Jorginho slams Danilo’s Flamengo style: “Desperate to watch” | OneFootball

What did Jorginho, former right-back, say about Danilo?

When it comes to right-backs, Jorginho knows what he’s talking about. That’s because, in addition to memorable stints at clubs, the former player played a fundamental role in Brazil’s World Cup victory in 1994. While analyzing the position in today’s football, the ex-athlete ended up using Danilo as an example, expressing his disapproval of how the number 13 of Mengão behaved in the ‘Amarelinha’ (Brazilian national team).

— The full-back needs to know how to cross. Nowadays, in modern football, it’s hard to see that. Today, the game is very supported and there are few full-backs reaching the byline. The wingers play with ‘inverted’ feet and usually cut inside, so the full-back has to overlap – he stated, before concluding:

— I watched some recent games of the Brazilian National Team and it was frustrating to see the full-back not overlapping. There wasn’t a single cross. Danilo is a great full-back, but there was a game where he—if I’m not mistaken, it was against Argentina (editor’s note: Danilo’s last game for the National Team was against Uruguay)—didn’t reach the byline even once. A full-back can’t go an entire game without crossing the ball. Of course, nowadays he’s become more of a third center-back and moves inside a lot, but it’s extremely necessary for a full-back to know how to cross –, concluded Danilo in an interview with the ‘Basticast’ podcast.

WHAT IS DANILO’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

As Jorginho himself emphasized, Danilo is a full-back by trade, but has been playing more as a center-back in recent seasons. As a result, his support for the attack has decreased, while the security of the defensive system has increased.

Danilo is one of the most experienced players in the current Flamengo squad. The player joined the club at the start of the season and, since then, has taken part in victorious campaigns, such as winning the Supercopa do Brasil and the Carioca championship.

IS DANILO AVAILABLE FOR FILIPE LUÍS AT FLAMENGO?

After four days off, Danilo and the entire Flamengo squad returned to training last Friday (5th). With the player available, coach Filipe Luís is preparing the team for the next fixture of the season, which will be against Juventude, on September 14th, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.