From defense to attack, the team shows progress compared to the previous season, with an incredible unbeaten streak
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It's not just the Carioca Championship ranking table that points. Fans who follow Flamengo's games can also notice developments in relation to the team that ended last season. Forty days after its debut in 2024, the red and black team already presents characteristics that can be considered results of Tite's work. They range from defense to attack. Check out, below, those who can already be considered Tite's "fingers" at Flamengo in 2024.SOLID DEFENSE
Under Tite's command, the team has yet to concede goals in official games. He passed intact not only against his weakest rivals, but also in the classics against Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense. A big difference compared to last year's 12 games with the coach, when the team conceded 11 goals. This evolution involves maintaining the good form of Fabrício Bruno and Léo Pereira, the participation of full-backs Varela and Ayrton Lucas and the security of goalkeeper Rossi when required.
HIGH MARKING
Flamengo of 2024 is a team that doesn't make opponents feel comfortable playing with the ball. This could be seen in the first half of the classic against Fluminense, this Sunday (25). If the red-black attack didn't work in the opening 45 minutes, the tricolors also struggled to start their moves. This was nothing new for Fla's style of play, but the coach managed to recover this characteristic, lost throughout 2023.
SPECIAL SCHEME: TWO SPINNERS AND A CENTER FORWARDTite managed to do something that no other coach has managed, since 2019, at Mengão: find the best way to organize Flamengo's attack, using the available players. formation that can be considered starter is formed by Luiz Araújo on the right, Cebolinha on the left and Pedro in the center. The center forward is enjoying a great start to the season, with nine goals in nine games, seven of which are official.
'FRENETIC' ATTACKThe way in which the team occupies the opponent's area, normally with five players from one side of the field to the other in the final third (a style that Tite already implemented in the national team), has made the offensive sector a terror for opponents. Flamengo became, in 2024, a team that finishes much more. In the eight official games with Tite, Flamengo averages 19.5 completions per game. It's almost double the mark in the 12 appointments with the coach last year: 11.6.
'SURPRISE' PLAYERVarela finally managed to 'arrive' at Flamengo. In the squad since 2022, the Uruguayan looked like his departure was announced last year, when he didn't find space and even got involved in a fight with Gerson. But he stayed and won a vote of confidence from Tite. The coach found a balanced option in the right-back, who both defends well and provides options up front.
Striker awaits end of contract and red-black election to understand possible paths
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In the relationship between Gabigol and coach Tite at Flamengo, only the field is capable of speaking. Between the striker and coach, there is practically no dialogue, and the cold and silent war dictates that only one of them should remain at the club for the season in 2025.
No atmosphere with the coaching staff and also with the squad , Gabriel Barbosa has been convinced to change and airs, but even the clubs that expressed interest in the first half of the year backed away. With a contract at Flamengo until the end of December, Gabigol had offers from Palmeiras, Corinthians and Santos, was mentioned at Grêmio, but did not want to sign a pre-contract with any team.
The expectation was to try to turn things around on top in the second half, otherwise he would end his time at Flamengo like the idol he became, without any fuss.
Tite's arrival last year changed the entire perspective of the striker, who was already in a bad phase previously, and lost his place once and for all to Pedro with the presence of the new coach. With the center forward's recent injury, Tite kept Gabigol at the end of the line, under the argument that Carlinhos and Bruno Henrique perform better in the scheme with a reference man .
Without understanding the criteria, Gabi maintains her dedication to the basic level of professionalism in training, as it is not part of the coach's or the club's plans for a possible renewal. With the chances of a comeback practically buried, the two possible paths are to wait for the election in Flamengo to find out if Tite will remain with the next president; or wait for the end of the contract to freely listen to proposals again. Palmeiras and Santos have not yet given up on the idea, and Bahia appears as an option, as it has good investment capacity.
The offer made is 90% of the club
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Retired from the field since 2017, former midfielder Zé Roberto, who had a spell at Flamengoin the 90s, it is looking to buy 90% of SAF from São Bento, a club in São Paulo. According to GE, a meeting scheduled for this Wednesday night (18) could decree the sale of the Sorocaba team to the company Flash Forward, which belongs to the former player.
Zé Roberto is the main name of the company. However, the group also has partners such as former athlete Fransérgio and businessman Tiago Ribeiro (former CEO of Estoril). In addition to Flamengo, Zé played in Brazilian football with the shirts of Palmeiras, Santos and Grêmio. In Europe, the former athlete defended giants such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
The offer is R$130 million, which would be paid in installments. This amount would be invested on a specific basis in the football team and the club’s structure. The project is to take São Bento to the elite of São Paulo football and Brazilian Series B in up to six seasons.
Revelation from Portuguesa-SP, Zé Roberto stood out at Lusa and caught the attention of Real Madrid in 1997. However, the player had difficulty fitting into the Spanish club and was loaned to Flamengo in 1998.
At Flamengo, Zé Roberto was a starter in the Campeonato Carioca competition, entered the field 23 times and aroused the interest of Bayer Leverkusen , leaving Gávea in the same season. As an athlete, the former midfielder also played in the 2006 World Cup for the Brazilian team.
Flamengo's number 22 shone against Alvinegro in the state in 2024
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The attacker Carlinhos should be Flamengo's starter in the classic against Botafogo this Sunday (18), in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. The number 22 must take over the space left by Pedro and Gabigol. Playing against the Rio rival brings back good memories for the player. In this year's Carioca he scored two goals against Botafogo.
At the time, Carlinhos was wearing the Nova Iguaçu number 9 shirt. The match was held in February, at the Engenhão stadium, in the sixth round of the tournament. Botafogo led 2-0, but Carlinhos led his team's reaction by scoring two goals. In the end, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
The game against Botafogo will be Carlinhos' fourth as a starter with the Rubro-Negro shirt. He was part of Tite's lineup against Palmeiras, Atlético-MG and São Paulo. Against the Minas Gerais club, number 22 scored the second goal of the game.
Without Pedro, Gabigol and Everton Cebolinha, Mengão's number 22 should gain a sequence in Tite's starting team . In addition to the match against Botafogo, he should be selected in the starting eleven against Bolívar, on Thursday (22), in the return game of the round of 16.
As Pedro and Gabigol only return in September , Carlinhos should also play against: Bragantino (25); in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil (27, 28 or 29); and Corinthians (01/09).
Striker projects season titlesSigned by Mais Querido after being second top scorer in the Campeonato Carioca, striker Carlinhos projected to win all the titles that Flamengo has to compete for this season. The projection was made during 'Carona com Smigol', a FLATV program.
In the conversation, he said that “this energy of ours, this vibration of ours in each training session and each game, everyone donating to the maximum, so nothing is better than finishing as champions of the Brazilian Championship, we will achieve that, God willing. Let's look for all possible titles.”
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