Coach still waiting for reinforcements in the squad
Rogério Lourenço spoke with Zico and dreams of new athletes in the Rubro-Negro's attacking sector
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Itu (SP) - Renato Abreu, Corrêa, Val Baiano, and Jean have already arrived, but coach Rogério Lourenço is still waiting for reinforcements to join the red-and-black squad. The coach gave a press conference after training on Thursday (July 01.07) and explained that he had a conversation with the executive director of football, Zico, about the need for signings.
"Zico was here and we were able to talk a little more, especially since it's difficult to talk in Rio. I shared some ideas. I believe we'll have other names, but the important thing is that we're looking for names. We know some positions are urgent and we're working on that," he said.
The club's manager believes the main area to strengthen is the offensive sector. In addition to attackers, the coach also wants another creative midfielder to round out the squad.
"We still need another midfielder and, depending on Love's situation, another striker. The board already knows this, especially considering the quality of the group. We have three strikers, including Pacheco, and we need at least five," said Rogério, who also stated that he is testing options for Flamengo's starting lineup against Botafogo.
"I did a first training session with a lineup, and the idea is to make some variations on that, both this afternoon and tomorrow. We have to decide on a tactical pattern. We need to have other alternatives, tactical variations, but not too many. What I'm looking for is this pattern, but with changes that can happen within each match," he added.
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"Zico was here and we were able to talk a little more, especially since it's difficult to talk in Rio. I shared some ideas. I believe we'll have other names, but the important thing is that we're looking for names. We know some positions are urgent and we're working on that," he said.
The club's manager believes the main area to strengthen is the offensive sector. In addition to attackers, the coach also wants another creative midfielder to round out the squad.
"We still need another midfielder and, depending on Love's situation, another striker. The board already knows this, especially considering the quality of the group. We have three strikers, including Pacheco, and we need at least five," said Rogério, who also stated that he is testing options for Flamengo's starting lineup against Botafogo.
"I did a first training session with a lineup, and the idea is to make some variations on that, both this afternoon and tomorrow. We have to decide on a tactical pattern. We need to have other alternatives, tactical variations, but not too many. What I'm looking for is this pattern, but with changes that can happen within each match," he added.
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