Vasco’s November collapse: 5 key reasons behind the crisis | OneFootball

Vasco went through a November to forget. In just a three-week span, the club dropped from 8th place and dreaming of the Libertadores to 13th place and fighting against relegation. The portals ge and Jogada10 conducted a detailed analysis and listed five main reasons that explain this dramatic decline and the unprecedented streak of five defeats.

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1. “Demobilization” after reaching 42 points

The first point is mental. Some within the club believe that the squad relaxed after reaching 42 points, feeling safe from relegation. This “demobilization” came at a high cost: defeats to São Paulo and Botafogo dashed the dream of the G6 and left the team unable to react. Now, the club urgently needs to chase 45 points.

Defeat in the derby was the start of the loss of confidence – Photo: Vítor Sílva

2. Loss of São Januário’s Strength

Vasco threw away its luck at home. Two of the five defeats happened at São Januário. Losing to São Paulo was acceptable due to the performance, but the defeat to Juventude, conceding the turnaround in the first half, was the breaking point with the fans.

Fernando Diniz in a Vasco match at São Januário — Photo: Jorge Rodrigues/AGIF

3. Attack Underperforming

The offensive sector stopped working. In the last five matches, Vasco scored only one goal. Key players like Rayan, Andrés Gómez, and Nuno Moreira have drastically dropped in performance. Without individual brilliance and with Vegetti losing space, the average of nearly three goals per game (during the good phase) disappeared.

Once a standout, Rayan’s performance dropped – Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco

4. Series of Defensive Errors

The defense has been the “Achilles’ heel.” ge recalled the sequence of bizarre mistakes: silly penalty by Paulo Henrique (vs São Paulo), childish penalty by Cuesta (vs Botafogo), blunder by Nuno Moreira and error by Cuesta (vs Juventude), passing errors by Barros and Coutinho (vs Grêmio), and marking mistake by Robert Renan (vs Bahia).

Paulo Henrique had a terrible match against SPFC – Photo: André Durão/ge

5. Emotional Instability

Finally, the psychological aspect. The team showed it lacked the strength to react after falling behind on the scoreboard, especially in the initial defeats of the streak. The comeback suffered at home to Juventude was the final blow to the squad’s morale.

The team’s mentality was seriously affected – Photo: André Durão

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