"Best defense of the first round", group praises dedication
With only 15 goals conceded in the first 19 games of the season, the red-blacks praise the team's attitude
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo, tied with Ceará, had the best defense in the first half of the Brazilian Championship, conceding just 15 goals. These numbers pleased the Flamengo defenders, who didn't want to take all the credit. Everyone praised the team's dedication, which has been working hard in pursuit of victories.
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\ Goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba, who took over as the starting goalkeeper after the World Cup, was pleased with the statistics and stressed the importance of \ continuing to work hard to ensure these numbers remain the same.
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"I'm happy. We haven't been able to win, but the defense has been doing well. For the goalkeeper, that's good. We're there to prevent goals. We have to keep working and now our group is complete and we have everything we need to improve significantly in the championship," he said.
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\ Ronaldo Angelim agrees, praises his teammates, but says that the team \ needs to not only not concede goals but also score goals.
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"It's not just the defense that's responsible for this. This happens with everyone helping each other. The best thing would be for the team to be balanced and also score goals. If possible, we'll try to keep the goals from being conceded. Of course we'll concede a few, but we'll maintain strength in defense and look for goals, which is what Professor Silas has been talking to us about," Angelim added.
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\ Goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba, who took over as the starting goalkeeper after the World Cup, was pleased with the statistics and stressed the importance of \ continuing to work hard to ensure these numbers remain the same.
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"I'm happy. We haven't been able to win, but the defense has been doing well. For the goalkeeper, that's good. We're there to prevent goals. We have to keep working and now our group is complete and we have everything we need to improve significantly in the championship," he said.
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\ Ronaldo Angelim agrees, praises his teammates, but says that the team \ needs to not only not concede goals but also score goals.
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"It's not just the defense that's responsible for this. This happens with everyone helping each other. The best thing would be for the team to be balanced and also score goals. If possible, we'll try to keep the goals from being conceded. Of course we'll concede a few, but we'll maintain strength in defense and look for goals, which is what Professor Silas has been talking to us about," Angelim added.
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