Rogério laments 'unfair result' at Maracanã
Coach believes Flamengo could have killed off the game against Goiás in the second half
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo left the field with a negative result this Saturday at Maracanã. Coming off a heroic victory against Palmeiras in the middle of the week, the team needed another positive result to stay in the top four and comfortably conclude its participation in the Brazilian Championship, before the competition was suspended for the World Cup. However, the team ended up defeated by Goiás and will certainly drop a few places in the table.
And the defeat ended up hurting the red-and-blacks not only because of the negative result but also because of the manner in which it occurred. Flamengo opened the scoring but ended up conceding the comeback in the final moments, conceding two goals in two minutes (in the 39th and 41st minutes). For coach Rogério Lourenço, the punishment ended up being too harsh.
"It's obvious that a defeat is always a bad result. There's nothing to say. But I didn't think the score was fair considering what the team showed. The game itself had a poor first half, but even so, Goiás didn't create any danger. The result was goals. In the second half, we played better, had chances, made it 1-0, and could have extended the lead. The Goiás player was lucky with a free kick, and then they capitalized on an opportunistic move. They scored two goals in two minutes, something that doesn't happen normally," lamented the coach.
This wasn't the first time the Gávea team had conceded after taking the lead. The coach lamented this incident, recalling the matches against Grêmio and Vitória.
"Against Grêmio we could have decided the match. Against Vitória, in Bahia, too. We ended up being punished in both games. At least in the others we drew, but today we conceded two goals in two minutes," he analyzed.
Regarding some criticism he had to hear from some of the fans after the game, Rogério did not argue.
"Unfortunately, it's a cultural problem in Brazil. They have the right to complain. They want to see the team win. I've heard fans ask for a player who wasn't even on the bench, and I've seen fans ask not to put a player on who wasn't even on the bench. We can't consider Flamengo's fans, which are the largest in Brazil, a small group that sits there and, before the game starts, is already complaining. I don't worry about that. I have the utmost respect for true fans, who know the difficulties that are happening," he added.
And the defeat ended up hurting the red-and-blacks not only because of the negative result but also because of the manner in which it occurred. Flamengo opened the scoring but ended up conceding the comeback in the final moments, conceding two goals in two minutes (in the 39th and 41st minutes). For coach Rogério Lourenço, the punishment ended up being too harsh.
"It's obvious that a defeat is always a bad result. There's nothing to say. But I didn't think the score was fair considering what the team showed. The game itself had a poor first half, but even so, Goiás didn't create any danger. The result was goals. In the second half, we played better, had chances, made it 1-0, and could have extended the lead. The Goiás player was lucky with a free kick, and then they capitalized on an opportunistic move. They scored two goals in two minutes, something that doesn't happen normally," lamented the coach.
This wasn't the first time the Gávea team had conceded after taking the lead. The coach lamented this incident, recalling the matches against Grêmio and Vitória.
"Against Grêmio we could have decided the match. Against Vitória, in Bahia, too. We ended up being punished in both games. At least in the others we drew, but today we conceded two goals in two minutes," he analyzed.
Regarding some criticism he had to hear from some of the fans after the game, Rogério did not argue.
"Unfortunately, it's a cultural problem in Brazil. They have the right to complain. They want to see the team win. I've heard fans ask for a player who wasn't even on the bench, and I've seen fans ask not to put a player on who wasn't even on the bench. We can't consider Flamengo's fans, which are the largest in Brazil, a small group that sits there and, before the game starts, is already complaining. I don't worry about that. I have the utmost respect for true fans, who know the difficulties that are happening," he added.