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I am not concerned about two successive defeats, ... I am just sad for the players that they haven't got their due rewards.
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I think we should have won the game before halftime.
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We practiced against Juninho's free-kicks, ... But not enough to stop him.
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There's a long way to go in the league. We've lost six points and we knew it would be difficult here. We have to think of our next match.
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This is a very tough and important championship. It's a great accomplishment to have won it.
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I came with a three-phase project. I thought projects were given greater respect in Europe and would not depend on one result.
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He has had to make a few adjustments. He sacrifices himself for the team.
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A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the verb in the first person plural. We. We want to conquer. We are going to conquer. Using the word I when you're in a group makes things complicated.
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They were lucky because they scored with their first free kick and that decides lots of things. In the second half we had opportunities and possession but the goal we deserved wouldn't come. The statistics show that we had a lot of opportunities but we didn't take them.
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Every team has absentees. In this type of match we needed to try harder.
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But this has to be resolved intelligently and by talking to the rest of the players, who helped Santos get to this position.
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I didn't like what we did. You can't leave one country and head off to another and spend more time on the plane than training or playing.
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They are players who make a difference in a game, ... When Ronaldo isn't on the pitch the opposition defenders are more relaxed. The same goes for Zidane, but they weren't here today and we had to replace them.
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A tour should act as pre-season preparation and not only be used as a way of making money. We are going to change it next season.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
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In the second half we upped the tempo, scored four and could have got more.
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You saw how long the grass was, it was very long and it spoiled the game.
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But don't expect every game to be like this. The next game will not be like this.
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Despite such a heavy defeat, we need to keep calm because the competition is starting and we can't let ourselves become demoralized.
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That is the same situation of Diogo and Michel Salgado.
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Whether we play well or not, we have to win this game. We must call on all our fans to create the right atmosphere, as this is like a final. My players are not brimming with confidence but they understand that they have the responsibility of putting in a decent performance.
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He is the player who works hardest here and he plays in a position which isn't his.
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Things are a bit complicated. We have to change the team.
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The way we played here, we could win the league, the Champions League and the cup.
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At the moment the plan is for Woodgate to play a game on Wednesday to help him build his confidence. I have not decided whether he will play tomorrow or not.
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