisely during my last spell,” said the coach, who added.

“In 2017, the strength of the stands helped us turn things around in the league and gave us tremendous support to find a path that wasn’t easy, it was very difficult. Then in 2023, we asked the fans to be a little patient, because I saw a lot of quality in this group, which improved even more with Lucas’s arrival, helping the team grow,” recalled Dorival, who once again highlighted the strength of the Tricolor supporters.

“I hope once again that we have that involvement and that the fans believe again and make their voices heard. It won’t be a simple job, but the main thing in all of this is that we are aware that difficulties will come, but together we can find solutions. And that path can be made easier with the presence of our fans once again. I truly believe in the strength of our supporters so that this recovery happens and begins as quickly as possible,” he concluded.

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