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

Against Vasco, the athlete played for 60 minutes, totaling 38 actions with the ball, distributing 25 passes, completing 23 (92%) and kicking a ball at goal.

21 Abr 2025 | 06:30 |

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.

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Raça, amor e paixão! Flamengo celebra 130 anos neste sábado

História do Mengão é repleta de momentos de glória e clube comemora o aniversário com atividades na Gávea e série no YouTube

Flamengo celebra 130 anos de existência neste sábado (15) e clube comemora com websérie e atividades - Foto: Reprodução

15 Nov 2025 | 10:20 |

O Flamengo completa 130 anos neste sábado (15). A data marca o início da trajetória de um dos clubes mais populares e vencedores do Brasil e do mundo, fundado por seis jovens que deram origem ao Rubro-Negro ainda como um grupo de remo. Para celebrar o marco, o Mais Querido publicou uma homenagem especial em suas redes sociais.

COMO FOI A FUNDAÇÃO DO FLAMENGO

Em 1895, seis jovens do bairro do Flamengo decidiram criar um grupo de remo para competir com clubes de outras regiões e, como eles mesmos relatavam, também para chamar a atenção das meninas cariocas. A primeira embarcação construída foi a Pherusa, que acabou naufragando.

O grupo reconstruiu a Pherusa, mas o barco foi roubado e nunca mais apareceu. Persistentes, os remadores criaram uma nova embarcação, batizada de Sycra. Assim, na noite de 17 de novembro de 1895, os seis se reuniram para oficializar o Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo.

Naquela mesma noite, escolheram a primeira diretoria e definiram que a data oficial de fundação seria 15 de novembro, feriado nacional. O restante da história, já centenária, se encarregou de transformar o clube em uma potência esportiva.

COMO O FLAMENGO VAI CELEBRAR O ANIVERSÁRIO

O YouTube oficial do clube lança neste sábado a websérie “Ser Flamengo”, que revisita momentos marcantes da história rubro-negra. A produção reúne pesquisa e depoimentos para identificar os elementos que moldam a alma e o comportamento da Nação ao longo de mais de 100 anos.

O FLAMENGO JOGA NO ANIVERSÁRIO?

Sim. No dia em que celebra 130 anos, o time profissional masculino enfrenta o Sport, às 18h30 (de Brasília), na Arena Pernambuco, em jogo atrasado da 12ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A partida terá transmissão exclusiva pelo Prime Video.

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