Corinthians duo praise squad mentality and coaching staff’s work | OneFootball

Following Corinthians' 2 x 0 victory over Athletico-PR on Wednesday, the 10th, in the Copa do Brasil, which qualified Timão for the competition's semi-finals, two standouts from the match spoke to the press in the mixed zone: goalkeeper Hugo Souza, who saved a penalty in the duel, and striker Gui Negão, who scored a goal and provided an assist. Both spoke about Corinthians' current moment, with the number 1 praising the mentality developed by the squad at present:

"We know that if we don't concede goals, we are closer to victory, because we have a lot of quality up front. And we have been working on this more and more and putting more and more effort into it. And this is the product of a lot of work, a lot of dedication. So we are very happy with the results that are happening and to maintain this solidity so that we can achieve better results and continue."

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Hugo Souza also pointed out the need to improve the black and white campaign in the Brasileirão. "We also need to have convincing performances. Performances where we manage to play well and win. So that we can compete for better positions and pursue better goals within the Brazilian Championship. And we will have a long time now to focus only on it. So we will always seek the best", he said.

The goalkeeper continued, pointing out the change of dates made by CBF that postponed the final stages of the Copa do Brasil: "We don't control that. What we control is to give our best on the field, regardless of the dates that CBF chose. We will do our best in the Brazilian Championship games now. And when we have to focus on the Copa do Brasil, we switch gears for a semi-final, so that we can, God willing, pursue our dream, which is to lift this game's trophy."

The striker highlighted another point of the Corinthians coach's management: the treatment of young players. "Professor Dorival talks a lot with us, not only with me, but with Jacaré, André, Bahia, Diego. And I believe that he gives a lot of experience, which he has also lived with many boys from our city. He just tells us to have fun, play calmly, without feeling pressure. I'm playing very calmly, I'm managing to respond in the games and I'm even scoring goals, so this is wonderful for me", he declared.

Gui Negão continued, concluding the thought: "So, everyone is training well, waiting for the opportunity, just like me. In my case, the forwards ended up getting injured and my turn came a little faster. But it happens, Diego has also debuted, has also played well, Bahia. So, I think now only André needs to debut and I'm sure the professor will wait for the best moment to put him in."

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