Leonardo Jardim blames one culprit for Flamengo loss to Bragantino | OneFootball

Flamengo lost 3-0 to Red Bull Bragantino in the ninth round of the Brasileirão

Flamengo’s 3-0 loss to Bragantino exposed a flaw for Leonardo Jardim. That’s because on Thursday (02), the coach said the result in the ninth round of the Brasileirão was directly linked to the static nature of the rubro-negro squad.

— I told the players at halftime. We have a model, a way of playing in which our players have to make themselves available for the game. Today, especially from midfield forward, they didn’t do that. They stayed too fixed, too static, and allowed the opponent to win the duels — the coach said, before adding:

— We have to have a different level of ability. On the ball, we have to be able to hurt the opponent, with play between the lines, with situations of superiority. And today we were extremely static — Jardim said at a press conference at the Estádio Municipal Cícero de Souza Marques.

What does it mean that the team was static?

In Bragantino’s first goal, for example, Capixaba delivered a beautiful long pass. However, the ball only reached Isidro Pitta because Léo Ortiz, Vitão and Ayrton Lucas were, as the manager explained, fixed in place.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

After the defeat, Flamengo face Santos on Sunday (05) starting at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time). The ball will roll at the Maracanã for the tenth round of the Brazilian Championship. Coluna do Fla will provide full coverage.

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