With Muricy, Santos had more solid defense and attack calculated

Since last year, Santos draws attention to the massive amount ofgoals that brand, but also by the vulnerability of their defense.Apparently, this imbalance is beginning to run with the arrival ofcoach Muricy Ramalho. They are the players themselves who point out that change. The fish continues to pursue goals, but it's not afrantic search, carelessly. It is a calculated move.

In 2011, until the arrival of Muricy, the Fish had played 21 matches.He scored 43 goals (average of 2.04 per game), but suffered 26(average 1.23 per match). Muricy with the average goals scoreddecreased, but to try and suffered plummeted. In five games undernew coach, the Fish scored nine goals (1.8 per match) and it tookonly two (0.4 per match).


- Our team has always been very offensive. But now we know to holdthe game more. For us, 1-0 is 10-0 - says the attacker Neymar.


Muricy explains that all he did was get the positioning of the team.He says it has no intention of reducing the impetus for goals from Santos. Just trying to make the team less vulnerable. In hisassessment, has achieved.

- We continue attacking, but without taking counter-attacks. We're not as exposed as before. Learn to play without the ball - Muricyexplains.

The commander alvinegro mainly highlights the position of its twosides, and Jonathan Leo, in changing the direction of the tactical plan alvinegro. He says he did both understand that players aremarking and should only sporadically up to the attack. Or as theysay in "boleirês" should only attack in good.

- In Brazil, the staff has the habit of thinking that side has to attackall the time. Not so. Side is the defensive player. First, you needhelp in marking, closing on the roof, blocking the ends. If the opportunity arises, he goes - he explains.


Repeated squad

Against America-MEX, next Wednesday, the second round of the Libertadores Cup final in Vila Belmiro, Muricy will have the chanceto repeat once again the squad. It will be the third consecutive game with Rafael, Jonathan, Edu Dracena, Durval e Léo; Arouca,Danilo, Elano and Goose; Neymar and Zé Eduardo.

Coach celebrates. He knows it's very rare to keep the squad in a string of tough games and decisive. With these 11, Santos beatDeportivo Tachira-VEN, by 3-1, Wednesday afternoon, ensuringvacancy in the second round of the continental competition, andbeat Ponte Preta 1-0 in Saturday, a triumph which led to thesemifinal of the Fish Paulista.

- It's great to repeat, as we dialogue, a guy the team. Too bad thisis very difficult to happen because the games do not.