Diniz’s influence and saying nothing like day after day

Nothing like day after day. One of the most traditional sayings in Brazilian literature has to be Fernando Diniz’s new Fluminense mantra. After the defeat against Corinthians and the surprising run of four matches without a win and a goal, the team needs to reinvent itself for the most important game of the season so far: Thursday’s Fla-Flu for the Copa do Brasil.

The moment is the worst possible for Fluminense. Many important players injured: Marcelo, Alexsander, Keno. Some players underperformed than they expected: Cano, André, Samuel Xavier. An infinite rotation in a team that does not repeat the 10-game lineup. Many challenges to face for the rival who managed for 35 minutes to be extremely dominant in the first game of the duel.

In the match against Corinthians, with a team closer to what would be ideal, Fluminense presented their dominant and insinuating style of play in the first half. In the final stage he seemed to be in control of the action and that victory would come at any moment, but it didn’t happen. Cano doesn’t see the ball, Ganso is isolated in the centre, André seems agitated and the two wings are two avenues. Corinthians, with fast balls, caught Fluminense exposed and got two goals and three points that shouldn’t have been in their account in the fight to get out of the relegation zone.

As it will be in the Copa do Brasil, Diniz

Marcelo is expected to return on Thursday. Experience, talent, leadership on the pitch to fix Fluminense’s left flank which suffered both in attack and defense. But the team will not have Felipe Melo, who should be replaced by Manoel. The latest results leave the Italian fan wondering: will they go back to 2019?

In 2019 Fernando Diniz commanded the tricolor team with an infinitely smaller and less talented cast. He managed to extract the best from average players, who made good money for the club, but didn’t bring results on the pitch. Yesterday Fluminense scored 22 goals and didn’t score. In 2019, in the 1-0 defeat against CSA, Diniz’s resignation match, the team closed more than 30.

Diniz has a lot of credit with the fans, the team, the press and with this columnist who is a fan of the coach’s style and command, but the wins have to come back. Also because, if they don’t come back, the old ghost of the good game no longer wins strongly and the work excellently built up to now will begin to be questioned. Nothing like day after day for Diniz, who has learned a lot over the years and will once again have to prove himself to those who distrust the success of his style. Fla-Flu will be a World Cup final for Fluminense and Diniz.

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Source: Terra

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