Filipe Luís on boosting Lucas Paquetá’s form at Flamengo | OneFootball

Lucas Paquetá played in the midfield line in the game against Sampaio Corrêa-RJ

The Flamengo crushed Sampaio Corrêa-RJ 7-1 last Saturday (07) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca. After the match at Maracanã, coach Filipe Luís revealed the reason for placing Lucas Paquetá in the midfield line and how he plans to enhance the red-black reinforcement.

— The number of times he touched the ball influences the quality of the opponent's game. Inter has a team of great quality, they took the ball from Flamengo many times during the match, so he touched the ball less and made many mistakes. I placed him in this role because he was the only one available from the professional squad, besides a tactical adjustment for him —, started Filipe Luís.

— The idea was for him not to just stay in creating plays, but also to reach the area. For me, the problem with the player varying so much in position is that the defensive role changes a lot from one to another. Everything depends a lot on the defensive role. It's not the same to defend as a defensive midfielder, winger, or attacking midfielder. This is the main problem with him changing positions so much. There are tactical details that end up getting lost too —, he concluded.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION?

Lucas Paquetá joined Flamengo at the end of January, when he was bought from West Ham (ENG). The red-black team spent 42 million euros (about R$ 260 million at the current exchange rate) to close the deal with the Premier League team.

Thus, Lucas Paquetá debuted for Flamengo by replacing Pedro against Corinthians in the Supercopa do Brasil. Soon after, the midfielder started against Internacional, playing in the attacking line, closer to the goal. However, in the match against Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, the player was deployed alongside Everton Araújo and Jorge Carrascal.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

With Lucas Paquetá available, Flamengo returns to play this Tuesday (10) against Vitória at Estádio Barradão, for the Campeonato Brasileiro. Finally, the match takes place at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), for the third round.

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