Zubeldía downplays missed chances in win, sees progress at Fluminense | OneFootball

Fluminense broke a five-match winless streak against teams from São Paulo last Thursday. After defeating Mirassol 1-0, coach Luis Zubeldía assessed the performance of the Tricolor das Laranjeiras, downplaying the missed chances and highlighting the team's "evolution."

"It's always important for the team to create goal opportunities. Overall, despite being a match to highlight against a G4 team, today we won well and could have scored more goals. We could have been more decisive. But just by creating goal chances, I feel more at ease. Just as we performed poorly against Ceará, today the team pleased me more than in the last match. Although we only scored one goal," said the coach in a press conference after the match.

Zubeldía explains choices

Besides the three points, the victory over Mirassol also brought significant tactical variation to Zubeldía's scheme. The coach started with forward Everaldo and even used three midfielders during the match.

"I've always emphasized that having variations allows me to switch, as happened with three forwards. Not all players adapt quickly to substitutions. Just as I can make changes in one position, I can do so in others. And, consequently, also in the tactical system," he added.

Fluminense's phase

With the triumph, Fluminense reached 50 points and secured the seventh position. The Tricolor is just one point behind Botafogo, the last member of the G6. The team returns to the field this Sunday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), when they visit Cruzeiro at Mineirão for the 33rd round of the Brasileirão.

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