Rogério evaluates the draw and praises the team
Coach only regrets that the team was unable to leave the field with the victory
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo fans were not very satisfied at Maracanã this Wednesday (21.07). After taking a 1-0 lead, playing engaging and efficient football in the opening minutes of the game against Avaí, the Rubro-Negro ended up conceding the equalizer in the second half and experiencing their first stumble in the competition after the World Cup.
For coach Rogério Lourenço, Flamengo had a good first half, but ended up letting their performance drop a little during the rest of the match.
"I thought the team started well, engaging Avaí. They have a strong team that plays within their characteristics, and they showed that against São Paulo and Palmeiras. We had a good start to the game, but then we didn't perform so well. They had a good run on our left side," he analyzed.
The coach, however, believes that Avaí failed to threaten Flamengo at any point in the game and said he was happy with what he saw from his team on the field.
"In the second half, they had a false sense of dominance, as they didn't threaten us. I'm pleased with the team. Avaí has a lot of quality. Sometimes we only look at the shirt, but their team is good. I'm pleased with the team's performance, as we have to focus on the competition, where we have seven points in three games," observed the manager, who only lamented the fact that he wasn't able to mount a good counterattack.
"We didn't create any scoring chances, but we were winning the game. Playing against a quality opponent, you can't always create scoring chances. We had the match under control. We tried to adjust the team to play on the counterattack, but the chances didn't come, and that's thanks to Avaí," he concluded.
For coach Rogério Lourenço, Flamengo had a good first half, but ended up letting their performance drop a little during the rest of the match.
"I thought the team started well, engaging Avaí. They have a strong team that plays within their characteristics, and they showed that against São Paulo and Palmeiras. We had a good start to the game, but then we didn't perform so well. They had a good run on our left side," he analyzed.
The coach, however, believes that Avaí failed to threaten Flamengo at any point in the game and said he was happy with what he saw from his team on the field.
"In the second half, they had a false sense of dominance, as they didn't threaten us. I'm pleased with the team. Avaí has a lot of quality. Sometimes we only look at the shirt, but their team is good. I'm pleased with the team's performance, as we have to focus on the competition, where we have seven points in three games," observed the manager, who only lamented the fact that he wasn't able to mount a good counterattack.
"We didn't create any scoring chances, but we were winning the game. Playing against a quality opponent, you can't always create scoring chances. We had the match under control. We tried to adjust the team to play on the counterattack, but the chances didn't come, and that's thanks to Avaí," he concluded.
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