You can’t think that Palmeiras lost to Athletico-PR due to lack of offensive repertoire. Knowing that Felipão would fit in the marking, Abel Ferreira changed the positioning of the attack compared to previous games.
Mayke took the lead as a winger, he pulled Raphael Veiga in the right half, Scarpa in the left half, Rony in the center forward and Dudu in the left winger. He defended with a line of four, traditional, but attacked with a drawing of 3-2-5.
Felipão used the fitting marking that has always characterized him. Hugo Moura was chasing Raphael Veiga, Erick was fighting to take away his enormous capacity from Scarpa.
One of the differences between the Brazilian Championship and the Europeans is this style of scoring, which seems individual, but copies Zezé Moreira, a technician appointed as the inventor of zone marking, in Fluminense in the 1950s.
Nobody in Brazil scores like Italy did, with left-back Facchetti chasing Jairzinho on the opposite side and opening the aisle for Carlos Alberto to score the most beautiful collective goal of all the World Cups.
In Brazil, the marking fits in the zone where the defender is and the pursuit is made, not in the whole field.
Against Flamengo, Palmeiras made Piquerez run after Éverton Ribeiro to the left half, a long way. Abel Ferreira explained: “It’s not full-field marking like Crespo did or Atalanta, in Italy. Only on some players and only on the side of the ball. Palmeiras does mixed marking, pressing on the side of the ball.”
It’s different with Felipe. Of the fifteen rounds of the Brasileiro, only one was led by a Brazilian coach. Athletico-PR, still owned by Alberto Valentim, was in first place after the first round. Twelve times the classification showed leader and vice-leader driven by foreign coaches. Normal, taking into account the strongest teams have opted for Portuguese and Argentines.
The table had no leader or vice-leader with a Brazilian coach since Bragantino occupied the second position, on the fourth round. Now there’s Felipão, at 73, with the same strategies he’s always believed in.
He leaves with the ball on the ground, but does not give up a shot if necessary. He likes pitches that reverse the play and surprise rivals. Bet on snapping, as he did with Hugo Moura and Erick against Raphael Veiga and Scarpa.
He won with counterattacks and reopened the championship. Part of the press suggested repeating the mistake of 2019, when Palmeiras de Felipão led in the Copa America stop, in the ninth round. It was said that he was already champion. Finished in third place.
The marathon of games makes it impossible, even for the excellent Palmeiras, to maintain their performance in every game. Therefore, it has the lowest score of a leader since 2013, the third worst mark of Brazilians with twenty clubs.
Perhaps this volume of games even makes it easier for Abel Ferreira to make individual pursuits, in some games. It’s easier than training, due to lack of time, and marking by zone that is done in Europe, where the reference is always the ball.
Attention: champion only on November 13th, the date on which this huge obstacle course will end.
Boca Juniors
The opponent of Corinthians this Tuesday (5th) is the Argentine team that has evolved the most in the last six months. He is organized and has Villa, a man of speed and dribbling. More difficult than Boca is knowing who Vítor Pereira will be able to play. The coach’s life is not easy.
a victory
It’s no use blaming Fabián Bustos and changing coaches once again. Santos has limits and will only overcome them with medium-term work. Of course, the situation is not good. In the last ten games, Santos won only one match.
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