Corinthians and Palmeiras face each other for the Brazil Cup on Wednesday (30). In a long championship, by running points, such as Brasileirão, Palmeiras, almost certain, will come to the front of Corinthians, for being a more regular, more organized and better cast. In a knockout match, Corinthians, even more at home and with all their main players, especially Memphis, Yuri Alberto and Garro, has the same chance of victory. It will be a confrontation between a very well planned, normal team and another unpredictable, irregular, crazy.
On Thursday (31), Flamengo and Atlético-MG will face each other again, in Maracanã, for the Brazilian Cup. In Brasileirão, the Rio team won 1-0, again with a goal of defender in aerial play. Léo Ortiz and Léo Pereira, besides being great in disarming and pass, are excellent in the stopped balls, crossed, strong, leaving the goalkeeper, as in the collection of Luiz Araújo.
Flamengo is missing better collective and offensive plays. The new hired, Saul, who had a great shine in a period in Atletico Madrid, could be a good reinforcement, from midfield to attack, center or sideways.
The Rooster team cannot depend so much on Hulk’s isolated bids. Paulinho is sorely missed. In addition to individual deficiencies, the team leaves many spaces between the sectors and abuses long balls to the attack, without going through the midfield.
Will Atletico-MG repeat the most backward mark strategy, associated with individual marking on several players? It worked well in the first half, and has provided some great counterattacks. In the second stage, the markers tired, and Flamengo took over the game. Atletico-MG marks little by pressure, which today is increasingly frequent in football.
Individual marking throughout the field has been in disuse for a long time. The pressure to recover the ball can be individual, but it needs to be done by sector. This reminds me of the 1970 World Cup final. The Italians marked individually throughout the field and left a defender on the roof. The first half ended 1 to 1. When we arrived at the locker room, there was a conviction of everyone that Italy was already tired at the end of the first half and the second step would be different, as it happened, 4-1.
Uncertainties continue in football. The cruise, deservedly praised, tied with Corinthians away from home, a predictable result, and losing, in Mineirão, to Ceará, 2-1, to those who say, as said Nelson Rodrigues, think that the team will have no chance of being champion.
Thousands of technical and tactical explanations have emerged for the last two games. It is still too early for so many analyzes and prognoses. This Wednesday, Cruzeiro faces the CRB for the Brazil Cup in Mineirão. It is a good opportunity for the team to win, play well and reinforce confidence.
São Paulo faces Athletico-PR for the Brazilian Cup. The team improved under the command of Crespo. The team is more dynamic and with more exchanges of passes by midfielders, who mark, build and act from one intermediate to another. Just as there is no place for midfield players who only mark and protect the quarterbacks, there is no reason to call them from steering wheels.
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