ALERT! PILAR DO FLAMENGO MUST UNDERGO SURGERY AND RISK OF MISSING THE TEAM

Fired this Monday morning, Tite< /a> failed to implement the expected performance at Flamengo since his arrival. Furthermore, the strong pressure from the fans would have influenced both the board and the coach himself. According to Lédio Carmona, the coach "felt" the weight of this situation. He appeared visibly dejected in the post-game press conference, and, even after the victory that kept the team in the G4 of the Brasileirão, the atmosphere of dismissal was already noticeable.

“He is emotionally fragile, I think he was unable to mobilize emotionally , in soul terms, the players. If you look at Flamengo's goal celebration, it will look like a goal at 15 in the first half, players celebrated in an almost cold way. And the information we have is that the locker room after the game is a very cold locker room”, analyzed Lédio.

Lédio Carmona highlighted that, in addition to the elimination in the Libertadores, the main reason for Tite has been underperforming, especially in recent months. The absence of Pedro, an essential player for the coach's scheme, left the team vulnerable, further exposing the team's flaws.

“He couldn't make the team play well, he couldn't find solutions, he couldn't It improved the players' mental side. And this brought reflections from the board in terms of this, on his emotional side, on the team's soul”, added Lédio.

Now, with Filipe Luís taking charge until the end of the year, the expectation is that there will be no there is only a change of name in the technical area, but also a change in the team's tactics and posture on the field. Filipe, who has a good relationship with the players, is betting on a more modern game proposal to try to save Flamengo's season.

With confirmation from Flamengo that Filipe Luís will be the club's interim coach until the end of the 2024 season, Mengão announced through its social networks the names of the professionals who will be alongside the former full-back as part of the technical committee in his work as coach of Mais Querido's main team. Filipe Luís will take command of Flamengo's main team with the support of three technical assistants: Ivan Palanco, Márcio Torres and Daniel Alegria. In addition to them, physical trainer Diogo Linhares will also be part of the technical committee. Ivan, Márcio and Diogo had already worked with Filipe in the under-20s, while Daniel was with him in the under-17s.

Spanish Ivan Palanco, 44, graduated from Barcelona and was hired in January at the request of former left-back Filipe Luís. From Tite's technical committee, Flamengo opted to keep technical assistant Vinicius Bergantin, who had recently been hired from Ferroviária, as well as performance analyst Bruno Baquete, who worked with the former coach of Mais Querido in the Brazilian National Team.

Filipe Luís, 39 years old, already has the B and A licenses from the CBF Academy, which enable him to sign national match summaries. However, he still does not have the Conmebol PRO License, required for international competitions since 2020.

“THE Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that coach Filipe Luís' committee will be made up of the following professionals:

Ivan Palanco - Technical Assistant;

Márcio Torres - Technical Assistant;

p>Daniel Alegria - Technical Assistant;

Diogo Linhares - Physical Trainer.

The assistant Vinicius Bergantin and performance analyst Bruno Baquete remain on the technical committee.”

Flamengo faces one of the biggest challenges of the season in this decisive match against Peñarol. Needing a victory by two goals to avoid having to rely on penalties, Mais Querido enters the field without its main striker, Pedro, who was decisive on the occasions when the club opened this advantage in recent games. The last time CRF achieved a victory with two goals difference without the number 9 was in January, in the Campeonato Carioca, against Sampaio Corrêa.

Since then, eight months have passed, and the coach Tite is still looking for an offensive formation that maintains the effectiveness of the attack without Pedro. The striker suffered a serious injury at the beginning of September, and since then, Bruno Henrique has been improvised to perform his role. The information is from the MRN portal. 

The last occasion in which Flamengo won by two goals without counting on Pedro was on January 31st, in a match valid for the fifth round of the Carioca Championship, against Sampaio Corrêa. In that game, played at the Mangueirão stadium, in Pará, Mengão triumphed 2-0, with goals from Gabigol and Bruno Henrique, both acting as substitutes for Pedro.

Interestingly, the attacker was on the bench and did not enter the field due to Tite's technical choice, who opted for an offensive trio made up of Gabigol, Bruno Henrique and Gerson. In that match, Flamengo also had offensive reinforcements such as Matheus Gonçalves and Luiz Araújo, who entered in the second half to increase the team's firepower.

With Pedro out of action, Tite should bet on Bruno Henrique as a reference in the attack. Flamengo's probable lineup to face Peñarol includes: Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Pulgar, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta, Gerson, Plata and Bruno Henrique. Mengão will seek to repeat January's success to guarantee classification and continue the season.