AFTER FLAMENGO'S DEFEAT, TITE SENDS A MESSAGE TO FANS: "I HAVE RESPECT..."

O Flamengo enters the field again on Wednesday (22), against Amazonas, at the Arena da Amazônia, in the Copa do Brasil. Arrascaeta, an absolute starter for the red-and-black team under the command of coach Tite, is going through a drought in the team, in which he has not scored or assisted since March.

The last time Arrascaeta directly participated in a goal for Flamengo it was on March 9th, in the first semi-final of the Campeonato Carioca, against Fluminense. After that, the Uruguayan midfielder participated in nine other clashes, but failed.

During this period, Arrascaeta participated in plays in the offensive sector that resulted in goals. Furthermore, the Uruguayan midfielder suffered a penalty against Millonarios (COL), in Bogotá, in the first round of the Copa Libertadores de América, which was converted by center forward Pedro.

After two matches without victories, Flamengo recovered this season with triumphs against Corinthians, 2-0, in the Brazilian Championship and against Bolívar (BOL), achieving a 4- 0, in a clash for the Copa Libertadores da América. The results eased fans' protests against the squad, board and coach Tite.

Now, Flamengo focuses on the Copa do Brasil. The red-black team faces Amazonas, in the second leg of the third phase of the national tournament. However, Mais Querido only needs a draw against the Amazonas, due to the victory in the first clash, in Rio de Janeiro.

Flamengo and Amazonas meet face off next Wednesday (22), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Arena da Amazônia, in Manaus.

With the Brasileirão halted due to the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Flamengois having a free week for training and adjustments. Thus, the Mais Querido squad reappeared at CT Ninho do Urubu last Friday (17) and began preparing for the clash against Amazonas, next Wednesday (22).

Thus, this Monday (20), the squad of Mais Querido performs at CT Ninho do Urubu to continue the preparation for the third phase match of the Copa do Brasil. According to information from the Coluna do Fla portal, Rubro-Negro players begin training at 9am.

Due to the floods affecting the entire state of Rio Grande do South, clubs from Série A of the Brasileirão came together and sent a request to the CBF for the championship to be halted. In this way, the entity complied with the requests and stopped two rounds of the competition.

Thus, the Flamengowill have a few weeks free to train. Highlighting that only the Brasileirão was stopped, while the Copa do Brasil, Libertadores and Sul-Americana have their rounds normalized.

This way, Mais Querido will have this Monday (20), the penultimate training session before heading to Manaus, where they will face Amazonas on Wednesday (22), at 9:30 pm, at Arena Amazônia, in the second leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil.< /p>

After another defeat for Flamengoin the Libertadores, there was a flood of criticism of Tite. In addition to the fans, the press has also criticized the team led by the coach. In fact, on the morning of this Wednesday (8), the cast was received under protest upon arrival in Rio.

As such, journalist Eric Faria was also unhappy with Rubro-Negrobefore Palestino and harshly criticized the team and used social media to express his dissatisfaction. For Eric, the team's performance was similar to that of someone who gathered a group before the game at the last minute, as if a team had been formed.

“Flamengo looks like a group that got together halfway Hour before the match, each one said where they would like to play. Team spaced out, no approach, no worked plays. Poor performance so far”, writes Eric Faria on his X, former Twitter.

Soon afterwards, Eric said he doesn’t like the way the team ends matches, with several players acting outside their original positions. For him, the football presented by the team is very little compared to what is expected.

“Flamengo ended with Fabrício Bruno and Léo Pereira in attack, with Varela and Ayrton Lucas doing the rest. Did you notice? The team took a dangerous shot in the first half and had two with BH and one with Luiz Araújo in the second. Too poor football for a millionaire squad”, he concludes.

With the defeat, Flamengo no longer depends on itself to qualify for the next phase of the competition. Now, Mais Querido will have to hope that Millonarios beats Bolívar this Wednesday (8), so that Rubro-Negro can dream of second place. Next Wednesday (15), Rubro-Negro will face Bolívar, at Maracanã.