Emily Lima on Corinthians' loss to Palmeiras in women's Brasileirão | OneFootball

After the 3-2 defeat to Palmeiras last Friday night (13th), at Arena Barueri, in the third round of the Brazilian Women's Championship, Corinthians' coach, Emily Lima, gave a press conference and analyzed the team's performance in the classic. The goals for the alvinegro team were scored by Jhonson and Duda Sampaio.

The result came after the pause for the FIFA Date and marked Emily Lima's first game and Derby in charge of the Brabas. During the press conference, the coach evaluated the team's performance, commented on the changes made during the game, and talked about the work she intends to develop at Corinthians.

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Analyzing the match, Emily highlighted the difference in performance between the two halves and stated that the team had opportunities to extend the lead in the first half.

Analyzing the match, Emily highlighted the difference in performance between the two halves and stated that the team had opportunities to extend the lead in the first half.“Well, very happy to have this opportunity to work in such a big team like Corinthians, we knew about the Derby, we knew the difficulty of this game. I believe the game had two halves, and each half a team won. In a game like this, we can't give the opponent a chance. We could have killed the game in the first half by extending the lead even more, but overall I think it was positive,” she stated.

The coach also commented on the team's drop in intensity after the break and explained that Palmeiras managed to find more spaces in the second half.

“We entered the second half, and in the locker room, it was said that it's a very complicated score, we entered at a very low pace, we put, as the football expression goes, our backs against the wall, Palmeiras started to find passing lines, passes between zones of doubt, which didn't happen in the first half as frequently as it did in the first fifteen minutes of the second half. We couldn't get out of this situation and conceded the goal, then it becomes increasingly difficult to get out of this situation, this more complicated situation”, she said.

Emily also explained the strategy used during the classic and the changes made throughout the match, highlighting that she sought to increase the team's pace in midfield to prevent the team from staying too defensive.

“We thought about increasing this pace because we were sinking more and more and making Palmeiras stay in our defensive field. I thought about the changes because of that, to give a little more pace to our team, to have a slightly better midfield line. I believe that due to the short training time, that's why I changed the starting team little at the beginning, due to the girls who were arriving, and in the transition, there are two very fast girls, who we could cause trouble in Palmeiras' defense, knowing that the lines were high, were in our defensive field, and we had transition space. It didn't happen as we expected, more towards the end of the game, things started to fit a little more, but unfortunately, we couldn't reverse the score again”

The coach also commented on the situation of forward Jhonson, who scored one of Corinthians' goals in the classic, and highlighted the technical staff's work with the athlete.

“She is a player with great potential. We have to put her in her place and at the right moment. Our profile is to rescue players and not leave them aside. Besides the athlete, we have to see this player as a human being. Sometimes this can change a lot in her human side and restore confidence, so we, it's our profile, of this staff, to rescue players and not leave them and, oh, there's another one, let's, no, I think that, besides the athlete, we have to see this player as a human being, sometimes this can change a lot in her human side, to regain this confidence, not just as a player, so she is a player, like all the others, that we have confidence in, and if we have to rescue, we will rescue, we need to have a strong Corinthians, and that's our job.”

During the press conference, Emily also talked about the team's performance in classics and stated that the goal is to repeat the level presented by Corinthians in the first half of the match.

“I can say that we had a good performance today, regardless of the result, I can say that the first half is what we need to make Corinthians repeat in the first and second halves of all games. I think this Corinthians of the first half is what we will strive for every day because if we managed to do this in the first half, we can do it more times. I think it's a team effort.”

The coach also emphasized that she intends to continue the work developed at the club, highlighting the evolution of women's football in recent years.

“Me and the staff working with me understand that we are tireless, I think the dedication to the work makes things happen naturally, and I don't believe it's another Corinthians, we didn't come here to make it another Corinthians, I think we came to continue the history that Corinthians has, and that must be respected. Women's football is changing, and we have to understand that, and you too, and I believe you have enough intelligence to understand that from 2019, when I left until now, things have changed a lot, evolved a lot, it's much more competitive.”

Finally, the coach explained that the absence of some players in the match is part of strategic decisions made for each game and projected the team's sequence in the competition.

“First, they are part of the squad, and then each game is a strategy, and each week we see the performance of each one, so I will always try to be as fair as possible, within what we believe was ideal for today's game, so that's the reason they are not there, not just them, Rafa, Manu, they could be there, Nicole herself, so sometimes we live day-to-day and can make decisions, and you are there to ask questions and we clarify things“, she concluded.

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