After Tite saved and lost in the Libertadores, Jorge Jesus’ name gains strength and Flamengo’s board comes out in defense of the coach

Stumble in the Libertadores generated a climate in Gávea

With a Flamengo full of absences and at altitude, the team ended up recording its first defeat in the Libertadores last Wednesday (24), against Bolívar, in La Paz. The squad performed well below and committed several individual errors that ended up being determinants of defeat.

Because of this, Gerson’s performance in the match became the target of criticism among fans on social media. This is because the player managed to waste two chances in the same move to equalize the score. But, he wasn’t the only one considered a villain in this match.

This is because, after his performance on the field, Wesley’s departure has been considered by the board, which places the position as a priority to reinforce in the market. However, given everything that happened in the last game, the need to spare players in the match due to wear and tear was what generated the most criticism, even more so after the result.

The situation caused discomfort

Faced with these players who were spared, the shadow of Jorge Jesus resurfaced, justifying that the multi-champion coach in 2019 did not spare players. However, this speech has been generating discomfort internally at Flamengo, who even gathered numbers from the coach to prove that he also spared the athletes.

During an interview, Marcos Braz assured that all the coaches who played for Flamengo spared players, but each in their own style. Therefore, there is no way to justify that only the Portuguese did not do this, as the opposite has been proven.

Board carried out the survey

“On average he changed three to four players per game. Against Grêmio before the Libertadores final he changed nine players and left them in Rio preparing for the final. Rogério Ceni was also between three and four, Renato (Gaúcho) I think so too. Dorival (Junior) was already around seven. So everyone has a strategy.”

The board’s discomfort occurred in the face of every similar case always bringing the shadow of Jorge Jesus to Flamengo. Because of this, they wanted to show that regardless of style, everyone who came through the team did the same, just in different ways.