Wesley is the leader in two of Flamengo's defensive statistics

Despite frequent criticism, the Right-back Wesley, from Flamengo, has shown significant progress. His numbers in the Brasileirão reveal that he stands out defensively, in addition to contributing quality support to the attack during games.

No other Flamengo player made more tackles than Wesley in the current edition of the Brasileirão. The full-back also leads the team's interceptions ranking, surpassing even the team's most experienced defenders.

With 49 tackles and 30 interceptions in the 2024 championship, Wesley established himself as a fundamental player in the defensive sector, which justifies Atalanta's interest and the monitoring of other European clubs on its performance.

When it comes to the average number of tackles and interceptions per game, Wesley is almost tied with Chilean Erick Pulgar b>. Wesley has 2.1 tackles per game, while Pulgar registers 2.3, and in interceptions, the difference is minimal: 1.4 for the Chilean and 1.3 for Wesley. In other words, the numbers are quite close.

Fans recognize evolution, but point out improvements

On social media, in publications highlighting Wesley's numbers, many Flamengo fans recognized the young full-back's evolution. However, some highlighted that he still needs to improve the quality of his crosses, an area that needs to be worked on to further enhance his performances.

“Today Wesley is UNDERESTIMATED”, says Matheus.

“People criticize, but the boy's recent evolution is impressive”, highlights Luiz.

“Just because he doesn't know how to cross he's taken for granted, he's been playing a lot lately”, says Daniel.

“People keep falling over themselves, but he has evolved a lot both defensively and in supporting the attack. What remains is to improve the crossing”, says another fan.

“You just have to learn to cross this misfortune”, bugle Alexandre.