Ceni on dressing room mood after exit: can't explain Bahia's attitude | OneFootball

Bahia lost to Fluminense last Wednesday, by 2 to 0, at Maracanã, and said goodbye to the Copa do Brasil. Coach Rogério Ceni lamented the team's attitude on the field and could not explain the elimination.

"With or without exchange, we played absolutely nothing. We couldn't control the game, we had little courage to play the football that is our custom. We even defended well in a low line when we didn't have the ball. But with the ball we were completely null, we couldn't play from behind, we couldn't link up front. There's nothing to complain about, to claim anything. We didn't put into practice anything we trained during the week and proposed for this game," said Ceni, in a press conference after the game.

"I can't explain. We worked all week on the possibilities, construction and exit of the game. Fluminense deserves credit for not letting us exchange the ball so much. But we sought the game very little. I feel bad not for losing, someone has to pass and someone has to stay, but we produced nothing. We fought little, we didn't even have the competitiveness that is the minimum expected in a knockout competition," he highlighted.

Double negative

With the elimination, the Tricolor de Aço fell again to a Rio team in the Copa do Brasil, since, in 2024, it was defeated by Flamengo. For Rogério, the qualification against Fluminense was more possible than against the Rubro-Negro.

"I can't explain why such a drastic change on the field. This is not what we preach, it's not what we would like to see here. I repeat: you can win or lose, it's part of it. This Fluminense team was much more possible than Flamengo last year," he stated.

Honest!

Ceni was also honest about the locker room atmosphere after the game: "A shit, a crap the locker room atmosphere. I didn't say anything to anyone, I haven't met with the players yet," he vented.

Performance away from home

Bahia won the first leg in Salvador, by 1 to 0, where, according to Rogério, it has a better performance. The commander stressed the importance of also winning away from home and said what the team lacks in knockout competitions.

"Maybe we need more personality. Gain more weight in decisive games, especially in knockout championships and especially in away games, since at home we always deliver good games. Away from home, now and then, we can't play and many times, as was the case today, we can't even compete," he pointed out.

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