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After the Corinthians' classification to the final eighties of the Brazilian Cup, Coach António Oliveira expressed his strong opinions at a press conference, highlighted by the Portuguese newspaper "A Bola".
Oliveira emphasized the uniqueness of each game and criticized simplistic comparisons that did not consider the variables involved in real football.
"There are no such games. Did we smother against Fluminense? No, of course not. Did we smother against Argentine Juniors? We're talking about a game that was seven days ago and it was the same players, so there are no equal games, because the opponents are different, they pose different problems and we have to find the best solutions. This isn't PlayStation or Football Manager. We're dealing with people, regardless of investments. Our obligation to America was to pass. What were they waiting for, a 10-0?" said Oliveira, stressing the unpredictability and unique challenges of each match.
The Portuguese coach also addressed the criticisms his team received, defending the performance of the players and the quality of the football presented. "I'm a football coach, I'm not a miracle worker, but what players have done has been of great quality and must be valued and not find situations there to create more panic because when a team creates 30 finishes it's not because it had great difficulty. If one person is intellectually honest, he realizes that the amount of times the ball was blocked beat everyone, ended up hitting and entering the end. Victory was earned, one day we'll win 3-0, the other day we'll win 2-1. The important thing here is to win. Because if you stay 0-0, they'll still be critical. The important thing here is to win because victories bring us confidence," he completed.
The Corinthians will play again on Tuesday (28), before Racing (URU), by the South American.
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