Flamengo player criticises Rayan debut in Brazil v Haiti World Cup | OneFootball

How was Rayan, formerly of Vasco, in Brazil vs. Haiti?

Brazil’s 3-0 win over Haiti on Friday (19) marked Rayan’s debut at the 2026 World Cup. Despite the expectations surrounding the youngster, Jorginho, of Flamengo, said he felt the forward lacked a bolder approach.

— I felt Rayan was missing those runs into space. Even though that’s one of his characteristics, he seemed kind of... I don’t know, shy. I couldn’t understand why. It was clear that Brazil was hurting Haiti a lot with those runs into space and that there were plays there to be made — he said, before concluding:

— He was always receiving the ball to his feet. He kept making the move to receive it at his feet when he could have broken the line behind the defense. He was doing the opposite, what we call a “cat”: pretending he was going into space and then coming back to receive. He did that much more than the opposite, which would be pretending to come short and then attacking the space — Jorginho concluded during a program on ‘SporTV’.

How did Rayan perform in Brazil vs. Haiti?

Although he started the match against Haiti on the bench, Rayan came on in the first half, in the 40th minute. That was because Raphinha felt pain in his thigh and had to leave the field early. As a result, the No. 26 did not attempt a shot, completed 16 of 18 passes, and had 28 touches.

Will Rayan start in Brazil’s next match?

Rayan is hoping to get a starting opportunity in the Brazilian national team’s next match. That is because, after undergoing tests, Raphinha was diagnosed with a muscle injury in the back of his right thigh and, because of that, will miss Brazil’s match this Wednesday (24).

In addition, Luiz Henrique and Endrick are Carlo Ancelotti’s options for the right wing of the Brazilian national team. In other words, the Italian has two days of training to decide who will take Raphinha’s place.

What is Brazil’s next match?

Brazil now returns to the field this Wednesday (24) to face Scotland in the third round of the World Cup group stage. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and Scotland through its website and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV channel), GE TV (YouTube), Cazé TV (YouTube), and SBT (free-to-air TV) will broadcast the Brazilian national team’s match.

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