Fluminense on top form since Zubeldía debut, downplays stats | OneFootball

With Fluminense's victory over Flamengo by 2 to 1 this past Wednesday, in the 34th round of the Brasileirão, Luis Zubeldía achieved his seventh triumph since his debut as the Tricolor's coach.

Fluminense is the team with the best performance in the Brasileirão since the coach's arrival at the end of September. During this period, the team has seven wins, two draws, and one loss, with a performance rate of 63.8%. They scored 14 goals and conceded nine, with seven clean sheets. The Tricolor also leads the championship in big chances created, 25, according to Sofascore data.

Despite the good track record, Zubeldía stated he does not like statistics and said he does not view these numbers positively.

“All these statistics make me feel very bad that come up day after day. I don't like this type of data. I understand that there are analyses, a lot of information, software, and people who work with it, I respect that. The analysis has expanded behind a coach or a player. And all this information, without analyzing the context, makes me feel bad because I feel it's unfair. I feel that a job is praised that I don't know if it deserves to be praised and a job is destroyed that I don't know if it deserves criticism. Now this statistic is in my favor and I should be receiving it well, but it bothers me,” said the coach during the press conference after the Carioca classic.

Fluminense Schedule

For the 35th round of the Brasileirão, Fluminense faces Palmeiras this Saturday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque.

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