Leonardo Jardim laments schedule, struggles to tweak tactics at Flamengo | OneFootball

Flamengo is competing in three tournaments at the same time

Flamengo defeated Grêmio 1-0 last Sunday (10) in Porto Alegre, in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship. After the match, coach Leonardo Jardim commented on the importance of pressing after losing possession, but mentioned that the schedule and injuries make the team’s development more difficult.

— The physical aspect is important, but we have a competition schedule that doesn’t allow for that. We’re going to play every three days. That’s why I hope the players who are out recover, so we can increase the number of players in the squad and have more solutions —, began Leonardo Jardim.

— It’s important for us to press and play with intensity. Not allow opponents to play comfortably. In the first half, the opponent managed two or three transitions, but in the second we managed to correct that aspect and they had —, concluded the Flamengo coach.

DOES FLAMENGO HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE?

At the moment, Flamengo is competing in three tournaments at the same time. The club leads Group A of the Libertadores and sits in second place in the Brazilian Championship, with one game in hand. Finally, it is in the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Therefore, Flamengo takes the field this Thursday (14) to face Vitória away from home at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings all the information live from Salvador.

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