The second paragraph of my last column was incomprehensible, with a sentence that had nothing to do with the text. The truth was: “Tite rightly criticized the criticism that Vinicius Junior, in the national team, plays too far back to help the full-back. He acts in the same way at Real Madrid. He scores and attacks. On some occasions, that will not be possible , as in the game of Brazil against Chile and in the one of Real against PSG, when Brazil and Real were cornered, without counterattacking”.
In this year of the World Cup, requests from fans and the press increase for the call-up of some players, but they do not say who should stay out. Hulk, Pedro and Raphael Veiga are the most claimed. Gabigol and Everton Ribeiro, who have been called up, are at great risk of not going to the World Cup. Of those who work in Brazil, the most certain are Arana and, mainly, the goalkeeper Weverton.
Some commentators say that if Brazilian players played in the big European clubs with the same quality, they would be called up. It’s reality. It is much more difficult to shine in the national team and in the big teams in Europe than in the state ones.
Raphael Veiga, great player, plays in the same position as Neymar. The immediate reserves are Paquetá and Coutinho. Raphael Veiga’s chances are slim. Marcos Rocha, who was never asked, is the best option on the right side, after Daniel Alves and Danilo. Marcos Rocha has a style similar to that of Daniel Alves, of being more of a point guard than a full-back who advances on the side.
There are also many requests to scale and change the tactics of Brazilian teams.
Paulo Sousa made several changes at Flamengo. It’s still too early to say whether these are the best options. In the scheme with three defenders of the coach, some ask for the lineup of the trio of forwards, Gabigol, Pedro and Bruno Henrique, in addition to Arrascaeta, two defensive midfielders, two wingers and a goalkeeper. It’s 12.
I like the lineups and the tactical changes made by coach Abel Ferreira, according to the moment and the opponent. I didn’t like Rony’s lineup on the right, to mark the Chelsea side, but to say that Palmeiras lost because they didn’t have a striker is to disconnect from reality. Chelsea is far superior to Palmeiras and other Brazilian teams.
Atletico’s new coach has maintained the team’s lineup, variations and way of playing with Cuca. Today, Atlético has a better chance of winning, but, as philosopher Neném Prancha said in the 1950s, classic is classic. It will be a good chance to evaluate the new Cruzeiro team.
The new coach of Corinthians, the Portuguese Vítor Pereira, must have really liked the team’s performance against Bragantino, who also played very well. Whatever the performance and result of the match against São Paulo, I think that, just as it is necessary to have a central midfielder, like Queiroz or Cantillo, to protect the defense and start attacking plays with a good pass, a team he needs to have a striker, which doesn’t mean he has to be a fixed player, just to be a pivot and to finish. Corinthians is missing this striker. Róger Guedes works best from left to center.
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