Without Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro on the field, Flamengo rarely reverses the results; understand | Flamengo

Drawn by Rogério Ceni in the second part of the duel valid for the round of 16 of the continental competition, the two midfielders have been showing a great fault when Flamengo needs to seek victory and does not have them to organize the midfield sector. Since the arrival of Arrascaeta, the couple has been substituted in the same game 23 times and the difference in results is marked.

With the result already in favor of Rubro-Negro, Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro left the pitch together in 15 games. In total, the pair helped in 14 wins, just one draw and 95.5% usage. However, with the Rio team either losing or drawing, the two midfielders were replaced eight times, and Flamengo managed to win, three draws and four defeats. A use of only 25%.

For this investigation, only the games in which Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro started as starters and were substituted in the same game were considered.

In the midst of these duels in which Flamengo could not reverse the negative score without the pair, there are important matches such as the final of the Club World Cup against Liverpool and the debut in the Brasileirão 2020 against Atlético-MG, in addition to the elimination of the Libertadores by Racing. , where Rogério Ceni was left with one less player in both games and chose to take out Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro.

Interestingly, of the 46 times the two were replaced, adding the changes, 32 were to make way for the attackers. However, the strategy of trying to score goals and looking for the result without the couple was not very effective.

In total, Flamengo scored 11 goals (average 0.47 per game) and suffered six (average 0.26 conceded per game) in the 23 games in which the midfielders left the pitch. In the eight matches in which Rubro-Negro drew or lost, the team balanced the net on four occasions (average of 0.5 made per game) and leaked three times (average of 0.37 suffered per game).

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After replacing two of the team’s main pieces for the second consecutive game, this time needing a draw to lead to penalties or a turn to qualify in regulation time, Rogério Ceni was criticized by the fans. After the elimination, the red-black coach explained why he chose to remove Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro.

– It was a game that, no matter how well they have (Arrascaeta and Everton), speed on the wings is necessary. We reinforced the middle, we opened Vitinho on the right and Bruno Henrique on the left, risking a little more to keep the pressure – Ceni explained.

* Intern under the supervision of Roberto Maleson.