Crespo: São Paulo in tough spot, deserved loss, must stick together | OneFootball

Hernán Crespo admitted that the defeat to Ceará this Monday, by 1 to 0, at Morumbis, for the Brasileirão, was "totally deserved". It was the fourth consecutive loss of Tricolor in the season, the second playing at home, and the Tricolor commander did not hide his concern about the phase his team is going through.

"A moment that is not going right. Each game has its own story. The reality is that today we were even a little annoyed with the draw. We can play better, but the moment is critical in relation to emotions, feelings, after an elimination. It is never easy, but we shot, created, with difficulties, but I think the defeat is totally deserved", commented Crespo.

Despite the negative result against Ceará, São Paulo had some moments where they almost shook the nets. The team hit the post twice, occasions that were a kind of oasis in the desert.

"We shot twice at the post, we tried from all sides, we changed the way we play, line-up... the moment is like this, we will get out of it by working, believing. Before everything was going right, now it is not. We have to close ourselves even more", continued the São Paulo coach.

Crespo has also been dealing with many absences lately. This Monday, another player was added to the list of casualties: Rafael Tolói. Despite this, the Argentine coach believes that São Paulo has been maintaining its game identity. Oscillations have been happening, it's true, but the lack of luck, for him, has been greater.

"We have a game idea that is to respect the ball, play on the ground, make overlaps, play in a certain way. We produce, create and do not materialize. There are many games creating a lot, at this moment we are not creating a lot, today we did not create a lot. But, I think that talking about a defeat now is difficult. If we had drawn it would also be bad", he pointed out.

"Before the team was not full of phenomena and now it is not full of bad players. It's a difficult moment, because nobody likes to lose, but I think the only way out of this situation is to work, believe in what we know how to do and hope that at some point the shot does not hit the post or the goalkeeper is not the figure of the meeting", he concluded.

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