Thiago Silva demands more "character" after another Fluminense defeat: 'Once you get ahead, you stop playing'

Fluminense disappointed again in the Brazilian Championship . On Sunday afternoon (11), Tricolor was defeated 3-2 by Atlético-MG , at Arena MRV, and moved further away from the G-4. After the final whistle, captain Thiago Silva spoke out and demanded a change in the team's attitude.

Back on the pitch after approximately a month, the defender showed discomfort with the team's performance and spoke of a lack of "character" and fight. " I think we could do better. That has to be our demand, to look inside and see what is not working. I think a little more character, to fight. It's hard to say, man, " he said in an interview after leaving the field.

Fluminense's form has been questioned not only by defeats, but also by unconvincing performances in victories. Against Galo, Tricolor opened the scoring with Canobbio, but suffered a comeback in the second half, even managing to equalize with Serna before conceding the third goal in injury time.

Thiago Silva also expressed frustration with the high number of goals conceded. " We have to minimize these errors because we concede goals every game. I have never seen a champion team concede a goal in every game. This is not an excuse, it is a general context that we have to evaluate ."

Despite the negative result, the captain stressed that he felt good physically upon his return, even playing on the synthetic turf at Arena MRV. " Today I was able to cope well, I managed to play a theoretically good role, but it wasn't enough to help ."

With the setback, Fluminense is piling on the pressure for an immediate response. The next match will be decisive in the season: on Wednesday (14), the team will host Unión Española at Maracanã, for the fifth round of the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana.

" We need to look in the mirror and see what we have to do to improve. It's time to react ," concluded the number 3.