Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, better known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, and often known as Wanderley Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. As a manager he has won Brazil's Série A five times, a record total...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 May 1952
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
decided players react start tomorrow training
I have still not decided who will start yet. We will have a look at how players react in training tomorrow and then I'll have a better idea.
defenders difference goes opposition pitch players replace today
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.
call confidence create decent fans players putting responsibility understand whether win
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.
hardest player plays position works
He is the player who works hardest here and he plays in a position which isn't his,
concerned due players sad successive
I am not concerned about two successive defeats, ... I am just sad for the players that they haven't got their due rewards.
sports player squad
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.
situation
That is the same situation of Diogo and Michel Salgado.
match needed team type
Every team has absentees. In this type of match we needed to try harder.
act change next tour
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.
build decided game help moment plan tomorrow wednesday whether
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.
bit change
Things are a bit complicated. We have to change the team.
champions league played win
The way we played here, we could win the league, the Champions League and the cup,
decides deserved free goal half kick lots lucky possession second statistics
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.
calm competition despite heavy ourselves starting
Despite such a heavy defeat, we need to keep calm because the competition is starting and we can't let ourselves become demoralized.