The reason for the fluctuations in the Brazilian Championship – 12/02/2023 – Tostão

Palmeiras is a self-sufficient starting and finishing team that plans and executes what it wants well. Botafogo is a starting team only, due to a lack of confidence and, perhaps, because they don’t feel worthy of the Brasileirão title.

Palmeiras could be champions on Sunday (3). Endrick’s rise at the decisive moment of the championship strengthens the team and compensates for the absence of Dudu, injured. I repeat, Endrick starts to find his place, without a fixed position, with more spaces to use his speed and precision in submissions.

In modern football, players capable of playing well in more than one position and performing more than one function are highly valued. That is good. However, the most important thing is not to change positions, but rather to be able to do different things at the right time, like a midfielder who advances and finishes well. The technical fundamentals are countless, and you need to execute them well.

Atlético-MG, which faces São Paulo on Saturday night (2), was precise against Flamengo, in marking and counterattacks. The two lines of four, used by Atlético-MG, are the best marking strategy, even more so when you have a great and fast duo for counterattacks, with Paulinho and Hulk.

Edenilson, who shone at Inter playing as a midfielder, was once again used in that position by Felipão, where he takes advantage of his tackling ability and speed in counterattacks, as in the goal against Flamengo. Coudet, at Galo, played him on the right or as a more advanced, centralized midfielder. It’s not his place, as he doesn’t have the skills to play in small spaces. One of the important qualities of a coach is to select players in the right places.

I repeat, Flamengo will only return to being a great team and with regularity when they combine a great collective game with the lineup of the best players, such as Bruno Henrique on the left and Everton Ribeiro on the right.

Often a player makes quick decisions successfully. But, as there is a deification of coaches, they tend to say that it was all planned and rehearsed. Improvisation is treated as something minor, intuitive. The more developed the science, the more important the creative act is, as it surprises.

Unexpected changes in results in the second half, which are increasingly frequent, are generally attributed to tactical changes and selections made by the coach. The most determining factor for changes in the second half is what happened in the first. Teams react or accommodate according to the story of the first stage.

Sometimes, the coach’s strategy is fundamental to the team’s performance and results. In the 70 World Cup final, against Italy, coach Zagallo decided that I would play in front of the defender, to prevent him from covering another defender. We also agreed that, when Jairzinho moved to the center and was followed by the full-back, as Italy was marking individually, full-back Carlos Alberto would take advantage of this space to advance and finish, as in the fourth goal. It was a victory for strategy and individual talent.

The frequent fluctuations of teams in the Brasileirão are not just because of technical balance, as the commonplace says. Teams have problems, such as not being efficient in the same game in defense and attack. They win and lose according to the moment. They follow human duality, success or failure, reason or passion, good or evil.

LINK PRESENT: Did you like this text? Subscribers can access five free accesses from any link per day. Just click the blue F below.