Jardim marks five months at Flamengo under pressure to regain trust | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim has reached five months in charge of Flamengo with pressure mounting after recent slips in the Brasileirão. According to Globo.com, despite a 71.2% return across 29 games, there is squad discontent with his training and playing style.

The board have yet to meet his calls for reinforcements before the Libertadores last 16, with moves for Thiago Almada and Luiz Henrique, a playmaker and a right winger, falling through.

Jardim’s tenure opened with the Carioca title on penalties against Fluminense. Wins of 2-0 over Cruzeiro, 3-0 over Botafogo and 4-0 at Atlético-MG, plus the best Libertadores group-stage campaign, lifted optimism.

The mood has since turned. A 3-0 home defeat by Palmeiras, after Flamengo controlled the first 20 minutes until Carrascal was sent off, preceded slips against São Paulo and Inter that widened the gap to the summit.

He returns on Sunday at 19:30 Brasília time at the Maracanã to face Vitória, who eliminated Flamengo from the Copa do Brasil, amid organised fan pressure on Jardim and Boto online. A Father’s Day win would steady the title push and set the tone for Wednesday’s first leg at the Mineirão against Cruzeiro. After 10 days of work with an almost complete squad, only Luiz Araújo remains out as he nears the end of left knee rehabilitation.

Source: Globo.com

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