Roger Machado analyses defeat at São Januário | OneFootball

Head coach Roger Machado gave a press conference after São Paulo’s 2-1 defeat to Vasco this Saturday (18), at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), in a match valid for the 12th round of the Brasileirão.

“In the first half, we managed to neutralize a good part of their plays, build moves and create chances, in addition to scoring our goal. In the second half, it wasn’t by our own choice that we dropped deeper, but because of the opponent; because of that, we weren’t able to put together good counterattacks,” the coach assessed.

He also commented on the current stage of the calendar, with competitions piling up, and highlighted how the break for the World Cup directly affects the team’s work routine and squad management:

“We’re in a period in which competitions are piling up and, now, with the World Cup, the schedule has become even more condensed. We’ll manage the players with a much greater focus on recovery than on-field work itself, given these stoppages. The corrections will have to be made in a different way, and we’ll have to seek that improvement.”

Tricolor return to the pitch against Juventude on Tuesday (21), at MorumBIS, in São Paulo (SP), at 7:15 p.m., for the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. In the Brasileirão, the next match will be against Mirassol on Saturday (25), at 9 p.m., at MorumBIS, in São Paulo (SP).

Credits: Rubens Chiri / São Paulo FC

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