“Heavy defeat”: Jorginho rues Flamengo exit, blasts squad | OneFootball

Jorginho lamented the team’s poor finishing against Vitória

Adding up both matches against Vitória in the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo had 47 shots, compared to ten from the team from Bahia. But the team from Salvador scored more goals and secured a place in the round of 16. Starting for Mengo on Thursday (14) at Barradão, Jorginho lamented the team’s lack of accuracy, called for improvement from the squad in that area, and commented on how he took the elimination from the national knockout competition.

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— Obviously, it’s a tough defeat, in a competition we placed a lot of importance on. Flamengo is a favorite in every competition it enters. So that ends up bringing greater responsibility. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to convert what we created, and don’t go saying, ‘oh, he’s blaming the forwards.’ No. I include myself in that, I had a chance to shoot and I hit it poorly too —, began Jorginho.

— So, it’s definitely something we have to improve, and football is simple: either you score or you don’t and then concede. But if you stop afterward and really, coldly, look at the situation of the match, you see that Flamengo played the same game it did against Grêmio. We’re on the right path, we’re doing the work that has to be done, being the Flamengo we want to be, the one the fans like us to be, so we need to improve our finishing, all of us, so we can truly turn the volume of play we’re producing into results —, added the midfielder.

MOVE ON, JORGINHO?

In football, there is not much time for regret. On Sunday (17), Flamengo returns to the pitch to face Athletico-PR in the Brasileirão. Even suspended, Jorginho asked the team to reflect on its mistakes and mentioned the clash taking place at Arena da Baixada.

— Unfortunately, yesterday, in a knockout match, if you don’t score and then concede, you’re eliminated. Afterward, if you look at the numbers, they had less than half the shots we did and scored the goals. Congratulations to them for being efficient enough to convert, and now we have to look at what happened, improve, and move forward, because the next match is in two days —, said the player in an interview with the ‘Goat’ channel.

WHO REPLACES JORGINHO AGAINST ATHLETICO-PR?

With Jorginho and Evertton Araújo suspended, Flamengo has doubts for the match against Athletico-PR. De La Cruz is also expected to miss out because of the synthetic pitch. So, Mengão hopes to have Erick Pulgar back in the sector. The ball starts rolling at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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