FLAMENGO MANAGER, MARCOS BRAZ REVEALS THAT THERE WAS COMPETITION FOR CARLINHOS AND DETAILS HIRING

On the night of this Wednesday (1), Flamengo hosted Amazonas in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil and beat the opposing team 1-0. Scorer of the goal, Pedro achieved a more than special milestone in the 2024 season.

This is because, with the goal scored against Amazonas, Pedro reached 15 goals in the season, counting only official games, and became Brazil's top scorer. In this way, Gávea's number 9 isolated himself as the leader of the country's artillery in 2024. Gonzalo Mastriani (Athletico-PR) and Júnior Santos (Botafogo) share second place with 14 goals each.

In addition to being ahead of Brazil's top scorer ranking individually, with 15 goals, Pedro also has the best performance. The number 9 of Mais Querido has 15 goals in 19 games and has an average of 0.78 goals per game. Mastriani and Júnior Santos have 14 goals in 18 matches.

The number 9 of Rubro-Negro started 2024 with “blood in his eyes” and “hungry for goals”. The player took over as a starter in Tite's team and Gabigol and Bruno Henrique saw the striker score one goal after another at the beginning of the season. Pedro's objective is to surpass or repeat the numbers from previous years.

In this way, with Brazil's top scorer available, Flamengo's squad changes the focus for Brasileirão. Next Saturday (4), Mais Querido returns to the field for the clash against Red Bull Bragantino, in the fifth round of the points competition.

On Wednesday night (1), Flamengo beat Amazonas, by a score of 1-0, in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. However, Mais Querido had chances to increase the score, but failed due to a lack of accuracy in the last pass and more shots on target. Furthermore, Tite was harshly criticized for the team's way of playing.

Commentator Lédio Carmona harshly criticized the team's formation Flamengo in the second half of the match against Amazonas . Lédio said that the formation with four attackers was a bad choice.

"What we are sure of is that Flamengo is playing poorly. Once again Flamengo plays a very poor game offensively. Very poor offensively What's the point of putting 4 attackers if there's no movement, if the midfielders don't show up?", said Lédio Carmona, on SporTV/Premiere.

In addition to the commentator, the red and black fans were very critical of the team's formation. Despite having four attackers on the field, as Gabigol entered in the second half, Flamengo managed to finish on Amazonas' goal a few times, as the midfield encountered some difficulties. After the match, the fans present at Maracanã booed the Mais Querido commander.

Now, the Mais Querido squad focuses on the match against Red Bull Bragantino. The game will be next Saturday (4), at 6:30 pm, in Bragança Paulista. The confrontation will be valid for the fifth round of the Brasileirão.

This Sunday (21), Flamengo took to the field against Palmeiras, in the Brasileirão, in what is considered 'the biggest classic in Brazil today', and there was a surprise: Carlinhos, new reinforcement coming from Nova Iguaçu, made its long-awaited debut. Despite a confrontation that promised to be challenging, Tite chose to spare Pedro, a key player in Flamengo's attack. In this scenario, Carlinhos received the opportunity to be the immediate replacement. This decision was crucial, considering the importance of the game and the opponent, Palmeiras, who has stood out on the national scene.

Roger Flores, commenting on the match, raised questions about Tite's choice. “I don't know if I'm going to create a controversy, but I wanted an opinion regarding the lineup from Carlinhos. Tite is always highly praised by his players for being a coherent, fair guy who thinks about human beings. I thought he wasn't nice to Carlinhos for playing a player who had just come from Nova Iguaçu in a game. so heavy and with the best defender in Brazilian football.” These words reflect a concern about the pressure and expectations placed on Carlinhos in a high-intensity game.

The game on the stadium's synthetic turf and the quality of the opponent imposed additional difficulties on Carlinhos, who was in his first big test for Flamengo Roger Flores highlighted the adverse situation for the player, mentioning that “It was a game that Flamengo would have a lot of difficulty creating on a synthetic pitch. take this game into consideration to give other opportunities... but wasn't a game like that difficult for Carlinhos? The game was very difficult for him.” This analysis points to a possible mismanagement of expectations and pressure on the athlete.

The game between Palmeiras and Flamengo ended up being less exciting than expected. Both coaches, Tite and Abel Ferreira, adopted strategies. conservative, focusing more on not losing than on seeking victory. This approach resulted in a match with few scoring opportunities and moments of brilliance limited to a few players, such as Bruno Henrique for Flamengo and Endrick for Palmeiras.

Roger Flores, when evaluating the game, expressed his disappointment with the level of the confrontation: “The game was much lower than expected. The two coaches held the teams back too much, they were more worried about losing than winning the game. Bruno Henrique, in the first half, was Flamengo's best attempt, and there was Endrick (at Palmeiras).” This observation suggests that while prudence may be a valid strategy, it may also mitigate the momentum and spectacle of a highly anticipated classic.