00:00A busy day at the Moacir Barbosa training center here with the presentation of Vasco's first signing of the transfer window, left-back Paulinho.
00:08Also included was the presentation of coach Pedro Emanuel, the new manager of the Cruz Maltina team, and even the director of football.
00:15Admar Lopes spoke briefly with the press about Vasco's future, mainly focusing on the upcoming transfer window.
00:24Cruz Maltino.
00:24Starting with the left-back, Vasco's first signing in this transfer window, left-back Paulinho will wear the number 29 shirt, he arrived
00:31alongside América Mineira after signing a pre-contract, meaning he arrived at Vasco without any cost, and showed himself
00:37Very motivated, very eager, he signed a contract in February of this year, meaning he's been there for almost 5 months.
00:43He already knows what it's like to play for Vasco, he has to manage the anxiety, and he will finally be available.
00:51from coach Pedro Emanuel in Thursday's match against Vitória.
00:54He's a player who plays at left-back, a position that's very competitive at Vasco, with Piton, with
00:59Cuiabana and even Jovem Avelar, but he can also play a bit like Alan, a player who...
01:03He's a bit more offensive, has good height, a good aerial game, and even played well in the youth ranks under coach William Batista.
01:09He played and coached Vasco's Under-20 team; he also played as a defensive midfielder for a while.
01:14So, he's a very versatile player who Vasco saw as a market opportunity, especially since he arrived without any transfer fee.
01:21Based solely on the salary and signing bonus, Vasco seized the opportunity and secured the player's signing.
01:27Moving on a bit further, we have the press conference, the presentation of Pedro Emanuel, the new Vasco manager, a Portuguese coach, who arrives.
01:36with a contract until the end of 2027, with the difficult task of getting Vasco out of the relegation zone.
01:42But he warned that this doesn't worry him, saying that the championship is very long and also that the distance...
01:47It's not that long either for opponents who are outside the relegation zone.
01:49And he also stated, just like Renato Gaúcho did back then, that the focus will continue to be on Brazilian teams, but will...
01:56Looking with affection at the Cups, the mathematical competitions, the South American Cup and the Brazilian Cup.
02:01He also has a very good track record in this type of tournament, having won it in a rather unexpected way with Acadêmica.
02:08from Portugal in 2004, beating Sporting there in the Portuguese Cup.
02:12He also won the King's Cup while he was in Saudi Arabia; he's a coach who said he's going to work.
02:19With what we have at this initial stage.
02:21Obviously, there will be talks with the football director, Admar Lopes, to find reinforcements and strengthen Vasco's squad.
02:29However, initially he doesn't want to speculate about who might arrive and wants to work with what he has.
02:34According to him, the Vasco squad is currently underperforming and he is looking to turn that around.
02:40Performance on the field.
02:43Finally, the press conference with Vasco's football director, Admar Lopes.
02:47I asked him one of the first questions about how Pedrinho's departure from SAF and Vasco had been detrimental.
02:54Vasco's football planning.
02:56And he didn't want to answer directly, but he ended up making it very clear that he caused quite a bit of trouble.
03:02He asked, go to the market and ask.
03:04Ask the players, ask the coaches, ask the agents, how this affects them.
03:09He also said that convincing them is very difficult because Vasco was under intervention.
03:14An administrator was appointed, but the administrator asked to leave, requested to be removed from office.
03:18Then a new administrator was appointed.
03:20So, not having a president figurehead greatly hinders negotiations.
03:26Another important point from that press conference was that Vasco will not be, according to him,
03:31Aggressive in this first part of the transfer window.
03:35That's because he was warned about the possibility of having an injection, a readjustment in the budget,
03:41allowing the club to pursue players who are a bit more expensive, a bit more upscale.
03:45So there would be no reason to rush things by bringing in lower-cost players now.
03:51that were not the preferred ones, so to speak,
03:53Please be patient with the possibility that in the coming weeks...
03:58if it becomes possible to target players from a higher tier in the market.
04:04These are the Vasco news stories of the week.
04:05Vasco will face Vitória at Barradão next Thursday.
04:09in the return of the Brazilian Championship, in a match that closes the first round.
04:13And so you can stay up to date on everything that's happening at Vasco,
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