Dorival on Bidon's rise and Garro's battle for a Corinthians spot | OneFootball

Developed in the youth categories of Corinthians, Breno Bidon is already a reality at the club. The son of Terrão delivered a ‘stellar’ performance and stood out even amid Timão’s defeat to Flamengo last Sunday at Neo Química Arena, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship.

According to data from Sofascore, Bidon completed 73% of his passes attempted against Flamengo. The midfielder had 53 actions with the ball and created a big chance, in addition to earning the penalty that was missed by Yuri Alberto. His good performance earned praise from coach Dorival Júnior.

“Bidon has been growing, evolving at every moment. He’s been giving us a lot of consistency. But I believe the team as a whole played a great match, it wasn’t just Bidon. The team as a whole had a great game. Unfortunately, the result wasn’t what we wanted, but the team worked for a different outcome,” said the coach.

Dorival Júnior has made it clear, on several occasions, that he sees Bidon as a classic attacking midfielder, not a defensive one. The number 27 gained prominence as a defensive midfielder under Ramón Díaz, but underwent a positional change with the arrival of the new coach.

Dorival’s understanding of Bidon has led the coach to deploy him as a more offensive midfielder. This option has gained traction amid the absence of Rodrigo Garro, which has been frequent this season. The Argentine is currently recovering from a grade 2 calf injury.

In the match against Flamengo, for example, Bidon played precisely Garro’s role, creating opportunities and paving the way for Corinthians’ offensive plays. Against Fluminense, it was Vitinho who filled the Argentine’s spot.

In this regard, Dorival commented on his view of the competition for the spot in Garro’s absence, since Corinthians no longer has any other midfielder with such characteristics in the squad since the contract termination with Igor Coronado in June this year.

“It depends on the role. Vitinho has been performing this role in some training sessions. Bidon has a characteristic… not exactly the same, but somewhat similar, at times, to the role Garro plays. Of course, each has their own slightly different individual qualities. For me, he has much more potential as an attacking midfielder than as a defensive one. I don’t see him as a defensive midfielder, but as a player with multiple functions on the field. He’s been growing, developing very well, and is in a very good process of evolution. He can still add a lot to our team,” concluded Dorival.

In the current season, Bidon has played 41 matches for Corinthians, starting in 30 of them, and has one goal and one assist.

Standings Situation

The result was terrible for Corinthians, who suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Brasileirão and remained in 12th place, with the same 29 points as at the start of the round. Timão still has seven points more than Juventude, who are the first team in the relegation zone.

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