Miquel Camps launches provocative comment on social media before clash with Real Madrid
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On the eve of the classic between Barcelona and Real Madrid, a controversy took over social media following a provocative comment made by Miquel Camps, deputy spokesperson for the Catalan club's board, directed at the player Vinicius Junior.
The manager used the X platform, formerly Twitter, to criticize the Brazilian, claiming that his cycling in the middle of the field was "unnecessary and meaningless". Camps later deleted the post, but the controversy was already in place.
In the comment, Camps stated: "It's not racism, he deserves a slap in the face for being a clown and a vacillator, which represents those unnecessary and meaningless pedaling in the middle from Camp?". The director made reference to a move during Real Madrid's 2-1 victory against Braga, in the Champions League, in which Vinicius Junior performed pedal strokes in front of an opponent's marking before passing the ball.
This is not the first time that Miquel Camps has been involved in a controversy on social media related to Vinicius Junior.
Recently, he responded to a post by journalist Fabrizio Romano about the Brazilian player having suffered racism in a game against Sevilla. However, unlike the previous post, Camps did not delete this comment, in which he criticized the provocations made by the player on the field, emphasizing the importance of focusing on his skills.
Striker is out of the club's plans for the remainder of the season
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An era has ended. Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, is out of Flamengo's plans for the rest of the season and should no longer play minutes in Mais Querido's next games. With this, the number 99's time with the Mengão shirt would be over, as his contract ends at the end of this season. The information comes from journalist Venê Casagrande.
According to the journalist, Gabigol has been “shunned” at the club. The striker arrived to train this Saturday (21), but did so separately from the rest of the group. The contractual situation is one of the reasons why the number 99 is no longer in the club's plans. Gabriel Barbosa is unlikely to have his contract renewed at the end of the season.
“The truth is that Gabigol is being left out. Due to the contractual issue, he may no longer play with the Flamengo shirt. The information I have, a club director told me, is that there is a good chance that he will no longer play for Flamengo. He will not renew, the atmosphere is not good, Gabigol is totally unmotivated, even more so after seeing that he is behind Carlinhos in the queue, the atmosphere is terrible”, said Venê Casagrande on his YouTube channel.
< Gabigol is one of the greatest players in Flamengo's history, scoring very important goals, including in all the Libertadores finals in which the club participated with number 99 on the field, which guaranteed two cups in the main competition on the South American continent . Furthermore, Gabriel Barbosa was the competition's top scorer on two occasions, 2019 and 2021.Gabriel Barbosa's time included 285 games, where he scored 157 goals, which places him in sixth place on the list of greatest top scorers in the club's history. Additionally, he dished out 42 assists. At Flamengo, Gabigol won two Libertadores, two Brazilian Championships, two Super Cups, one Recopa, one Copa do Brasil and four Cariocas.
Fans find themselves desperate for better results
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The Flamengo made a decision that has raised a lot of criticism among fans and analysts: he gave up the Brasileirão while leading the competition with one game in hand and still spared his main players in the match against São Paulo. This planning, seen as risky by many, could cost the club dearly, with direct implications on the season's performance.
The Brazilian Championship, known for its regularity and the fact that it rewards the most consistent teams throughout the season, competition, requires detailed planning from any team aspiring to the title. Flamengo, to a certain extent, was fulfilling this requirement. The Rio team came to lead the table and had the advantage of one game in hand, which could further consolidate its position at the top of the table. However, despite being in a privileged position, the team chose to spare its main players in the clash against São Paulo, which ended up surprising many who follow the championship closely.
The decision of Flamengowas interpreted as a partial abandonment of the Brasileirão in favor of knockout competitions. The focus, apparently, was redirected to other tournaments, where the team believes it has a chance of securing titles more directly. However, this strategy has its risks. The knockout stage, unlike a straight points championship, depends a lot on momentary factors, such as injuries, player form and even luck in some cases. This means that betting all your chips on competitions of this type can be dangerous, especially for a team that, until now, is experiencing a phase of instability.
Flamengo, despite having a technically superior team to of many opponents, has shown signs of decline in decisive moments. Recent games have shown a drop in performance, and physical and emotional exhaustion can become a critical factor, even more so in knockout tournaments, where a mistake can be costly.
The decision to spare players against São Paulo and, in a way, giving up the leadership of the Brasileirão raises questions about the club's planning for the season. A team as great as Flamengo, with resources and a high-level squad, should theoretically be able to fight on all fronts. However, the choice to focus on the knockout stages seems to indicate a lack of confidence in the ability to maintain regularity in the Brasileirão.
Striker should be the next Golden Ball of the season
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One of the main targets of criticism in the bad phase that the Brazilian team is facing is Vini Jr. Without being able to apply the football he parades in Real Madrid, the former Flamengo player was analyzed by his coach Carlo Ancelotti, who commented on why the athlete played poorly at the service of Brazil.
In a press conference before the game against Real Sociedad in LaLIga, the Italian coach assessed Vini's moment not only in the national team, but also in the club, and reiterated the importance of the star in the team Spanish.
“Vinícius is not at his best, but he continues to be very important for us. He was decisive in the European Super Cup, for example. He hasn't scored goals like we're used to seeing, but we're in no rush about that: the team scores and he's important, he always gives everything he can. In Brazil, it's a general problem, because the team isn't playing its best football. Here we remain enchanted with him, no one can forget that we won two Champions Leagues with him”, declared Ancelotti.
Nominated, and perhaps the favorite to win the best player in the world awards, in the National Team, Vini Jr has numbers discreet. Since his debut, there have been 35 games played and only five goals scored.
Ancelotti comments on Vini Jr's possible move to SaudiBeyond the moment of Vini Jr, another point discussed by Ancelotti at the press conference was a possible transfer of the youngster to Arab football. Rumors suggest that Vini could be the player with the highest salary in the history of sports if he accepted the offer.
However, despite the buzz in the press, Ancelotti claims that he knows and talks to his players, and that nothing reached his ears about the matter.
“I don't know if this offer really arrived. I speak to all the players, but we never spoke to Vinícius about this offer. He won't lose his idea of what he has to do because of things that come from outside”, said the coach.
In the current season, Vini Jr has already played five games, with one goal and three passes to goal.
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