Luís Pinto, coach of V. Guimarães, speaking at the press conference after the 3-2 defeat against Arouca, on the 21st round of the League: A first analysis of the match, focusing on the tactical aspect «On a more tactical level, we managed, in the first half, to have many quality connections from the left aisle, essentially. We created an advantage along that same corridor. We arrived so many times inside the area, that we then had to cross the ball to hit the goal, because the pitch was heavy, the wind was in our favor, and we should have had more objectivity at certain moments, because we had some ease in reaching the left corridor. But we were well in the game, we were controlling the game. We managed to score two goals that were completely deserved. Then, quite honestly, I think that on a tactical level, what happened was that we stopped... we didn't press high, nor did we stay in a lower block. We were with the team, in the second half, some wanting to be further ahead, others wanting to be further back. Many spaces were created between the block, Arouca managed to connect a few times, managed to vary between the game and reach the opposite body. In one of these situations he wins a corner, in the corner he scores a goal. And they were more selfless than us, they had more ambition than us in the second half.” Halftime corrections «We tried to convey the message of going in search of the third goal, that it was important for us to score the third, to have a proactive attitude and do the basics. Because what started to happen in the second half was the same, and even when we were at a disadvantage, we lost a lot of ball due to lack of doing the basics. And we should have done the basics, we were to continue attacking in the Arouca area. When we had to attack in the Arouca area, it was only after the 3-2, because until then we didn't do it. But we had a lot of ball losses, with things that we only had to touch the player in front of, and we always wanted to do the most difficult thing. The pitch actually behaved quite well for what rained, but, with the condition of the field, with how rainy it was, mentality would make all the difference, and we had a very, very good mentality in the first half, or most of the first half.” What was wrong with the Victorian bloc? «There was no strategic change, we were unable to continue pressing in the way we were doing. We lacked aggression, we had a very long block, we had the first line of pressure in the same area as we had in the first half, but we had an extremely low defensive line. More than anything, it's a question of mentality on our part. We have to be able to play all the games, from start to finish, in a dynamic way in which those who come to watch can also see themselves again, because it is important for us to understand the club we represent and to understand that we have to represent full-time, and not part-time, even today it is a demonstration of that.”
