Tite praises Flamengo's performance and says: "I'm proud of the players"

On Sunday night (22), Flamengo faces Grêmio, in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. Mais Querido has not been performing well in the competition, as it comes from a defeat and a draw. In this way, Tite will try to make the team perform as expected to leave with three points from Porto Alegre.

For the confrontation, coach Tite decided to preserve 12 players. They are: Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Erick Pulgar, Léo Ortiz, De la Cruz, Arrascaeta, Plata, Gerson and Bruno Henrique. Thus, the coach will send a reserve team.

Coach: Tite

Matheus Cunha, Wesley, David Luiz, Cleiton and Ayrton Lucas; Allan, Evertton Araújo, Matheus Gonçalves, Alcaraz, Lorran and Carlinhos.

Mais Querido is trying to climb some places on the leaderboard. This is because Rubro-Negro is stuck in fourth place, with only 45 points won. Grêmio seeks to distance itself from the relegation zone. The team from Rio Grande do Sul occupies 14th place, with 28 points. The match will be broadcast live on SporTV and Premiere.

Flamengo faces Grêmio this Sunday night (22), at 6:30 pm, in the 27th round of the Brasileirão, in Porto Alegre. Aiming for the big Libertadores decision next Thursday (26), Tite decided to preserve 13 starting athletes. Thus, the players who stayed in Rio performed at Ninho do Urubu and had the support of the red-black fans this morning.

According to images released by journalist Gabriel Reis, Paparazzo Rubro-Negro, Fabrício Bruno, Augustín Rossi, Varela, Gonzalo Plata and Michael were the athletes who stopped to talk to the red and black fans.

Despite not being caught on camera, Gerson also spoke to some fans who were at the scene. According to Paparazzo, members of an organization entered the CT and spoke with the captain of Mais Querido, declaring unconditional support for Rubro-Negro.

According to reports, the number 8 would have promised his fans his commitment: “We are together. We appreciate your support. It's not over. We are training and will fight until the end for this place in the semifinals”, said Gerson.

Flamengo has not performed below expectations for the red and black fans and for those who follow the club's daily life. Not only Tite's choices, but also the sequence of injuries, wear, tight schedule, drop in production of some athletes and the board's choices have reflected in the team's performance on the field. Thus, journalist Fernando Campos, from ESPN, commented on the events this past Friday (20).

Donan spoke about Flamengo's performance in the defeat to Peñarol, last Thursday (19) , in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals and also highlighted the relationship between Tite and the red and black fans.

“A very bad performance from Flamengo, in every sense. I think the relationship between Tite and the red and black fans never strengthened. There was always resistance; his history at Corinthians, wear and tear during his time with the Brazilian national team, type of game... he never, in fact, managed to mold himself into Flamengo's game DNA”, began the journalist.

In his speech, the commentator highlighted that he doesn't think Tite is the biggest culprit for Flamengo's current phase. He highlights that the blame should be distributed among all the club's football departments.

“It's a job that, for me, has been regressing. Flamengo's big problem is not Tite. If there is something wrong every year, the big problem is not the technician; this responsibility needs to be shared. Management, Medical Department, Tite, players... but the performance itself (was bad), even with the absences. Flamengo had a lot of possession and didn't create. Without approaching, without connecting, without the enveloping play, without triangulation, he exaggerated a lot with crosses; a cast of millions with the quality of Gerson, Arrascaeta, Plata, Bruno Henrique, Alex Sandro […} he should play more“, he pointed out.

Flamengo faces Grêmio this Sunday (22), in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. Rubro-Negro needs the victory to be able to close the gap on the top three and try to get back into the fight for the title. The match will be at 6:30 pm, in Porto Alegre.