Ahead of Saturday’s quarter-final clash against Chelsea at the ongoing Club World Cup, Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira has disclosed that the team will approach the game aggressively.
Recall that the Palmeiras battled their way past their city rivals Botafogo in a tense extra-time showdown, clinching a gritty 1-0 victory to punch their ticket to the quarter-finals.
Palmeiras now face Chelsea in their quarter-final clash, aiming for a spot in the semi-finals.
In a chat with Flashscore, Ferreira stated that the team will be physical and won’t give Chelsea room to control possession.
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“If we are winning, what we need to do to block them. If we are losing, what we need to do to be more aggressive.
“If we have less than one player and we need to stop them, like we did (against Botafogo) or if we have less than one player and you need to play more aggressive. So, they know because I have worked with them for the last five years.
“We put three players in the middle, one number five, one number eight and the eleven players, close inside and we let our striker not in front but in half space, in left half space. And the others, my wingers, follow the fullbacks and we support with all our strength in the middle because the opponent will cross for sure.
“So extra effort that we need and we need to suffer together and I speak with them many times. In some moments, when we cannot play like we did, we cannot have the ball like it happened against Botafogo in the last 15 minutes, we need to be very strong here, you know, to stay together, to give our maximum.”
