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Rogério Ceni began to say goodbye to Flamengo in Fla-Flu. The defeat against a technically much weaker rival, with his throat cut in the first half and resurrected in the second, thanks to the absurd and inexplicable withdrawal of the rojinegro team at half-time, is clear proof that he is not yet ready to lead a club . giant, with a millionaire squad like the one he has in his hands and he can’t make him play.
The excuse of not having time to train is over. Since he was eliminated in Copa do Brasil and Libertadores (failures that already occurred under his command), Ceni has had several free weeks to prepare the team and the results do not appear: seeing the melancholic draw with Fortaleza and the unacceptable turn suffered. in Fla-Flu, in a round in which, thanks to São Paulo’s stumble, he had the great opportunity to fight again for the eighth championship depending only on himself and wasted it.
The Flamengo coach cannot want to defend a score of 1 to 0, for 45 minutes, betting on counterattacks to guarantee the three points. The strategy would be acceptable in Fortaleza, where he had been doing a good job with a limited team. It is typical of a small team. Inadmissible in a giant like the rojinegro carioca, owner of the largest Brazilian soccer budget and a recognized star cast.
With the withdrawal of Fla, Fluminense, who had been completely asphyxiated in the first half, gained the encouragement they needed, grew in the game and, despite all the shortcomings of their squad, ended up creating several scoring opportunities, even before consummate the change, already in additions, in a flawed failure of Filipe Luís.
Rogério Ceni, by the way, made all possible mistakes last Wednesday night. Starting with the absurd insistence on keeping Éverton Ribeiro in the squad, since he returned from the Brazilian team, the current captain has not played bulhufas. With him on the field, Flamengo has been playing with one less. And, inexplicably, he does not leave the team and is only replaced in the last minutes!
Pedro, of course, has to be the starter. It’s up to Ceni to find the best way to fit him into the team. What you can’t do is leave him on the bench, in a team that is tired of wasting so many clear opportunities to score. In Fla-Flu, with the absolute necessity of victory, he should have replaced Éverton Ribeiro and not Gabigol, as the coach chose. In fact, your choices, as usual, are almost always incomprehensible.
Natan, yes, missed a ball and his mistake almost resulted in a Fluminense goal. But taking him off the field shortly after and bringing William Arão to defense was an attitude of cowardice unparalleled by the promising young defender. Something capable of burning it. I have no doubt that, in the next game, Gustavo Henrique or Léo Pereira will return.
Every day Rogério’s resistance to using youth from the grassroots becomes more evident. That can only explain the insistence with the mediocre Renê, to the detriment of the talented Ramón, who continues to play for the U-20. Due to the way Filipe Luís has been failing (the bet on the second tricolor goal that says so), the young man should have had a chance among the eleven starters.
The result of another extremely disappointing round for the red and black fans is that, although the mathematics indicates that Flamengo still has a chance to fight for the Brazilian title, the football that the team has been playing does not allow illusions. In fact, he admitted to Arrascaeta himself with shame:
– So, we don’t deserve to be champions.
Is not the same. With Rogério, Flamengo lost the Copa do Brasil, Libertadores and, now, the Brazilian. It is time to start looking for a technician at the level of the team and the millionaire investment that has been made and, since Jorge Jesús left, it has not yielded any results. The year 2020 (which has not yet ended in football) is lost. Save 2021. The bet on Ceni even looked good. But he found the donkeys in the water.
