Signings, attitude shift and even Neymar: Dorival Jr at São Paulo | OneFootball

Coach Dorival Júnior was officially introduced at São Paulo on Monday afternoon (18), in a lengthy press conference held for the media at the Barra Funda training center.

The new Tricolor manager addressed many topics, such as the arrival of new signings in the middle of the year, the change in attitude needed from the players for the team to get out of its crisis, and even Neymar’s call-up to the Brazilian national team.

Dorival said that new names should indeed arrive, but not at his request, rather as part of the planning laid out by the club’s board.

“On the day of our first conversation, it was something brought up by Rafinha and Rui (Costa), that we would have the president’s approval for the arrival of some players. It wasn’t my suggestion. That fact had already been anticipated. Naturally, within the context, the needs, and the club’s possibilities,” the coach explained.

“We need to stay calm so we can handle the process with as much transparency as possible, always looking at what is best for the club. What I always hope is to be able to count on these young talents who are here, who are beginning to be integrated into the squad. You have always followed my work, and I try very hard to value these boys. During my last spell, William Gomes and Henrique were fundamental and were in a growth process to earn their place shortly after,” said Dorival Júnior.

HOW TO CHANGE THE SITUATION?

“First, this depends on the players’ mindset. If there is no recovery of each player’s confidence, it is very difficult to achieve anything else that would bring about direct, relative, and quick improvement. What we need to understand is that only collective work will give us the conditions to reach a moment like this.”

“The Brazilian league causes this for every team, ups and downs within a competition in which you are also competing in others. It becomes very difficult to prepare a team for Sunday and have that same team give the same positive response in midweek. There are several competitions, several different situations,” the coach pointed out.

CONFIDENCE IN THE BOARD

“I’ve been through every kind of situation. Coincidentally, my last job also had characteristics very close to what we are experiencing right now. I would just like to mention one fact that is fundamental to me. I am here today also very much because of the presence of three people with whom I had a very close relationship during my last spell: Rafinha, the president, and Rui. Because they are people I know, trust, and understand their potential. I know the commitment that is there.”

“And I have no doubt that together we can make the club even stronger. We just need a little calm and balance, and to ask the supporters to come back home again, to Morumbi.”

NEYMAR AT THE WORLD CUP?

“We don’t have another player like him. In recent years he has been a benchmark. Perhaps he is the top scorer in Brazilian football wearing the shirt of the most important national team on the planet. I’m really hoping that happens. It’s a difficult decision. I’m sure it is demanding a lot from every member of the national team’s coaching staff.”

“The decision will be made official, but I want to make it clear that I’m hoping it happens. He is a very important player, above average. And even understanding that, because of the injuries he has had, he may still not be at his best, he is a player who can make the difference in one or two plays,” he concluded.

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