Roger Machado analyses clash with Cruzeiro | OneFootball

After a 4-1 win over Cruzeiro this Saturday (4) at MorumBIS, in a match valid for the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship, head coach Roger Machado held a press conference.

“We will certainly need to make changes to the team. There are 16 matches left before the break, and we have very little time to recover. So, this win also happened because of the level of commitment the players have always shown in training, and I stressed that they need to keep that up, because I’ll need to make changes and use players who are 100% recovered from the wear and tear of the match so that we can compete in different tournaments with a chance of winning,” he said.

Regarding the choice of tactical setup, the coach clarified a few points.

“Cruzeiro’s strengths led me to believe we could be successful with today’s formation because, if we managed to block the central player well, we could have an advantage, since it is a team that places six players on the last line. That gave us space to open the scoring, win back the ball, switch play, and counterattack efficiently,” he concluded.

Tricolor’s next match will be against Boston River of Uruguay on Tuesday (7) at 9:30 p.m. at the Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. In the Brazilian Championship, the team returns to the field against Vitória on Saturday (11) at Barradão at 4:30 p.m.

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