Santos defender supports Guilherme after miss vs Vitória: "One moment won't define him" | OneFootball

Last Monday, Santos was defeated by Vitória 1-0 at Vila Belmiro, in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match was marked by the penalty committed by Gabriel Brazão and by a clear goal-scoring chance missed by Guilherme, who could have tied the game.

In the second half of the match, Guilherme received a perfect cross from Igor Vinícius but missed the header at the far post. The number 11 was booed by the fans and received a lot of criticism on social media, but Luan Peres came to his teammate's defense in a press conference last Friday at CT Rei Pelé.

“Who am I to talk about him? He’s the team’s top scorer this year, he knows much more than I or anyone else here about how to make the play he wanted. I didn’t talk to him after the game, he was down, obviously. Not just him, everyone was. We gathered together, closed ranks, talked as a group, but not individually. It was a decision he made, and I understand that the ball dropped at the last moment. He decided to go for the header, but the ball dropped quickly and he couldn’t get the header off, but he’s much better than I am at making that decision,” defended the defender.

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“He’s our top scorer this year, he’s very important to us and he needs to know that it’s not one play that will define him, quite the opposite. In this game he didn’t score, but there were many moments when he did and helped us,” the defender added.

After the match against Vitória, coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda also came to Guilherme’s defense, publicly expressing his confidence in the striker. “He had been playing great games,” said the coach in the post-match press conference.

After the missed goal, Guilherme was substituted in the 33rd minute of the second half and was heavily booed by the fans. The striker has now gone five games without scoring for Peixe. His last goal was in the 1-0 win over São Paulo on September 21.

In the current season, the 30-year-old player has played 38 matches, starting 37 of them. He is the club’s top scorer, with 14 goals.

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