2023-08-28 18:57:45
Another game with the reserve team, correctly, preserving for the confrontation with Bolívar on Tuesday. We lost Vitão, it’s still not known for how long.
The team was more integrated, more relaxed, playing more fluidly; even though they were under pressure from Flamengo in the first few minutes, little by little they got used to it and controlled the game, at that rhythm of provocation by the opponent.
About this reserve team, my criticism is that the team lacks strength. And forcefulness and verticality were characteristics of the Coudet teams, which they were unable to implement in this reserve team, largely due to the choice of Luis Adriano, again not very participatory, and not very efficient, in charge of the team’s attack.
With the ball, attacking options are more restricted as our striker always seems to be out of place, both to receive the ball and to launch it.
Another player who has always had verticality as his characteristic, Pedro Henrique, seems to be going through a bad phase, or has not yet understood what he should do on the field, as he does not score well, does not show up to receive, nor does he position himself to be thrown, and , with the ball, makes wrong decisions.
However, it was enough to cook Flamengo, who had a clear chance with the excellent pointer, very well defended by Keiller, and two others in the second half, one for another beautiful and difficult defense by Keiller, another on the crossbar. Inter, even due to the lack of strength, did not create enough to call it a lost chance. De Pena improvised is improvisation, and we have to remember that. The two final shots we have are from him, one of them almost fools the goalkeeper.
I didn’t understand Matheus Dias forward, the kid has the ball in his body, but he doesn’t have the speed to play open or forward, and he was almost expelled. Of course, he faced a very fast left winger, who I don’t know how he is still in Brazil.
In the second half, Renê entered to stabilize the sector, which had already benefited from injuries, but was the only starter who entered the match well. Alan Patrick lost almost all, if not all, of the ball disputes he received in the middle, and Enner was abandoned in front, and looked a little disinterested.
Fla’s best player, again, was VAR and arbitration. The difference in treatment between teams was stark. Edna just missed carrying Arrascaeta in the two injury stops, and stopped the game at any time with a Flamengo player on the ground or complaining, but let the game roll with injured Vitão, the same type as the other two opponents.
As I’ve been repeating, it’s too bad to be just bad, and as long as the stronger press treats these absurdities only as mistakes, we’re not going any further. I’m not even talking about the penalty, the inversions of fouls, the fouls in mere ball disputes. In the Goiás game, for example, they managed to score a foul when a player slipped by himself.
Edna, in particular, is vindictive, when a player complains more forcefully, she stops calling fouls on that player. She did this with Enner.
However, Brasileirão against Fla is just that, always playing against the arbitration.
#CONTUNDENCE #RED #BLOG