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Individual defects in the defensive system have compromised Flamengo’s games in 2020 and turn on the warning in Gávea
This Sunday afternoon (1), Flamego suffered a hard defeat for São Paulo. The paulista applied 4 to 1 on Rubro-Negro, in the middle of the Maracaná, and had a decisive performance from Tiago Volpi and a poor performance from defender Gustavo Henrique. With Rodrigo Caio injured and Léo Pereira also highly criticized, Fla sees his season threatened by his defensive system. Not surprisingly, the flamenco fans expressed their longing for Pablo Marí, defender of the victorious 2019 campaign.
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In the game this Sunday, Gustavo Henrique barely deflected a ball, which was at the foot of Brenner, and sealed Tricolor’s turn in the first stage. In the second half, the same defender committed a penalty on Bruno Alves, which was converted by Reinaldo. At the end of the duel, the young defender Natan could not cut a ball thrown by Volpi and left Luciano in a position to score the fourth goal for the São Paulo team.
Since Pablo Marí left, the flamenco fans have seen both Jorge Jesus and Domènec Torrent in constant attempts to find an ideal defender for Rodrigo Caio. Gustavo Henrique and Léo Pereira were signed by the Rio de Janeiro club in 2020, but neither of them pass the security that an offensive team like Flamengo demands.
With the pandemic and the outbreak of Covid-19 in the Fla squad, the young people were used and reciprocated, as is the case with Natan, who, within the possibilities of his 19 years, has been playing well. Even so, Gávea’s team has been suffering from an unstable defensive system.
Besides the failures of the match against São Paulo, another notable example was the match against Internacional. Gustavo Henrique and the experienced Mauricio Isla failed and practically ‘delivered’ two goals to Colorado, which produced a draw for Torrent’s team.
Asked about the fragility of his defensive system and the absence of Rodrigo Caio, Dome recalled that it was the same defensive system that played in the 5-1 win against Corinthians in Itaquera.
“It is the same defense that he played against Corinthians. Rodrigo Caio has played four or five games that he does not play. Today, individual errors, in defense and in attack. (…) For me it is not fair to speak of defense when they are errors . When the rival creates many chances, they do not defend well. Today was different. There were individual errors. It is the same team that was playing well, that against Corinthians, “said the Catalan coach at a press conference at the end of the game.
And, in fact, the line of four defensive athletes, in addition to goalkeeper Hugo ‘Neneca’, was exactly the same. However, in quite different situations, faced with completely opposite game proposals.
After taking the fourth goal, Torrent took away young Nathan, who was clearly dismayed. Far from being the antagonist of the game, the young man bowed his head and left the field at the entrance of Léo Pereira, forming the ‘duo horn’ by the red and black crowd.
If they want to aspire to titles in 2020, Flamengo will need to adjust his defensive system, even if he does not have part changes. Of the first seven places in Brasileirão, Flamengo’s defense is the one that filters the most among them and the 25 goals conceded in 19 games set off the alert for Torrent and his team for the second round that will start next Sunday (8) , against Atlético Mineiro, from Sampaoli, in Mineirão.
