Mancuello: "There are 11 players on the field"
Argentine midfielder rejects the nickname 'savior of the nation' and emphasizes the importance of the collective aspect.
By Flamengo - in
In a press conference held after this morning’s activity (28) at the George Helal Training Center, Mancuello discussed, among other things, the continuity of the work aimed at the continuation of the Copa do Brasil and the start of the Campeonato Brasileiro and his performance in the last matches.
Mancuello is at Flamengo thanks to the Nação Rubro-Negra Program. Click here and become a Flamengo fan member.
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Work sequence
It's always bad to lose. Nobody likes to lose. Even more so in an important, decisive game. And also because of the number of fans who went to the stadium. You have an obligation to win the game. But we are at a very big club, we have to keep going. We have important competitions coming up. We have to use this game, in which we didn't play well, to grow and start the Brazilian Championship in the best possible way. We know that we are the ones who can change everything that is happening.
Last Sunday's game
After the game against Vasco, I said that I'm not the savior of anything. I played well when the team played well. There are 11 players on the field, and it's all 11 players who decide the game. Only the best in the world, Messi, can decide it alone. We have to take the game against Vasco as a learning experience. We have important competitions ahead and we have to improve a lot. I haven't played in the Brazilian Championship yet, but I followed it closely last year. We can't stop giving our all at any moment.
Individual performance
I'm someone who doesn't think too much about individual issues. Flamengo hired me to improve the team and integrate me into the squad that the management planned to form. It's a new team, with many new players. We need to speed up this adaptation process; we need to do it quickly. In football, you live by results, so we have to win more and train more to arrive in the best possible shape to compete in the Brazilian Championship.
External pressures on a team the size of Flamengo.
In Argentina I played for a very important team and we don't have to change anything. What matters is what we do on the field. As I said in the other answer, the only ones who can change everything that is happening are us. If we respond differently on the field, the fans' opinion will also change. We know we have to do more.
Leadership
I had conversations along these lines before coming here. I really like to always be involved with what's going on. I'm still getting to know my teammates better, but it's clear that I have very intelligent teammates. We have a lot of people on the team who identify with the institution. I came to contribute.
*Matheus Oliveira, supervised by Isabela Abirached
Mancuello is at Flamengo thanks to the Nação Rubro-Negra Program. Click here and become a Flamengo fan member.
See the main excerpts:
Work sequence
It's always bad to lose. Nobody likes to lose. Even more so in an important, decisive game. And also because of the number of fans who went to the stadium. You have an obligation to win the game. But we are at a very big club, we have to keep going. We have important competitions coming up. We have to use this game, in which we didn't play well, to grow and start the Brazilian Championship in the best possible way. We know that we are the ones who can change everything that is happening.
Last Sunday's game
After the game against Vasco, I said that I'm not the savior of anything. I played well when the team played well. There are 11 players on the field, and it's all 11 players who decide the game. Only the best in the world, Messi, can decide it alone. We have to take the game against Vasco as a learning experience. We have important competitions ahead and we have to improve a lot. I haven't played in the Brazilian Championship yet, but I followed it closely last year. We can't stop giving our all at any moment.
Individual performance
I'm someone who doesn't think too much about individual issues. Flamengo hired me to improve the team and integrate me into the squad that the management planned to form. It's a new team, with many new players. We need to speed up this adaptation process; we need to do it quickly. In football, you live by results, so we have to win more and train more to arrive in the best possible shape to compete in the Brazilian Championship.
External pressures on a team the size of Flamengo.
In Argentina I played for a very important team and we don't have to change anything. What matters is what we do on the field. As I said in the other answer, the only ones who can change everything that is happening are us. If we respond differently on the field, the fans' opinion will also change. We know we have to do more.
Leadership
I had conversations along these lines before coming here. I really like to always be involved with what's going on. I'm still getting to know my teammates better, but it's clear that I have very intelligent teammates. We have a lot of people on the team who identify with the institution. I came to contribute.
*Matheus Oliveira, supervised by Isabela Abirached