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
bit change
Things are a bit complicated. We have to change the team.
afford although bad calm competition remain
Although it was a particularly bad result, we have to remain calm because the competition has only just started and we can't afford to be demoralised,
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.
difficult knew lost next points six
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.
great tough won
This is a very tough and important championship. It's a great accomplishment to have won it.
grass saw spoiled
You saw how long the grass was, it was very long and it spoiled the game.
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.
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.
head
We're all in this together, it's not just my head on the block.
four half second upped
In the second half we upped the tempo, scored four and could have got more.
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.
situation
That is the same situation of Diogo and Michel Salgado.
against practiced stop
We practiced against Juninho's free-kicks, ... But not enough to stop him.