Tiquinho Soares’ replacement must be Janderson as Diego Costa must prove he is still the same

Tiquinho Soares’ replacement must be Janderson as Diego Costa must prove he is still the same


After a grotesque failure by Lucas Perri, Glorioso turns to Internacional; Eduardo and Junior Santos ‘deprecated’ in position 9




This year is one of the wonders for Fogão, which has the best first round in the HISTORY of Brasileirão in terms of consecutive points with 20 teams, with 47 points and 15 wins. The 2017 Corinthians had 47 points and 14 wins.

Absolute leader of the national competition, with a 16-point lead for second, third, fourth and fifth place, indoors, in the 2023 Brazilian championship, Glorioso has a 100% success rate. There are ten victories (that of Saturday night was an almost spectacular 3-1) at Niltão’s home, with 23 goals scored and three conceded. However, the unanswered question is “HAS BOTAFOGO FOUND AN ALTERNATIVE TO TIQUINHO’S ABSENCE”?

Eduardo played upfront as a false 9. Glorious lost in the creation, as the number 33 is the best Brazilian midfielder, but, with the same striker too, the striker’s best characteristics disappear. When Eduardo returned to third person, player assists reappeared.

With Janderson in the number 9 position, that of Tiquinho Soares, the Solitary Star team managed to do much better.

For the Sul-Americana round of 16 against Guaraní of Paraguay in the middle of last week, coach Bruno Lage looked to adapt Júnior Santos. The full-back is physically strong and has some favorable points for being a former ‘center forward’, as does Carlos Alberto, but, after the victory over Inter, at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, Janderson showed good football and went into advantage to be the chosen one as a reference for the offensive sector. Despite the excellent performance against Coritiba, for the 17th round of the Brasileirão, even Gustavo Sauer does not deserve to be ‘reserve for Francisco Soares’.

Botafogo will count on Diego Costa, who has an impressive but weak career in recent seasons.

Sweet hugs.

Source: Terra

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