It is usually discreet, but always confident. This Saturday (2) the Brazilian female team decides to with Colombia, in Quito, and the coach does not hide the euphoria with the possibility of giving the first Olympic lap in charge of the team-he took the silver in the Olympic final in Paris-2024 in front of the.
The two Copa America finalists have already secured participation in the upcoming Olympic Games, in 2028. And Brazil will try its ninth title in ten participation of Copa America.
“I am very excited. I know it will be a very difficult game, but I am used to this moment, is what I like to work at this stage. Playing the final with the Brazilian team is pride and dream,” said the commander. “I’m working many hours with my commission and athletes to make a great game and deserve to beat a strong opponent like Colombia.”
It will be a tiray among the teams, who tied in the first phase without goals. At the time, Brazil played much with one less and knew how to hold on. Arthur Elias expects the expulsion not to repeat, but has some traps to overcome the rival. “We know Colombia well, she knows us very well, so I hope to bring different tactical elements to surprise. This motivates me a lot in the organization of the team,” he said, recognizing that Brazil is not as he would like.
“The game with ball we still need to improve, but the team has been growing, creating more. We live important moments contain Venezuela, against Colombia, with one less, and the team behaved well. Our marking, with so many exchanges, is an individual that we managed to perform intelligent exchanges, without taking so much the players of their position.
The coach also revealed that he was surprised by the stance of rivals in this Copa America. Brazil has won four games and drew without goals with Colombia, in a game in which Lorena expelled in the first half. “I believe it was a slightly different competition than we predicted, especially in the behavior of the teams that played against us, always with a higher, encouraged block, with zone and individual marking, which was important to our athletes.”
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
