In mode they will be in the mixed zone after the defeat for the FlamengoThe Erick steering wheel was the first figure in Athletico to talk about the risk of lowering. Days after coach Lucho González rejects any internal conversation on the subject, the player said the team needs to be realistic.
" We need to be realistic, right? There's no point in us coming here and saying it's okay because it's not. We are at three points in a totally uncomfortable area for us. This is not what we planned for the centenary year, but we put ourselves in this situation and we have an obligation to leave this situation because it is not worthy of Athletico. We need to get back up to get the results we need to get out of this uncomfortable zone.", said Erick in the mixed zone to the Athletic channel a thousand degrees.
However, what makes Athletico's situation worse is that the team hasn't won in eight rounds. The last triumph took place on July 28 against the Cuiabá outside the house. Since then, the team has added five defeats (Flamengo, Palmeiras, Vasco, Youth and Grêmio) and three draws (Crisis, Fortress and International).
Highlighting the importance of a victory to react in Brazilian, Erick still made a self-criticism and said that the group of players needs to face the slap.
"Speaking about evolution at this time of the championship is kind of complicated. We need to win again, whether we play well or not," he said.
"It's hard to talk right now, everything becomes cliché. We, as athletes, have to face the slap, be men right now and take responsibility because it's not good. We were eliminated from the two competitions that we intended to reach the final and unfortunately did not happen. It was in the past and we need to turn the key in Brazilian ", completed.
Erick beats inattention in the final minutes
The steering wheel also recognized that Athletico has failed in the finals of the games. Against Flamengo it was the sixth trip of Brasileirão that the team missed important points in the final minutes.
" We've been looking for answers to these questions for some time. They are consecutive goals, taken at the end of the game, which tends to get in the way of our team. It's hard to talk, to find an answer. Maybe keep your attention," he said.
Erick returned to the field after spending two months of improvisation as a right-hand side. In the position of office, he returned to balance the team. The player praised the team for the tactical disposition and collective delivery, but warned that it will take even more to seek the first victory in the midst of the crisis.
"We did not attack so much, but within the proposal we came to play, we did very well. You missed a little more or hit the ball so we could get there. We had a very different attitude. We had a bigger effort, everybody gave themselves up and got exhausted, but it wasn't enough. We need to do more so that we can win again", he completed.
Athletico prepares to face the leader Botafogo next Saturday (5/10), 4:30 p.m., at the Ligga Arena in Curitiba, for the 29th round of Brasileirão.
