COMMENTATOR RIPS PRAISE TO THE FLAMENGO HOLDER AGAINST GRÊMIO: "STRENGTH AND TECHNIQUE"

After the tragic elimination of Flamengo in the Libertadores, against Peñarol, the journalist Renato Maurício Prado, wrote in his 'Uol' column, questions, for him, without answers, regarding the work of Tite and the Flamengo board in the current season.

Following in full:

1. How can a team that needs to win not shoot on goal? In two entire matches, against Peñarol (which spends less than 15% of Flamengo's salary on its football), there were only two shots towards the rival's goal.

2. How can a coach leave the club's most expensive signing, Carlos Alcaraz, on the bench, preferring to exchange Fabrício Bruno for David Luiz, as if that would make any difference?

3. How can a coach who calls himself a "chameleon", for "knowing how to play in different ways", attribute the resounding failure of his work to the injury of a center forward, Pedro, around whom the team's entire scheme was created?

4. How this scheme never worked, even with Pedro on the field, during most of the poor Libertadores campaign, with defeats to Bolívar. Palestinian and what not?

5. How could the work of a year, considered by many to be the best Brazilian coach in activity, been unable to produce even a draft team with the supposedly best squad in Brazil?

6. How did Carioquinha's impregnable defense become a sieve, Swiss cheese, even though it has admittedly good quality players?

7. How did De La Cruz and Arrascaeta start to play so badly? What's wrong with preparing both?

8. How do Rodolfo Landim and Marcos Braz still think they will win their respective elections with another year of collecting failures, like in 2023?

9. How can Flamengo believe that they will win the Copa do Brasil by continuing such poor work?

10. How has Tite not been fired yet?

Gerson regretted the elimination of Flamengo to Peñarol, this Thursday (26), in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. The teams drew 0-0 in Uruguay — the Uruguayans had won the first game 1-0, at Maracanã. The midfielder spoke about Flamengo's anxiety in the search for a goal in tonight's game and assessed that the classification was lost in the first game. What did he say?

Anxiety about scoring a goal. We had a good first half, we accelerated the game in the second half, we got into his game. It's sad, difficult to talk about. Frustrated with the result, we lost classification on the first leg, at home.

Gerson, on ESPN

They played both series for one ball, they got it and it's their credit. That's what they planned. It's difficult to talk, it's sad, we wanted things. Now we have to raise our heads, we have Brazil and the Brazilian Cup ahead of us.

Léo Pereira

We are angry about the game we played at home, but after we scored the goal we started to accelerate a lot. We were very impatient and left something to be desired at home. Here we impose ourselves, I don't remember a clear chance for them. It's about apologizing to the fans, we still have the rest of the season, we have to work hard to win the title in the Copa do Brasil or the Brazilian Championship.

Fabrício Bruno

The team's next opponent Flamengo will be Athlético-PR, in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship. The duel is scheduled for 8pm, at Maracanã.

Coach Tite, currently in charge of Mais Querido, may not continue in charge of the team in 2025. CRF's recent performances have been the target of criticism, and the coach's permanence for next season is increasingly uncertain. According to journalist Venê Casagrande, the coach had already decided to leave the team at the end of the year, especially since his name is not the favorite of any of the club's main electoral slates.

This situation paves the way for others clubs seek to sign Tite. One of the interested parties would be Grêmio, which sees the coach as a priority for next year.

According to information from the Sou Grêmio portal, Tite is considered Imortal's main target for 2025. The club from Rio Grande do Sul, which currently has Renato Gaúcho in charge, should not renew with the coach. Tite's possible arrival is welcomed by the Grêmio board, especially due to his experience and prestige on the national scene.

Journalist João Batista Filho reinforces that one of Grêmio's most influential directors maintains a relationship next meeting with Tite, which could facilitate negotiations. However, the interest in Tite is for next year, and Grêmio will continue with Renato Gaúcho until the end of the season.

Despite speculation, both Grêmio and Mengão remain focused on their objectives for the remainder of 2024. The CRF, under the command of Tite, seeks to improve performance and remain competitive in the national competitions. Tricolor Gaucho is evaluating options for next season, with Tite being the main name for technical command in 2025.