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Fluminense had their best performance since the departure of Odair Hellmann, with another “buffer” period from permanent assistant Marcão.
But Maracanã was once again the scene of another great victory for São Paulo. 2 to 1 that increases the Brazilian’s lead to seven points, due to Flamengo’s goalless draw with Fortaleza in Castelão.
Despite having pointed out the possibility of saving some players for the second leg, in Morumbi, against Grêmio in the semifinals of the Brazilian Cup, Fernando Diniz only gave Juanfran a rest.
With Igor Vinicius on the right side, the team was intense, organized in a 4-1-3-2 under the leadership of Daniel Alves in midfield, working with great mobility up front, pressure in the opposite field, rehearsed plays and translating the superiority with goals from forward Brenner, which makes Luciano the most efficient attacking duo in the country.
Do the above characteristics resemble a recent successful team in Brazil?
Yes, Flamengo by Jorge Jesus, Brazilian champion and Libertadores last year. With a tactical design and similar proposal and even more similar in spirit and virtues.
Perhaps the red and black team of the Portuguese coach was more vertical and the current São Paulo bet more for the circulation of the ball with patience from the defense. They often group five or even six players in the ball sector to exchange passes.
Not necessarily to reverse the game. At various times, the offensive action only changes sides on the final pass. Like Reinaldo’s assistance to Brennero in the goal that opened the scoring at Maracana.
The presence of Gabriel Sara and Igor Gomes is recurrent, the socks on the sides, very close to exchanging passes and creating numerical superiority. Tapping and spinning.
It can go wrong eventually, as in Sara’s false pass that Fluminense took advantage of to tie with Fred’s goal. The veteran striker, by the way, gave work to Arboleda and Bruno Alves in the second half of the classic tricolor winning most of the disputes and preparing for his teammates. Caio Paulista missed the most crystalline chance that could have decreed the tie.
But everything seems to be working for the team that works correctly when it comes to insisting on a project that began with the convinced choice of the coach, went through the burden of evolution after the definition of the starting base and had the support of the staff that he never publicly showed discontent with Diniz.
Coach who supports, but also incessantly charges his athletes. Often even hysterical and full of profanity. Another resemblance to Jorge Jesús.
Very different from Rogério Ceni, current Flamengo commander, who sees much more encouraging players on the edge of the field. Even when everything seems to go wrong.
Like in the Fortaleza game against his former team. He closed in a well-coordinated 4-4-2 off the ball that Ceni wanted to praise as his legacy. But without the speed and strength in the counterattacks now under the command of Marcelo Chamusca.
Even without suffering so much in defense and managing to finish a match without conceding goals, Fla de Ceni was disappointed by the creative ability that bordered on destitution.
The team rotates the ball from one foot to the other slowly, without a movement that punctures the lines and generates infiltration. Isla’s overtaking in the hallway left by Everton Ribeiro is no longer surprising. Because it is already expected by the opponents, but mainly due to the lack of a rapid reversal of the times of Domenec Torrent.
The defense suffers less, also due to the return of Rodrigo Caio to the defense, however the offensive work was much poorer. Because Ceni likes fast hands and now she has socks that start from the flanks. The sharp drop in income for Everton Ribeiro and Arrascaeta is no accident.
He also explains that the technician resorted to both Bruno Henrique’s displacement and a typical leftist. Movement so criticized in the days of Dome, but now relativized by many in the press who have much more patience with Ceni.
The Rio team, however, lives mainly on flashes of their talent. Like Pedro’s play on the penalty suffered and converted by the center forward, but irregularly due to the two touches after slipping at the moment of the shot. There was an invasion of defenders of the Ceará team in the collection, but it does not serve as an excuse for such poor football.
The populist “rescue” discourse of the Jesus team is not enough to elude the unwary who believe in magical thinking and simple solutions to complex problems. There is no technical “double”.
It is necessary to know how to build an author’s work. Tight diniz, trimmed edges. Improved defensive transition and attack effectiveness. Now reap the rewards, as does the club that supported him. It is also an efficient protocol to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks, as well as an efficient Medical Department, which maintains and recovers athletes so that Diniz has the best available.
With everyone capable of repeating in training what happens in games. Even less frequently due to the sequence of matches.
Delivering more quality than Ceni, and also Jorge Sampaoli at Atlético Mineiro, who are unable to make their teams evolve, even with “full” weeks to work.
São Paulo is revitalized with the ability to compete strongly on two fronts. The victories and the tight equipment nourish the spirit and renew the breath. Again the memory of Flamengo by Jorge Jesús.
It can also end in bowls. The Brazilian now seems much closer.
