Palmeiras coach, Abel Ferreira pointed out the main difficulties encountered by the team in the victory over Novorizontino, this Wednesday (4), in the first game of the Campeonato Paulista final.
Despite the positive result, the Portuguese admitted that Verdão faced obstacles in the confrontation. The first, according to him, was the quality of the opponent. The second, the shorter rest time compared to Tigre do Vale.
Two difficulties were foreseen. The first, that of our opponent, the way they play, the very well organized way they play. And the second, one less day of recovery, which we felt in the second half. Those were the two big difficulties. I think our opponent organized himself very well, he made the transition when he had to
When will Jhon Arias start?
Another point addressed by the coach was the situation of . In four matches played, the Colombian started all of them on the bench and was called on in the second half.
Abel Ferreira, however, minimized the issue. For him, Arias arrived to contribute to the group, as did the other players in the squad, and will have opportunities among the starters at the right time.
Nothing is missing. The team is doing well, with good dynamics. He’s a player who helps us. A team doesn’t just play with the 11 that enter, because there are many games that are decided in the second half, if you pay attention to that. So, we have to have good players inside and good players on the bench. And he is a good player, who we sign, and when we start playing he will play, as if he has to be on the bench coming in, like everyone else, here we are all the same
“Within the club, we are all equal. It’s not because of age, nor color, nor experience, nor because he or anyone else will play if he needs to play, but it’s an option we have that can come in from the bench and can come in from the start whenever the player wants”, he concluded.
