“Heavy defeat”: Jorginho rues Flamengo exit, demands more from squad | OneFootball

Jorginho lamented the team’s poor finishing against Vitória

Adding up the two matches against Vitória in the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo had 47 shots, compared to ten from the Bahia side. But the team from Salvador scored more goals and secured a spot in the round of 16. Starting for Mengo on Thursday (14) at Barradão, Jorginho lamented the team’s lack of accuracy, demanded 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 brings greater responsibility. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to convert the chances we created, and let no one come saying, ‘oh, he’s blaming the forwards.’ No. I include myself in that too — I had a chance to shoot, and I hit it poorly as well —, Jorginho began.

— So, without a doubt, it’s something we have to improve, and football is simple: either you score or you don’t and then you concede. But if you stop and look at it coldly, at the reality of the match, you see that Flamengo played the same game it played against Grêmio. We’re on the right track, we’re doing the work that needs to be done, being the Flamengo we want to be, the kind of team the fans like to see us be, so we all need to improve our finishing to truly turn the amount of play we’re producing into goals —, the midfielder added.

MOVE ON, JORGINHO?

In football, there isn’t much time to dwell on things. On Sunday (17), Flamengo return to the pitch to face Athletico-PR in the Brasileirão. Even suspended, Jorginho asked the team to reflect on the mistakes and mentioned the clash at Arena da Baixada.

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

WHO REPLACES JORGINHO AGAINST ATHLETICO-PR?

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

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