Opinion – PVC: Supercup is super for the second year in a row

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It was not by chance the launch of Fabrício Bruno to Bruno Henrique right after the kick-off of Atlético x Flamengo, for the Supercup. It’s rehearsed.

The inauguration of the national season, played by Galo, directed by Argentine Antonio Mohamed, and Flamengo, by Portuguese Paulo Sousa, puts aside an old cliché of Brazilian coaches: “In the last third, the players decide”.

They don’t solve anymore, without training, without rehearsals.

This type of speech made Corinthians president Duiiio Monteiro Alves say he changed his mind. That talking to coaches from other countries made him think that there is more knowledge out there. Look, there are a lot of talented people here. Maurício Barbieri and Roger Machado have enormous knowledge.

Corinthians looked very close to signing Portugal’s Luís Castro this week. At the end of Sunday, the Portuguese coach increased his demands, and Duilio Monteiro Alves recommended that he sign a contract with Botafogo.

It must happen.

One of the Corinthians risks was losing the competition. The other was to bring Portuguese and not wait for the work to mature. Increasingly, scarce spaces demand more time, work, rehearsal, repetition, attack and defense strategies.

On Saturday, Manchester City attacked Tottenham with ten men in 18 meters, between the intermediate and the penalty area.

The London rival defended with five defenders in line and four in midfield. There were 20 players on that small patch of ground, with City trying to open the lock. A minute later, Tottenham scored, which they won 3-2.

It won’t do any good to bring Klopp, Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel here if stupidity prevails and demands quality in the seventh game. The state matches, the ones we repeated were not worth anything, came back in the last week of January. In a month, six coaches of Serie A clubs have already been fired.

If the Brasileirão started today, it would have a record of six foreign coaches – the seventh will be Luís Castro, at Corinthians or Botafogo. With luck and work, one of them could be Brazilian champion. Six won’t. By our logic, six losers could be replaced by Brazilians of the new generation or medallions.

Paulo Sousa was once called a donkey, but that was when he lost Fla-Flu and prepared his team for the inauguration of the national season. Against Atlético, he commanded in the first half, controlled the ball, pressured the opponent, with ball circulation and shots.

The red-black technician carries in his mind an incredible load of culture. Against Galo, he was not a strategist. When retreating the team in a line of four men, he forgot to define the marker of Arana, responsible for the long shot, which resulted in the first goal.

Flamengo is still brilliant individually, they are right collectively, they turned the game around with Gabigol and Bruno Henrique and took the draw from Hulk.

For the second year in a row, the Supercup presented a spectacular game. Last year, Flamengo’s coach was Rogério Ceni. So it’s not just for foreigners. It’s because the Supercup has been played by assembled teams for over a year.

A good team is a team that trains.

The basis as premise

Luís Castro coached 11 Brazilians at Shakhtar, in Ukraine, and beat Real Madrid twice. Corinthians also want him to work at the base. In Porto, revealed André Silva, Rubem Neves, Dalot and Gonçalo Paciência. Remember… Patience!

One team per game

Palmeiras faced Santo André in the model of the victory against Al Ahly, different from the match against Chelsea: attacking. Outing with three, construction with Danilo and Atuesta, arrival at the front with five men. He created a lot, he only scored a penalty. The striker is missing.

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