The key player after a long wait, Rossi “defines his place” at Flamengo and is nominated for the goalkeeper of the Tite era | Flamingo

Rossi was one of three reinforcements named in the last window, and he needed to be patient at the start of the season. Flamingo. It was officially announced on July 1, as the Argentine goalkeeper waited 81 days to finally get his first chance in the red and black. He joined the team in the famous “Torch” due to the team’s bad phase, but he proved himself in the series of matches before the FIFA announcements and is a candidate for the starting lineup of the Tite era.

The new red and black coach has yet to field a team for the first week of training, but Rossi is ahead because he has already ‘marked his territory’, so to speak. At 28 years old, the former Boca Juniors goalkeeper, from Argentina, has been praised for the calmness he provides to the defensive players by being highly involved during matches.

Rossi likes to constantly guide the defense’s positioning and the best passing options for his teammates who receive the ball. Furthermore, Jorge Sampaoli’s coaching staff praised his ability to play with his feet. Internally, the goalkeeper set-up considers the Argentine already to have ideal speed and 100% physicality..

– I’m fine. My last match in Saudi Arabia was on May 31, so it’s been almost four months without playing. Then, playing three games in two weeks is a lot. For a goalkeeper, the rhythm of the match is very important, because of the distance of the ball, the rhythm, it’s another football in Saudi Arabia. Little by little, I’m adding more minutes, growing and improving every day – he said after the 1-0 win over Bahia, in his debut at the Maracanã.

Unbeatable in FlamingoRossi played four matches and conceded two goals (a goal every two matches). One of them was from the penalty spot, in a 1-1 draw with Corinthians at the New Quimica Arena, in the last round before FIFA data. The other was when he took charge under the goalposts in the second match of the Brazilian Cup final, in which Rubro-Negro drew 1-1 with São Paulo in Morumbi and ended up finishing second.

– Dude, it wasn’t a mistake. Getulio, how many times have you hit the ball there in “bololô” and the ball went forward? Sometimes you can’t execute the correct movement. You have to, in that moment, make the movement that allows you to do that. We know that the bottom line is: a defender cannot drive to the middle of the penalty area and a goalkeeper cannot drive to the middle of the penalty area. Because the tendency is for (the ball) to land at the feet of the attacker or whoever is waiting for the rebound ball and shoot. This was not the case for the residents of the area, he said in an interview with the “Mundo GV” channel on YouTube, which is also run by the former Julito Getúlio Vargas.

In addition to Rossi, Tite has the goalkeeping option of youngster Matheus Cunha, a 22-year-old who was a starter until the Argentine dropped him, and the experienced Santos, a 33-year-old who has not played since May after that. Loss of space. The coach’s first appearance will be next Thursday, at 7 pm (Brasilia time), when he is… Flamingo Visits Cruzeiro at Mineirão Stadium, in the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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