Today's inattention teaches us about tomorrow
Players know they made mistakes against La "U" and promise to improve in upcoming games
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo could have topped its group in the Copa Santander Libertadores, but a 2-2 draw against Universidad de Chile left the club in second place. Despite a heroic second-half comeback, the impression left by the match against the Chileans was one of disappointment. This was true for the fans, but for the squad, the feeling was different.
Aware that they could have left the field with the three points, the players reflected in the locker room and have already found a solution to ease the taste of defeat this Thursday (08.04): learn.
"In the locker room, we talked about how things are in our hands. We still have two games left in the Libertadores, in the first phase, and we're in the semifinals of the Taça Rio. It's all up to us," explained Álvaro.
The defender, who returned to the team after a knee injury, knows there's no point in complaining about the result, but he explains what the team lacked.
"Analyzing the match, we conceded two goals we shouldn't have conceded. We need to be careful and attentive throughout the game. Any detail can be decisive, and it was. We played a perfect second half, but we failed at the end. We should have stayed behind the ball. Everyone should have," he said, making a good prediction.
"I know this result will wake up the group even more. We all grow from our mistakes. This draw taught us a lot. We'll improve from now on. We're only one point behind. No one here is thinking about defeat or elimination," he concluded.
Flamengo's next match in the Copa Santander Libertadores is on Wednesday (14.04), against Universidad Católica, in Chile. Afterwards, the Rubro-negro ends its participation in the first phase, at home, on 21.04, at Maracanã, against Caracas.
Aware that they could have left the field with the three points, the players reflected in the locker room and have already found a solution to ease the taste of defeat this Thursday (08.04): learn.
"In the locker room, we talked about how things are in our hands. We still have two games left in the Libertadores, in the first phase, and we're in the semifinals of the Taça Rio. It's all up to us," explained Álvaro.
The defender, who returned to the team after a knee injury, knows there's no point in complaining about the result, but he explains what the team lacked.
"Analyzing the match, we conceded two goals we shouldn't have conceded. We need to be careful and attentive throughout the game. Any detail can be decisive, and it was. We played a perfect second half, but we failed at the end. We should have stayed behind the ball. Everyone should have," he said, making a good prediction.
"I know this result will wake up the group even more. We all grow from our mistakes. This draw taught us a lot. We'll improve from now on. We're only one point behind. No one here is thinking about defeat or elimination," he concluded.
Flamengo's next match in the Copa Santander Libertadores is on Wednesday (14.04), against Universidad Católica, in Chile. Afterwards, the Rubro-negro ends its participation in the first phase, at home, on 21.04, at Maracanã, against Caracas.