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Let’s analyze in particular the Palmeiras 3 x 1 Red Bull Bragantino match, played this Thursday night, in Bragança Paulista. There is no doubt about the effectiveness of the strategy adopted by the São Paulo champion’s interim coach, Andrey “Cebola” Lopes. But if we think about something later, it will not be difficult to conclude that this is not enough.
It’s not that playing like this, in a clearly reactive way, is forbidden or illegitimate. Obviously not. The question is: what Palmeiras did in the victory over the energetic team has many similarities with what we saw with other coaches who passed through the club. Something that works in certain matches, but that is not enough if the objective is to extract from the great cast of Palmeiras everything it can offer.
Andrey was happy in the strategy, exploring the characteristic of the opponent, who seeks to play with the ball and occupy the attack field. Thus, he made good use of the abundant spaces and did not forgive the grotesque mistakes made by the defenders on the inside, especially in the second and third goals.
If in the first half Red Bull Bragantino had 62% possession of the ball, in the second it reached 68%, according to SofaScore statistics. Palmeiras, who scored in their field in the first stage attracting the rival, after the break withdrew even more, close to the same area, trying to maintain the advantage on the scoreboard and finally leave at speed.
The Palmeirense defense is firm and sure, even to stop the submissions of the Red Bull Bragantino attackers in front of the goalkeeper, in the two stages of the fight. Onion team’s attack, which scored three goals in four correct submissions, was quick and safe. Adequate strategy for this match, but Palmeiras needs more. You need the so-called new ideas, repertoire, variation. And if this comparison is taken as a reference, despite the good victory, the need to hire a foreign coach will become even more evident.
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