“You don't see this at Flamengo”: Abel Ferreira cites Palmeiras' edge | OneFootball

Coach Abel Ferreira still can’t seem to forget Flamengo

Ever since Danilo’s goal in the Libertadores final, Abel Ferreira has mentioned Flamengo in practically every interview. After Palmeiras’ win last Saturday (23), the expectation was that the Portuguese coach would “forget” about Mengão, but that didn’t happen. The manager brought up the Rubro-Negro again on Thursday (28) and took a swipe at Fla for selling few players.

— I think there were seven or eight call-ups. That’s also part of my job. When people ask why so many clubs want the Palmeiras coach, that’s one of the reasons too. When Palmeiras wanted to hire me, in one of the meetings we had, I explained that this was one of my philosophies — Abel began.

— At every club I’ve been at, players have always been sold. At Palmeiras, we have to win titles. It’s very difficult, at a club like Palmeiras, to develop players and win. You don’t see that at Flamengo, at Atlético-MG, at Botafogo — you see it at Palmeiras. And for that, you need something we have very little of nowadays, which is patience — added the Palmeiras coach.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ABEL FERREIRA?

Abel Ferreira’s statement about Flamengo is mistaken. In recent years, the club has sold names such as Wesley, Alcaraz, Gerson, Fabrício Bruno, Matheus Gonçalves, Juninho, among others. In fact, the first of them will play in the World Cup. Meanwhile, Palmeiras, under the Portuguese coach, did not manage to place any players in the Brazil national team. Mengão, on the other hand, will have four.

AND WHAT ABOUT ON THE PITCH?

While Abel Ferreira keeps up his attacks on Flamengo off the pitch, on it, Mengão wants to cut the gap to the Brasileirão leaders, Palmeiras. Another attempt will come this Saturday (30), at the Maracanã, against Coritiba. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. Brasília time.

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