Behind the scenes, Marcão's half-time dressing-down | OneFootball

On Friday, Fluminense released on its official YouTube channel the behind-the-scenes footage of its qualification against Platense in the Libertadores. The video shows Marcão’s halftime dressing-down, when Tricolor was trailing 2-0 and its place in the semifinal was under threat. The result left the tie level on aggregate, since Fluminense had won 2-0 at the Maracanã. Unhappy with the team’s first-half performance, Marcão called out the players and demanded a different attitude for the final 45 minutes. The coach complained mainly about the distance between the players and also pointed out that Fluminense was allowing the opponent to control the game the way it wanted to play it.— We’re getting the ball and (acting like this to a teammate) here, take it, deal with it, and then the second ball is far away because we’re set up to play and we’re stretching the f***ing game out, which is not our game. We didn’t do that. At no point did we do that s***. We’re not making them think, we’re doing what they want, playing their game — said Marcão.Next, the coach asked the players to take responsibility and return to playing closer together, with passing and connection between the lines.— It’s time to beat your chest and say, “it’s me in this s***, my brother, I’m Fluminense.” I’m going to put my foot on the ball, I’m going to give it back there to Fábio, Thiago (Silva) will be here (he shows it on the board), Guga will be there, Hércules will come here, Paulo (Ganso) will play, and we’re going to get closer, damn it. Otherwise we can’t play… Let’s go out there the way we play, let’s stay close — he concluded.Fluminense’s response came in the second half. The team came back more aggressive and managed to cut the deficit through Canobbio. The goal put Tricolor back in front on aggregate and secured qualification for the Libertadores semifinal.Fábio also played an important role in the result. The goalkeeper made good saves during the match and prevented Platense from extending the lead it had built in the first half.With the qualification, Fluminense will face Palmeiras in the Libertadores semifinal. The matches are initially scheduled for October 13 and 20.

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