After the 2-1 victory that guaranteed Flamengo a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil, on Wednesday night (24), at Serra Dourada, coach Zé Ricardo commented on the game, his substitutions and the planning with the young Vinicius Júnior.
According to the coach, the changes aimed to maintain the team's playing style, and the young player is following a program designed by the club's professionals to best develop him.
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According to the coach, the changes aimed to maintain the team's playing style, and the young player is following a program designed by the club's professionals to best develop him.
Fan club members have the pride of playing alongside each victory: the money goes to football and brings more reinforcements, new talent, and infrastructure to the training center. And they also have advantages in official stores to buy the jersey and wear it with pride! Click and join now.
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Difficulties
Two things hurt us: the good performance on Saturday and the very early goal. Something that was supposed to be good ended up being bad. It wasn't the game we wanted to play, especially in terms of technical aspects. Not giving credit to Atlético would be a mistake.
substitutions
The word isn't "backing the team," it's "following our convictions and our criteria." We tried to maintain the strategy with Trauco and Ederson. Matheus, among the options we had on the bench, was the one who had played the most. After Matheus came on, I realized that Ederson wouldn't be able to last the whole game.
Vinicius could have come on if the goal hadn't been scored.
We put Romulo in for set pieces, moved Mancuello further to the left, and ended up in a 4-1-4-1 formation.
Vinicius Junior
What we don't want is for this to happen again with Vinicius. His entire promotion to the professional team was planned. I said from the beginning that he would arrive gradually and the club's plan was to register the boy for the Brazilian Championship. Today at Flamengo, nobody thinks alone; we have highly capable professionals in all areas. We will continue to be careful. He has already shown that he is getting the hang of it, and watching a game like today's, a decisive one, from the bench, is also part of his development.