Paulinho says Corinthians don’t lack standard of play, but demands: “It’s past time to act” | corinthians

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Corinthians’ third consecutive defeat and the fourth game without scoring a goal made Paulinho raise his tone in the interview after the match against Argentinos Juniors, on Tuesday night, in Buenos Aires, in the third round of the Copa Sul group stage. American.

The midfielder, who came on in the second half replacing defender Félix Torres, said that Corinthians have a way of playing, but that they need to talk less and act more from now on.

– There is no lack of standard of play, no. It’s like I said after the last game, the game is not like training where you will have 50 chances. You will have one and you need to score the goal. We have to take advantage of the opportunities. There is no point in talking, we have to act, it is past time to act – Paulinho told ESPN.

The defeat in Argentina took the lead in Group F from Corinthians in the South American Championship and increased the pressure for their first victory in the Brazilian Championship. Paulinho admits the moment of pressure.

– It’s our responsibility, the players’, we have to have this discernment and this wisdom, we who enter the field. We have nothing to say, we have to act on the field – he added.

Corinthians takes the field again on Sunday, at 4pm (Brasília time), against Fluminense, at Neo Química Arena, in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship.

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