The mission now is to move away from the bottom of the table
Rubro-Negros want new victories to be able to dream of higher flights in the Brasileirão
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
The reigning Brazilian champion, Flamengo, isn't content with 14th place in the 2010 Brazilian championship standings. Therefore, the red-and-blacks hope that this victory against Grêmio Prudente was just the first in a series of positive results that will lead them to the top-four spot they so desire in the competition.
Pleased with the comeback against the team from the interior of São Paulo, coach Silas dedicated the victory to the fans, admitted that the team didn't play a great game, but already projected improvement for the next matches.
"The nation is happy. We're not at the top, but we needed a victory like this. We shouldn't be in this situation, and now is the time to distance ourselves from those behind. We're three points behind Guarani, who were in seventh place, and we have to keep climbing the table. We're close to the top group and have a chance of leaving more teams behind if we win on Sunday," he said.
The coach emphasized that the result gives the team peace of mind in the coming days, which precede a classic against Fluminense, and pointed out that now a new era could be beginning.
"The team needed to get out of this. We had the intelligence to win, we needed the victory to regain our composure and now it's a new life. The ball started going in," he added.
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Pleased with the comeback against the team from the interior of São Paulo, coach Silas dedicated the victory to the fans, admitted that the team didn't play a great game, but already projected improvement for the next matches.
"The nation is happy. We're not at the top, but we needed a victory like this. We shouldn't be in this situation, and now is the time to distance ourselves from those behind. We're three points behind Guarani, who were in seventh place, and we have to keep climbing the table. We're close to the top group and have a chance of leaving more teams behind if we win on Sunday," he said.
The coach emphasized that the result gives the team peace of mind in the coming days, which precede a classic against Fluminense, and pointed out that now a new era could be beginning.
"The team needed to get out of this. We had the intelligence to win, we needed the victory to regain our composure and now it's a new life. The ball started going in," he added.
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