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If you don’t hit the ball, it goes to the soul. And the cruise went. Outperformed the operator by 1 to 0, with a goal already at the end, and resumed the path of victories in Brazilian Serie B in Felipão’s debut. Succeed to wash your soul, after four games without winning, and start a new attempt to regain the confidence of the group.
Cruzeiro faced a fragile opponent, coming from the instability of Serie B. Even so, he could not create as many clear chances to score. Of course, not because of Felipão, who had only one job before leaving Paraná. Real opportunities only came in the second half, with Arthur Caíke and Marquinhos Gabriel, two of the three new faces placed by Scolari in the offensive sector.
The third was Marcelo Moreno, who played badly again. His life as a center forward, a man who lives with goals, is not easy, because the ball is not enough. And if the ball did not reach him, it was precisely because the creative sector, once again, was inoperative. But he has not even managed to hold the ball in front.
The option to remove Airton from the title was to give experience to the team, which already had a young defender. That’s what Felipão himself said. But, along with the youth of Airton, he also took the speed of the offensive sector. It is normal that it happens in this debut. Felipão will get to know better the cast and the physical and technical conditions of each one.
Cruzeiro players celebrate Arthur Caíke’s goal against Operário – Photo: Gustavo Aleixo / Cruzeiro
Besides getting the forwards back, Felipão needs to find a way to improve his offensive compaction. Part of the poor performance of the forwards is related to the lack of approach of the intermediaries, the center forward himself, and also the delay, often, in overtaking the winger.
If this compaction has to be adjusted, the defense has given interesting signals in the Ponta Grossa duel. Cruzeiro suffered little during the match. The rival is not one of the most compelling rivals, but Raposa, it is worth remembering, even suffered against the West, recently. Against Operário, the defensive midfielders were very good, mainly Adriano, in terms of greater protection for the defenders, who also played well, supporting Operário’s attacks from above. Ramón was connected all the time in the coverage of Matheus Pereira.
At the end of the match, even due to the need for victory for both teams, Cruzeiro withdrew and suffered pressure from the Operário, who had clear chances to draw. A good defense also depends on a good goalkeeper. And Fábio, as he did against Juventude, was there to prevent the goal from leaking.
The Cruzeiro who won the Operário has, on the field, almost nothing from Felipão, of course. In the table, the victory was worth two positions, still insufficient to get out of the relegation zone. But winning away from home and starting to work can mark the beginning of the recovery of a confidence that has long been away from Toca. Only the sequence of work will tell if, this time, it will actually be a resumption or just another flash, as it was with Ney Franco, in the team’s sighs against Vitória and against Ponte Preta.
