Dorival says Corinthians deserved their win, eyes Memphis return v Bahia | OneFootball

Dorival Júnior valued the victory of Corinthians over Velo Clube this Sunday in Rio Claro, for the Paulista Championship. The coach said that Timão’s win was deserved and hopes the team can find some consistency.

“It was a tough, hard-fought match. We were more fluid in the first half, creating chances and making things more difficult for Carné’s goal. It was a scrappy game. It’s very hard to play against a five-man backline. The pitch is good, but it’s not fast, which makes it hard to speed up play. We had some difficulties with aerial balls, their team is very tall, but I think we deserved the result. I hope we continue like this and find greater consistency,” the coach analyzed in a press conference.

“Given what we produced, it wouldn’t have been right to leave with a draw. It wasn’t a brilliant game technically, but it was a game of great commitment and a lot of fight. We created some situations, and their goalkeeper did very well. For the volume we had, we deserved it,” he added.

The manager also analyzed Corinthians’ situation in the Paulistão standings. The alvinegro team jumped to fourth place in the tournament, with eight points, but Dorival believes nothing is decided yet.

“It’s an important step. We’re not qualified yet, but our situation has improved a lot. Nothing is decided, we have to keep managing the competitions, there’s no other way. Our position is still not satisfactory, we’re not comfortable, but it moves us a bit closer to qualification,” he commented.

Memphis back?

Dorival also gave a timeline for the return of Memphis Depay. The Dutch striker, currently going through a muscle rebalancing process, has not yet debuted this season. The coach said the player will be fit for the match against Bahia next Wednesday, in the first round of the Brasileirão.

“Memphis is already picking up pace. I’m sure that for the next match we’ll have him available,” he stated.

Praise for new signing

The coach also praised the debut of Corinthians’ new signing, Pedro Milans. The Uruguayan right-back started the game and was substituted in the 25th minute of the second half.

“It was a good debut. He was out for over 40 days, so I imagined he wouldn’t last the whole match, which is why we made the substitution at that moment. He responded very positively, he didn’t seem exhausted like most players do. He had practically no training with our team, but gave a very strong response. He’s a player who can develop excellent form in the team, and we hope he keeps improving,” he concluded.

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Standings situation

With the win, Corinthians returned to victory in the State Championship after three games and entered the qualification zone for the next stage of the tournament. Timão now occupies fourth place in the standings, with eight points.

Corinthians’ next match

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