Paulo Victor sees team progress after friendlies against Bolivia | OneFootball

Paulo Victor was pleased with the National Team’s performance in the two matches against BoliviaCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Brazil U-20 National Team head coach Paulo Victor approved of the team’s performance in the two friendlies against Bolivia played at Granja Comary—both won by the Young Canaries 2-0, the first on Sunday and the other this Wednesday (12). He is thus continuing to expand the range of his observations as he prepares the team for the South American Championship in the category, in January 2027, with the host nation still to be decided.

“As a team, in terms of ideas and behavior, I was able to observe variations in the system, and I was able to observe several players working in different roles across the two matches. So, without a doubt, we leave here once again with a very positive balance. May we continue adding not only ideas and structures, but also players to our process,” said Paulo Victor.

“Given the whole context—our start of work, the building of a team—I’m very satisfied. We did very well in the first match, with a high intensity level and creating many scoring chances. This Wednesday, there was no lack of desire, commitment, fight, or dedication. But we didn’t have the same fluency as in the previous match. That’s natural when you play again two or three days later against the same national team; the opponent already knows what to do, how to block some of the paths that worked for us. Brazil will always look to take the initiative in the game and, most of the time, will face opponents who react to the way we play,” the coach continued.

Regarding the integration between the men’s youth national teams and the senior team, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, Paulo Victor stressed that the move has everything it needs to bear fruit, strengthening all of CBF’s national teams:

“The institution chose an excellent path. This integration is a work process; nothing is established overnight. We know that building something solid and successful takes time. The Brazilian football community has understood that and has been thinking that way. It’s clear to everyone that there is no longer a very large technical and tactical gap between national teams, and I think knowledge is available to everyone. So, we need to establish this process in the way it has been done. The better we do this work, the more results we will have, with titles, whether at youth level or with the Senior National Team,” he commented.

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