Mano Menezes, técnico do Grêmio (Foto: Lucas Uebel/Grêmio)
Muito pressionado após ser derrotado pelo lanterna Sport, o Grêmio conquistou uma grande vitória em Minas Gerais neste domingo (17), ao vencer o Atlético-MG fora de casa por 3 a 1. O resultado trouxe alívio e amenizou o clima de forte pressão sobre a diretoria, os jogadores e a comissão técnica.
Mano Menezes valoriza atuação da equipe
Após a partida, o técnico Mano Menezes concedeu entrevista coletiva e admitiu que todos foram “metralhados” durante a semana e valorizou o fato de o Grêmio ter apresentado um verdadeiro “jogo de futebol”, algo que, segundo ele, não vinha acontecendo anteriormente.
“O que nos deixa esperançosos para frente é aquilo que a equipe teve como comportamento de equipe. Perder e ganhar é do jogo, o que não podia continuar acontecendo é que a nossa equipe não entregasse um jogo de futebol. Um jogo com ideias, com parâmetros táticos importantes […] você pode chegar aqui e perder um jogo, você não pode chegar aqui e não entregar um jogo”, explicou.
Mesmo com as críticas externas, Mano afirmou que o foco do elenco esteve nas conversas internas, inclusive em uma reunião especial realizada nesta semana, da qual participaram apenas o treinador e os jogadores. “O problema não estava nos adversários que nós enfrentávamos, o problema estava em nós. Nós é que tínhamos que fazer algo diferente daquilo que nós vínhamos fazendo”, admitiu.
Treinador reprova teor das críticas
Durante a entrevista, o treinador valorizou a torcida e a presença dos torcedores que estiveram na Arena contra o Sport. Aproveitando a oportunidade, Mano Menezes demonstrou reprovação quanto ao teor das críticas disparadas contra o elenco e a comissão técnica durante a última semana, além de relacioná-las aos ataques ocorridos no embarque para Belo Horizonte.
“O que a gente não pode confundir, e que eu acho que não merece respeito nenhum, é o tipo de crítica de alguns, hoje, muito comum no futebol atual. O desrespeito, a incitação à violência… Porque, depois, acontece o que aconteceu lá (aeroporto), aí ninguém é responsável. Os comentários de hoje, de muita gente, são de muito baixo nível, não contribuem nada com o futebol […] A vitória não é para essas pessoas, é para as pessoas de bem”, expressou.
A próxima partida do Grêmio
Com os três pontos, o Grêmio terá mais tranquilidade para trabalhar e se preparar para o próximo jogo, que será no sábado (23), às 21h, contra o Ceará, em Porto Alegre. A novidade pode ser a chegada dos reforços que estão encaminhados com o clube. Marcos Rocha, Erick Noriega e Arthur estão acertados e devem ser anunciados nesta semana.
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