Czech takes idols from Coritiba and Paraná to motivate cast

The technician of Paraná Club, Czechresorted to illustrious characters from Paraná and Tricolor football to motivate the squad that will compete in the Access DivisionFrom may.

Most of the players are young and did not see the club’s most positive years in the 1990s. Coritibaand former players Perdigão and Ricardinho, who played for Tricolor, to talk to the cast.

“Our average age is young. Most of the players are from 2000, some from the 90s. I was concerned about bringing Alex, from Coritiba, as an opponent who was from the 90s, a guy who is from Curitiba and knows what this club means”, said the coach at a press conference.

+ Read news from Paraná Clube on UmDois

“To show the athletes what this club was like when it played. Show what this club is to these guys who didn’t get to see this club’s history effectively”, he added. The coach wants to value Paranista history and show the athletes what club they are representing.

“Alex’s word was very important for us, as an opponent, the word of Perdigão and Ricardinho, as athletes who came from the base and represented the club in its heyday, being champions, will be very important still. This, for me, supports the I work mentally too”, explained Tcheco.

“Whoever is going to wear size 10 here is not wearing just one number. They will be wearing number 10 of several athletes from the past. I told Sidão, Juliano and Bruno, you will be representing Régis, Pantera Negra, Marcão and others more. It’s important to know the club they are stepping into”, he stated.

Expectations for Paraná’s debut

Paraná debuts in the Silver Series on May 4th. As preparation, in addition to training and conversations with players, Tcheco also tries to motivate players in alternative ways.

“I’m being careful, showing them, showing videos of what the fans were like when they broke the Arena record [da Baixada], when Couto Pereira was packed, when Pinheirão was packed, the pressure there will be. And it’s good to have pressure, to feel all this adrenaline, for them to understand the responsibility here,” he said.

According to him, the hired players were surprised by Tricolor’s structure.

“One thing I want to make very clear. You can be sure that 90% of those hired by Paraná were surprised by the structure, by what the management is providing us, the movement for the first game and expectations”, said Tcheco.

“This is how a club that already has a great history is done, now it is our responsibility for them to be part of that history to bring Paraná to the First Division”, he added.

Tricolor takes the field on May 4th, against Nacional, from Campo Mourão, at 4pm, in Vila Capanema, in Curitiba.