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“In the small area, the ball is a bomb, you have to take it away. We talk a lot, but it keeps happening. I’m worried.”
Words from Domènec Torrent after his penultimate game as Flamengo coach, in the 3-2 match against Atlético for the Brazil Cup. A week later, in the debut of Rogério Ceni in his place, it was clear that the Catalan warning was not taken seriously by some as it should
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The failure of Hugo, who tried to dribble Brenner near the finish line, declared the defeat of São Paulo in the former goalkeeper’s debut as a red-black coach. An act of carelessness. And, as we know, it was not for lack of warning.
Lincoln’s wasted scoring opportunity in the final minutes of the tie with Atlético Goianiense was as absurd as Hugo’s mistake three days earlier. The goal was empty and the ball was passed “with sugar” by Arrascaeta. The attacker made a move difficult to describe.
On Wednesday, Brenner violently kicked the ball into the empty net after taking it from Hugo. Compare how Lincoln, in the same arc, did not shoot. He practically left his foot in the way of the ball to hit him and go to the nets. It was not. Price of failure: two points and the championship lead behind Atlético Mineiro only in the tiebreaker criteria.
Obviously, these mistakes cannot be taken to the ultimate consequences. They are young players who can learn from them, evolve and leave those moments in the past. But today, these acts are not ignored. They are new to the era, but also well paid and responsible professionals.
Two very serious individual errors that compromised the first two games of Rogério Ceni in charge of Flamengo. If the team played well against São Paulo and gave the fans hope, that did not happen against Atlético Goianiense. A good and a bad performance amid injuries, calls and players still without the best form.
“It is logical that I want victory. The fans have the expectation of victory and titles. But, perhaps, before improving, we will suffer a little,” warned the coach after Saturday’s tie. A possibly inevitable suffering, as the frustrating results were not, both consequences of careless mistakes by the young athletes, failures that sabotaged the first two games of the new Flamengo coach.
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