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Domènec Torrent’s relationship with Flamengo was short-lived. Announced at the end of July, the Catalan was fired yesterday (9), after suffering another defeat in the Brazilian Championship – this time for Atlético-MG – and being the target of protests that grew larger over the course of the days. In front of the stage, the Rubro-Negro directive decreed the departure of the commander.
Doubts since arrival
Since negotiating with Flamengo, Dome has never managed to be unanimous among the board members and the fans. The Spaniard was on a list that other European coaches had and, initially, it was not a priority. The arrangement took shape over time and some conversations did not go ahead, as in the cases of the Portuguese Carlos Carvalhal and Leonardo Jardim.
Thus, the arrival of Dome to Gávea was surrounded by a certain distrust towards a technician who came from only working on the edge of the lawn after breaking the partnership with Pep Guardiola, of whom he was assistant for more than a decade.
Bad start
Domènec was chosen for the difficult mission to replace the Portuguese Jorge Jesus, who managed to accumulate titles in Brazil. However, the defeats against Atlético-MG, in his debut, and Atlético-GO immediately, made the Catalan card not one of the best. The coach then saw that the work was being criticized in no time.
Rotation
One of the strategies adopted by Dome was the rotation in the starting eleven, something that went against what Jesus preached when he was in Fla. The idea of ”spinning” the cast, added to the absence of convincing performances, was even cause for jokes among the fans themselves. The greatest idol in the history of Fla, Zico was one of those who criticized and said that “who likes rodízio is a steakhouse.”
“Does it take a long time for the coach to get to know the squad? Of course not, damn it! For God’s sake! One month, with a team like that. Those who like the grill is a grill. Man, no comes with that story. In a month you know who your squad is. You have everything at hand these days, “he said in a comment on his YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, the coach defended the need to have time to work and put into practice the pillars of the way of playing.
Defense from evil
Game after game Flamengo showed failures in the defensive system, a sector that once indicated security. With Dome at the edge of the field, there were some back and forth doubles, with 36 goals in 24 games. The defeat of São Paulo (4 to 1) and Atlético-MG (4 to 0), duels in which Rubro-Negro had “a scoring madness”, as Dome said, revealed a team that became fragile.
More than that, the eight goals conceded made Gávea’s team become the Brazilian’s second most filtered defense, ahead only of Goiás lantern – Fla leaked 29 times in the tournament, four less than Esmeraldino.
The commander, in turn, took responsibility for the “defensive line” and said that marking was the responsibility of the entire team.
“When we win or lose, we win or lose all. We are not going to focus only on the defensive line. It is not only the defenders and the defenders who need to defend. Everyone has to defend. We cannot blame only the defenders, we all commit We have to defend everyone, we work for that. Before those two games that we played very badly defensively, I think we were focused, we conceded goals, but not that crazy goal that we suffered in two games. We all have to help defend and we all have to help attack ”, he said at a press conference last Sunday (8).
Tune in with cast in style of play
The rupture of Jesus’ playing style with Dome’s did not give a damn. With what became known as a “positional game”, Flamengo was unable to participate and be the overwhelming team of 2019.
Many players seemed to act differently and with different proposals than last year. The coach and the cast didn’t seem to speak the same language, which was reflected on the field.
Pressure
The recent overwhelming defeats were the trigger for the pressure on Dome to mount, both internally and externally. Since the setback for São Paulo, board members and political groups have called for stronger responses from the summit. Gallo’s 4-0 stumble made the situation untenable.
Shortly after the final whistle, many red and black used social networks to request the coach’s departure. The proximity of the duel with the São Paulo Tricolor, tomorrow (11), for the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup, had a great weight in the assessment of the board. It was feared that a new negative and elastic score would occur, which would make qualifying for the semi-finals even more difficult.
