Rhodolfo predicts the classic and praises the level of the squad's defenders
Defender gave a press conference before training this Thursday
By John Peter Granette - in
The season is just beginning and Flamengo already has a decision ahead. Rubro-Negro is in the semifinals of the Guanabara Cup and will face Fluminense on Saturday (09), at 19 pm, at Maracanã. Before training this Thursday (07), defender Rhodolfo spoke to journalists in a press conference and previewed the match.
"We need to think about our style of play. They have to think about us a lot too. Our team is fierce, quality, and the fans show up a lot, so we're going to have to do our part now. They're throwing beautiful parties at the Maracanã and we're trying to reciprocate," he said.
The number 44 spoke about the defenders in the squad and was full of praise for his teammates.
"We have great defenders. Léo Duarte himself, who for me was one of the best players last year. Rodrigo Caio is an excellent defender, and I was a champion wherever I played. We also have Dantas, Thuler, Dener, and Rafael Santos, who is in the professional team now. All of them are quality."
Striker Gabriel Barbosa was one of Flamengo's four signings for 2019 and Rhodolfo spoke about how it has been living with the number 9.
"He's calm, a good guy. Our group welcomes newcomers. Anxiety is normal; he was top scorer last year and is desperate to score some goals. He's doing it in training, getting close in games. He'll come out and help us soon."
Mais Querido has the advantage of a draw in the classic, but Rhodolfo stated that the squad always goes in thinking about victory.
"You can't be thinking about that. Of course you have that advantage, but we still had a 0-0 draw. We try to score goals every game, Abel demands that of us a lot. We have to think about the victory, if in the end it's a draw, we try to embrace him."