Tactical shake-up? Check out Vojvoda’s plans while Santos are off the pitch | OneFootball

After defeating Vasco 2-1 this Thursday, Santos will have a period without games. The team will only return to the field on March 10, when they face Mirassol in the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship.

During this free time, something rare in the national calendar, coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda hopes to work on some points. The coach plans to test even new formations and highlighted the importance of some players having more training days.

“The work will continue the same at the training center, but there are players who need to train. Many times they play, recover, and play again. Modern football needs training moments to work on other qualities, like strength or longer training sessions. I will take advantage of this too. In a certain training session, I can test another system. When the game is very close, you train thinking about the game and not the variants we can encounter,” he explained.

The psychological aspect of the athletes will also receive special attention.

“We always work on the psychological part. It’s a sport that has an opponent who plays and has quality. In modern football, we have to be physically and mentally prepared to live through all moments, without losing balance, maintaining regularity,” said the Argentine.

The free time will also serve for Santos to assimilate some lessons left by the Paulista Championship. The club was eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 2-1 to Novorizontino away from home.

“Lessons remain, as in all competitions. We lost important points in the last minutes. That is a lesson. Then, there are internal lessons. I want to take care of that. We are getting to know the club. These are important points. I also highlight that, in the first round of the Paulista, we had young players who helped. We didn’t have the full squad. We used Mateus Xavier, Gustavo Henrique, Pedro… I am in contact with the under-20 staff. We have to work together. It’s a big club, and we have to overcome these difficult moments,” commented Vojvoda.

The start of the season has not been easy for Peixe. In 13 games, the club has four wins, four draws, and five losses.

The expectation of the squad and the coaching staff is to work hard during this period without games to move away from the crisis and, perhaps, change the club’s trajectory this season. Vojvoda does not hide his desire to put Santos back on the path of victories but is aware of the team’s reality.

“There is still a way to go. We are still under construction. It’s a big club that demands. But we have players with whom we can achieve this. We need to get results. When we do, it will help a lot. Football lives on results, on effectiveness. There are other clubs that have gone through this process. This is our goal (to be at the top). Every club built this with work, results, and a process, going through difficult moments. We are still in instability. I am dreaming of the top. We wanted to bring joy to the fans. We will find regularity. Then we will aim for more,” he concluded.

Standings Situation

With the victory over Vasco, Santos moved out of the last place and jumped to the 13th position in Serie A, with four points.

Next Santos Game

Game: Mirassol vs. Santos – 5th round of the Brazilian Championship Date: March 10 (Tuesday), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: Campos Maia Stadium, in Mirassol (SP)

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