Journalist claims that Flamengo's starter is an "ordinary and simple" player

Flamengo is going through an excellent moment under Filipe Luís. The team has been playing well, despite another slip-up, but overall, the board and fans have been happy with the coach and the players. However, a starter in the last 3 games has not been able to keep up with the performance of the rest of the attacking players , and has suffered from some doubts about his football.

At first, Michael has been out of step with the rest of the attacking sector and that is why he has become a topic of discussion at 'round tables' . Thus, Bruno Prado , a commentator for 'Jovem Pan', fired at the attacker, stating that Michael is an "ordinary" player.

He's a normal player, an ordinary player.

Going further, the journalist argues and states that all Fla's wingers follow this playbook, being "similar" to each other, but each one being useful in their own way depending on the opponent.

"Michael will be just that. He's not necessarily a bad player . He's a normal player, an average player. Like almost all of Flamengo's wingers, they're more or less like that. Then, depending on each one's phase, a slightly different characteristic that fits what Filipe wants for each game, he uses one or the other. But they're more or less similar," said Bruno Prado.

Against Vasco, a match in which Michael was heavily criticized by the Nation, the striker played for 60 minutes, totaling 38 actions with the ball, distributing 25 passes and completing 23 (92%) , finishing once, in a move that created danger for the opponent's goal.

TEACHER CAME TO THE ATTACKER'S DEFENSE

At the press conference after the 0-0 draw with Vasco in the Brasileirão, Filipe Luís made a point of defending Michael, praising the player's dedication whenever he is on the field.

"What the fans ask for, and what Zico himself says, is grit. That's what everyone wants: when the ball doesn't come their way, they grind it out. And Michael does that more than anyone else. He puts his body at the team's disposal , he runs for everyone. And the fans value that," said Filipe Luís.

The coach also praised how the player always seeks to evolve, pointing out that this is the only way to overcome criticism.

"Michael is a guy who likes to train, who likes to stay after training to finish, to do some extra training to be able to evolve, and this will be the case until the last day of his career, so this is the only path we have, it's error, correction and evolution" , added Filipe", he explained.

FLA'S NEXT MATCH

Against LDU, Flamengo's next match , the tendency is for Michael to start in the starting 11, while Pedro has not fully recovered from injury, causing Filipe Luís to field Bruno Henrique again on the left, his original position.

Flamengo and LDU face each other this Tuesday (22), in Quito, at 7 pm (Brasília time), at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium.