Coach satisfied with Flamengo's center-back pairing.
For Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Ronaldo Angelim and Welinton complement each other.
By From the official website team - in
Little by little, Vanderlei Luxemburgo is putting his stamp on the Flamengo team and fielding those he believes can perform at their best for the club. Among the changes, the defense, which normally alternated between three starting players (David, Jean, and Ronaldo Angelim), has gained a new undisputed starter: center-back Welinton. Since Luxa took over, the number 23 has had more and more opportunities to showcase his football and has been impressing.
Especially when he plays alongside Ronaldo Angelim, which has been happening since the match against Corinthians. According to the Flamengo coach, the two "complement each other," due to one having considerable potential and the other already being an experienced player.
"Since I arrived here, I've put Welinton in to play and I liked it. I had already seen him play, he's young (21 years old), raised at Flamengo, he has potential, but he needs to improve a lot. Angelim has already scored a title-winning goal. A header is nothing new for him. He positions himself well, has good timing," said the coach, who also explained why he decided to bet on this defense against the São Paulo team.
"When I decided to put Angelim in against Corinthians, it was because of Ronaldo, because of his experience (he's 34 years old). They complement each other. Welinton will learn a lot from Angelim," he said.
Satisfied with the team's performance against Ceará, Luxa is not expected to make many changes to the team for Sunday's game (November 07.11th) against Atlético Paranaense in Volta Redonda.
"I really liked what the team did against Ceará, they were in control. They understood the opponent's approach well. Given the situation we're in, the result wasn't what we wanted. But the work is very good, the run of games is very good," he concluded.
Especially when he plays alongside Ronaldo Angelim, which has been happening since the match against Corinthians. According to the Flamengo coach, the two "complement each other," due to one having considerable potential and the other already being an experienced player.
"Since I arrived here, I've put Welinton in to play and I liked it. I had already seen him play, he's young (21 years old), raised at Flamengo, he has potential, but he needs to improve a lot. Angelim has already scored a title-winning goal. A header is nothing new for him. He positions himself well, has good timing," said the coach, who also explained why he decided to bet on this defense against the São Paulo team.
"When I decided to put Angelim in against Corinthians, it was because of Ronaldo, because of his experience (he's 34 years old). They complement each other. Welinton will learn a lot from Angelim," he said.
Satisfied with the team's performance against Ceará, Luxa is not expected to make many changes to the team for Sunday's game (November 07.11th) against Atlético Paranaense in Volta Redonda.
"I really liked what the team did against Ceará, they were in control. They understood the opponent's approach well. Given the situation we're in, the result wasn't what we wanted. But the work is very good, the run of games is very good," he concluded.
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