'Flowers', 'Goofy'? Abel praises competitiveness: I'm not in church | OneFootball

I think two teams that have been doing very well lately faced each other. São Paulo is with us at the top of the Brazilian Championship Série A, has been doing a great job in recent matches. They had already lost to us 3-1 and I told you they played well. They have good players, a good coach, they just need consistency.

To me, he’s a lion, not a little tiger. He’s taken a lot of hits. He’s a player with his own characteristics. He’s a player who needs a lot of care. They’re like flowers: some are cacti, which you water once and they’re good for the whole year, and others you need to water all the time.

I’ll defend my idea. I don’t think it’s fair for one team to play, like Corinthians and Novorizontino did, with one having an extra day of rest over the other. All teams have good and bad moments. Football is the balance between attack and defense. What defines the style of play are the characteristics of the players.

One of my idols is Ayrton Senna. Outside of competition, he was one of the best people, but inside, he did everything to compete. And competing is everything. I’m not in church, I’m competing. Remember Disney’s Goofy? When he got in the car, he transformed. Sometimes I’m like Goofy. Outside of competition, I see myself in what Ayrton Senna did for people.

And all the runner-up finishes, with great pride. It’s a lot of work to reach the final. Sometimes not playing as we want is also hard work. I don’t live chasing results. I’m a coach who, when not competing, gives his best for his players. I create contexts, narratives. We have to have a purpose in life. It’s hard to leave some out so others can start, but it’s important for them to want to come in.

Understand that Palmeiras was born from the suffering of the workers who came here and also from the fight against our rivals. I can’t say we’ll always win, but I can say I’ll always give my best. I don’t see myself only in the results, otherwise I get anxious. I focus on energy management, on the penalty kick moment. I love those situations. I don’t know if it will continue. It’s for them to understand that it’s already happened and that we have to work to change it.

Novorizontino hasn’t lost at home. It’s a final and we already know what it’s like to play against them. They’re a very well-coached team, it’s not by chance. They finished first overall and might have the final game at their home. I congratulate their coach for the extraordinary journey. We’ll have one less day to recover than our opponent. But we’re more than aware of the difficulties we’ll face. We want to win, but we know they do too. We’ll try to play a dynamic game at home. There are two games, two opportunities to fight for a title.

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