Zubeldía praises Soteldo, credits Fluminense’s success to predecessors | OneFootball

Fluminense continues to enjoy a great run in the Brazilian Championship. The Tricolor das Laranjeiras defeated Grêmio by 2-1 this Tuesday, in Porto Alegre, for the 37th round of the competition. The striker Soteldo, who scored both goals for the Rio team, was highly praised by coach Luis Zubeldía.

“I believe that Soteldo did a very complete job. Of course, on one hand, he scored the goals, but on the other, he also took care of the ball. He sacrificed himself a lot defensively. He played a very complete match. I think that, nowadays, wingers are being required to do a lot of defensive work, because almost all teams progress more with their defenders,” said Zubeldía.

“Soteldo, who is a player more accustomed to playing in the final third, tracking back a lot defensively, is good news. He not only did a good job for the team, but also allowed himself to score two goals. It is through collective play, through teamwork, that Soteldo will also be able to score goals,” the coach added.

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Credit to Mano Menezes and Renato Gaúcho

With the positive result in Porto Alegre, Fluminense has now gone six games unbeaten in the Brasileirão. Coach Luis Zubeldía credited part of the team’s current success to his predecessors Mano Menezes and Renato Gaúcho. According to the Argentine coach, these two went through processes that he himself did not have to, for example.

“With a clearer picture, having gone through 70% of the season, I can now make decisions based on what happened, because I have samples of matches. This process, for Renato (Gaúcho), is unfair. Because he received new players and had to evaluate, put in one or another. I already have a picture of who adapted, who didn’t, who was Serna, whether Canobbio was adapted. All this, thanks to the season being halfway through, to the process of Mano and the process of Renato. So, what they did was good for the club,” argued Zubeldía.

Now, Fluminense, who are fighting for a direct spot in the Copa Libertadores, have reached 61 points in 37 games in the Brazilian Championship. In the last round, the Tricolor Carioca faces Bahia at Maracanã, this Sunday, at 4pm (Brasília time).

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