On Wednesday, Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira questioned his continuity in command of Palmeiras, after drawing in Cruzeiro (1-1) and winning his second consecutive title as Brazilian soccer champion.
“I don’t know if I have the energy to continue bringing out the best in the players,” said Abel Ferreira, who won his ninth trophy with the São Paulo team, in a journey, since October 2020, that includes two victories in the Copa Libertadores.
With a contract until the end of 2024, the Portuguese coach recalled that it was not easy to achieve so many achievements for the ‘verdão’, which after 11 days of the 2023 edition of the Brasileirão remained in fifth place, 14 points behind the then leader Botafogo.
“It’s easy to win once, twice, but nine times, constantly,” said Abel Ferreira, adding: “People always expect you to do more and better.”
Regarding the second consecutive victory in the Brasileirão, the 44-year-old Portuguese coach highlighted that Palmeiras never gave up, even when the delay was very long.
“If you ask the players, internally we never gave up. We came up with a strategy in the middle and, later, when you ask the players what I said, I think they will tell you. I’m not going to open the game.” , but if they want to say that there is no problem, no,” said the Penafidel native.
Abel Ferreira also stated that “it was, above all, the victory of a team that knows what it is doing.”
“In moments of difficulty we knew how to overcome ourselves. When we looked at the championship, we were very consistent and the strength of this team was evident. This is proof of a lot of work and great consistency and regularity,” he highlighted. .
Palmeiras, led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, renewed the title of champion of Brazilian football, winning its 12th title in the competition, four more than Santos, by drawing 1-1 at the Cruzeiro field, in the 38th and last game.
The ‘kid’ Endrick put the ‘verdão’ ahead in the 21st minute, scoring his eleventh goal in the competition, and Nikão restored equality in the 80th minute.
Abel Ferreira has two victories in the Copa Libertadores (2020 and 2021), one in the Supercopa Sudamericana (2022), two in the Brasileirão (2022 and 2023), one in the Copa do Brasil (2020), one in the Supercopa do Brasil Cup (2023) and two in Paulistão (2022 and 2023), for a total of nine trophies for Palmeiras.
Source: TSF
