Royal praises Flamengo’s defensive turnaround under Leonardo Jardim | OneFootball

Flamengo has gone five games without conceding goals

Flamengo defeated Remo 3-0 last Thursday (19), in a match valid for the seventh round of the Brasileirão. With the victory, the Most Beloved reached its fifth consecutive match without conceding goals. In this way, Emerson Royal praised the defensive change achieved by coach Leonardo Jardim.

What did Royal say?

— This defensive part was something that was bothering us a bit. We had conceded some goals and it was one of the things he (Leonardo Jardim) told us, that we had to reduce this number of goals and try to go as many games as possible without conceding goals -, he said, before adding:

— We have been working together defensively, you see that we lower the block there, everyone is helping to defend, the attackers, the striker, the midfielder, and this is very important. Sometimes we talk about the defensive part, we think it's just the back four and the two midfielders, but everyone is important in this phase -, he concluded.

Which games did Fla not concede a goal?

In summary, Flamengo has not conceded a goal since the 8-0 thrashing against Madureira, when it was still led by Filipe Luís. After that, the Most Beloved continued without conceding goals against Fluminense, Cruzeiro, Botafogo, and Remo.

Thus, the defensive system of Flamengo has become a 'strong point' of the team since the arrival of Leonardo Jardim. On the other hand, in this span of the last five games, the Rubro-Negro scored 16 goals.

And now?

Now, Flamengo remains focused on the Brazilian Championship. This is because, on Sunday (22), the Most Beloved faces Corinthians. The teams will compete in the eighth round of the Brasileirão, starting at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Neo Química Arena.

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