Kleberson wants the team working to maintain records.
The player points out that taboos are only built through hard work on the field.
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
The numbers seem to favor Flamengo. But statistics will be useless if the team doesn't take to the field with the fighting spirit to beat Vasco later today at Engenhão. That's how the experienced Flamengo midfielder, Kleberson, thinks. The number 15 has been establishing himself in the starting lineup and becoming a trusted player for coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, and he knows that Sunday's game is another great opportunity to prove himself.
For Penta, as he is called by his teammates, there is no favorite in this duel. According to him, the match will be very balanced, decided by details, as happens in most Clássicos dos Milhões (Classics of Millions).
"Flamengo and Vasco is unpredictable. Each derby is a different story, it's a hard-fought, competitive game with a great rivalry. Even more so because of the ability of these two teams, their growth in the competition, so the prediction is for a complicated game, but without a favorite. We had a good week of training and we have to put that into practice on Sunday to get a positive result," observed the midfielder, who recalled that, to have the superiority in the numbers, Flamengo had to work very hard.
"Statistics exist, but everything that appears in the numbers is the result of a lot of hard work. Everyone has to be aware of the importance of this classic match. The teams are trying to recover in the championship, which creates even more excitement, and we have to be prepared. We will do our best to maintain this record," he explained.
The player also believes that a victory could further motivate the group in their mission to win the remaining eight rounds in this edition of the Brazilian Championship.
"We have to think positively, otherwise we won't get to the top, which is our goal. We know it's difficult, that we have to work, improve a lot, do a team effort, but we can achieve the eight victories. We are the ones who can go after it, with the coaching staff, the fans... We have the conditions, we just need to work, put it into practice to achieve it," he concluded.
For Penta, as he is called by his teammates, there is no favorite in this duel. According to him, the match will be very balanced, decided by details, as happens in most Clássicos dos Milhões (Classics of Millions).
"Flamengo and Vasco is unpredictable. Each derby is a different story, it's a hard-fought, competitive game with a great rivalry. Even more so because of the ability of these two teams, their growth in the competition, so the prediction is for a complicated game, but without a favorite. We had a good week of training and we have to put that into practice on Sunday to get a positive result," observed the midfielder, who recalled that, to have the superiority in the numbers, Flamengo had to work very hard.
"Statistics exist, but everything that appears in the numbers is the result of a lot of hard work. Everyone has to be aware of the importance of this classic match. The teams are trying to recover in the championship, which creates even more excitement, and we have to be prepared. We will do our best to maintain this record," he explained.
The player also believes that a victory could further motivate the group in their mission to win the remaining eight rounds in this edition of the Brazilian Championship.
"We have to think positively, otherwise we won't get to the top, which is our goal. We know it's difficult, that we have to work, improve a lot, do a team effort, but we can achieve the eight victories. We are the ones who can go after it, with the coaching staff, the fans... We have the conditions, we just need to work, put it into practice to achieve it," he concluded.
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