After Flamengo’s misstep, Rogério Ceni highlights the team’s “dedication and will to win” | Flamengo

– I think that everyone’s struggle and dedication is positive. We know the problems we have with injuries and squads. Thiago Maia and Gabriel left in pain. We never stop trying. We leave the offensive team with the pieces we have. The dedication, commitment and will they have to win is impressive.

More details of the press conference:

– Pedro, as you know, was excluded from the selection due to injury. Rodrigo Caio, Diego and Filipe Luis have no conditions for fourth place. We will have to evaluate Gabriel. Also in Thiago Maia. Isla, from a distance, it costs me a lot of power. Possibly Everton Ribeiro will play the team’s second game. Unfortunately, we have a large number of experienced players with some problems.

Will they train penalties for the fourth?

– Certainly on Tuesday we will also prepare in this regard. We will make an assessment of who we can count on. One of the fundamentals that we will train is the penalty.

Nathan on the right side of the defense

– Because Nathan has already played on the right side at base. Yesterday I saw a looser workout for the first time. Since Gustavo already had yellow, he entered from the right side. When Leo left, he went left. Within the options we had, we did everything.

– What he has most in this team here is the community. It’s nice to work with such a friendly partner group every day. The sad thing is to return home without victory. We are all sad. Time is hard. Unfortunately we will suffer a lot at the beginning, from injuries, calls and wear and tear.

Did Thiago Maia take a risk on the pitch?

– Thiago Maia had a scare. I don’t know what happened, I was distant. He tried to play some more. At the first sign he gave that he wanted to be changed, we called Michael.

Ramon and Nathan. Why not scale them?

– Why don’t I think we can abandon a back-to-back duo that has already been very consistent in their previous clubs. I can’t forget about them. Youth will be assessed. Natan and Gustavo sanctioned and another young man will have a chance in the next round. Rodrigo Caio became a benchmark. The absence is felt.

– To be safer, you have to have the ball for as long as possible, with the greatest number of passes. Open the marker and, if possible, move closer. When you have a score of 1 to 1 with 15 minutes remaining, you need to take risks. We try as hard as possible. We pull a defender back and place an offensive midfielder.

– Considering Gabriel’s tiredness and the pain in his butt he felt. The wear of Bruno Henrique. It weighs heavily on me. But I don’t know what kind of injury it is. There are many games, Wednesday and Saturday. It’s a great cast when it’s complete. But it loses its strength when injuries and misuse of funds occur.

– I think regardless of whether he has conditions or not, we will do our best to put him on the field on Wednesday. To put the limit, as I like it, he will not be in physical condition at the moment. We will have to find a solution and a position where you can help us. The cast has great guys to work with. But physically he is very tired and has many injuries and absences, which makes it difficult.

Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Caio and Pedro injured in the national team

– Along with the pandemic and the number of matches it has, the FIFA dates weigh a lot. If Everton play on Tuesday, we lose it too. It is a very complicated situation, but we will resolve it with the medical department.

– I need to look for the goal when I pushed Aaron aside and took Léo Pereira out. In the second half I had to remove Gustavo Henrique because he already had a card and would be exposed.