After the first round of Brasileirão, coach Mano Menezes was fired by Fluminense. Pedro Caixinha, from Santos, and Zubeldía, from São Paulo, are already being fried by the numerous media and the clubs. The main reason for so many changes of technicians is their overvaluation in victories and defeats, as if almost everything that happened in the game were due to the strategy, lineup and actions of the coaches.
What happens to Mano Menezes? He, who has always been a rational and balanced coach, has been very aggressive with players and fans during matches.
At Corinthians, Mano Menezes called Yuri Alberto Donkey during a game, causing the player’s cry. In Fluminense, he discussed harshly with Marcelo and even the sensible Captain Thiago Silva. In the same match, Mano replaced Serna with 13 minutes of game, claiming tactical problems, and the athlete left crying. Like several professionals and players, some coaches also need psychological help.
The coaches are important, but not so much. More decisive are the talent and choices of players during matches.
Flamengo and Inter, directed by two excellent coaches, Filipe Luís and Roger Machado, played a great game in the 1-1 draw. Flamengo was a little better and had more chances of goal, but the offensive talents of Arrascaeta and Gerson were missing, as well as Pedro, who has not played for a long time.
In the 0x0 draw between Palmeiras and Botafogo, another good match, the Rio team was superior, created five clear chances of goal, compared only one from Palmeiras. But Botafogo has no more Almada and Luís Henrique. Special players make a difference. The highlight of the game was the great midfielder Gregore, forming a trio in the middle together with Marlon and Patrick de Paula, against only two players from Palmeiras.
Abel Ferreira, to justify the huge number of air balls, is right when he says most goals in football is born from cross balls; stops or moving. However, it is very important to exchange passes through the center, provoke the sides ‘movements on the defenders’ roof, then pass the ball to the ends or sides, which will have much more freedom and conditions to make accurate intersections.
The hiring of center forward Vitor Roque, for a great fortune, is paradoxical, because the player stands out not for the aerial plays, but for the speed in small and large spaces. In addition, Vitor Roque is a good player, with chances of evolving a lot, but was early valued and deified early, as usual in Brazilian football. It was no surprise that he did not go well in Spain.
Special players make a difference. São Paulo, without Lucas Moura and Oscar, worsens a lot of quality, as occurred in the draw, at home, by 0x0 against Sport.
Despite many bad lawns, the risks of violence in the route to stadiums, the high prices of tickets and the variables technical qualities of matches, stadiums in Brazil are always full. Investments and advertisements are massive. Often show what does not exist.
It is the exaggeration, society and football of the show, a show.
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