The Brazilian coach, Dorival Juniorregretted this Monday the lack of “depth” and success of his team, although for him there were “many good things” in the goalless draw with Costa Rica, at the debut of the America Cup of USA.
“Brazil is evolving. We tied, but we did a lot of good things,” highlighted the coach in a press conference, after drawing with the Costa Rican team in the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeleson the first day of Group D.
Dorival He said that the result does not change his roadmap for the next two games against Paraguay and Colombia.
“We are going to fight and achieve our classification,” he guaranteed.
Among the positive points, he highlighted the quick recovery of possession, but regretted the poor execution in front of the rival goal.
“They didn’t give five passes in a row,” he highlighted.
The coach, who took over the senior team last January, also pointed out that the small size of the field favored the double marking imposed by the team. Gustavo Alfaror on his men, especially on Vinícius Junior, missing in action.
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Asked about replacing the winger real Madrid In the 70th minute, he revealed that it was a technical decision.
“We placed him on the wing, on the inside, but we couldn’t find the paths. Vinícius It was very well marked. We had to find a solution through a change (Endrick)”, he explained.
And he concluded: “The double marking happened very quickly. We have a small field and that makes it easier for the defender.”
After tying with Costa Rica, Brazil will face Paraguay and Colombia, which won this Monday 2-1 against Albirroja.
