Maycon on goal in win, addresses rumours about Corinthians future | OneFootball

Corinthians breathed a sigh of relief after defeating Atlético-MG this Saturday, 1-0, at the Neo Química Arena. The scorer of a stunning goal that secured Timão's victory, Maycon celebrated the great result for the alvinegro and said that the two clear chances he missed did not shake his confidence for the rest of the match.

“No [it didn’t shake me]. It was a quick play, I tried to play it low. It bounced a bit in front of me. If I step into the box, I’m subject to that. There was another chance in the second half where I could have scored as well, and it went close. Thank God I managed to score a beautiful goal and, above all, we got a very important win,” said the player in an interview with Amazon Prime Video.

Maycon is on loan to Corinthians from Shakhtar Donetsk and has a contract only until the end of the year. When asked if he wants to stay at the club, he left the responsibility in the club’s hands and even mentioned the political instability at the alvinegro.

“My desire is to finish the year well. We know a lot of things have to happen. A lot of things are being talked about at the club and, to think about staying, we need to know what the club will be like next year. This year was very turbulent, especially politically, and that worries us a lot. Of course, it doesn’t influence us on the field, but it bothers us because there’s news about Corinthians all the time. We have to join forces with our fans, with the coaching staff, so that we can have an important end to the season, which is something our team deserves for everything we’ve done this year,” he said.

How to improve the inconsistency?

Maycon also revealed that the Corinthians squad had a meeting to get back on the winning track after the tough loss in the derby against Santos last Wednesday. Timão has been quite inconsistent in the Brasileirão and has yet to string together a series of consecutive wins.

“We had a very good meeting yesterday. We are at Corinthians and this inconsistency cannot exist. There’s a stat that we haven’t managed to win two games in a row and that cannot happen at Corinthians. The standings show these ups and downs and that’s why we are where we are. Our team deserves to be higher up. We have to fight in these last nine games to put Corinthians in a better position,” said Maycon.

With the win over Galo, Corinthians gave a response to the Fiel Torcida and returned to winning ways in the Brasileirão. Timão got some relief and managed to widen the gap from the relegation zone, reaching 12th place with 36 points – eight more than Vitória, who are just above the relegation zone and still have a game to play this round.

“Our group is a group of men who know the responsibility they have. Our team plays very good matches and, in the following games, plays very badly. It’s something we have to seek balance for. We won’t always manage it in every game, but the attitude and the way of playing must always be the same, because that makes things easier, and it hasn’t been. We have to push ourselves a lot in this final stretch to find that balance, which will be important,” the midfielder concluded.

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