Flamengo and Bolívar faced each other in La PazAFP
Published 04/25/2024 00:18
Bolivia – After the 2-1 defeat to Bolívar, in La Paz, which ended Flamengo’s unbeaten run in 2024, Tite admitted responsibility for having chosen an alternative team in the duel for the Libertadores group stage. However, the coach defended the need for changes to the team due to physical exhaustion.
“The science has been there for a long time, it’s nothing new, it’s been there since the time I played. Load quantification brings athletes who have this condition and with all the support that Flamengo gives. The responsibility is mine, because the The definition of the team is mine, but I have a lot of clarity not to blow up an athlete in a sequence of games and lose him afterwards”, he said.
With the result, Flamengo had four points, five less than Bolívar, who leads group E in the competition. Tite praised the opponent and cited the team’s merits, in addition to the difficulty that Rubro-Negro faced as they played at 3,600 m above sea level.
“Bolívar is very well structured and very well trained. Credit to his coach. He has performed like this in other games. Also at home he asserts his command with his quality and setting a strong rhythm. We look at football under two perspectives. Look at ours, but you have to be careful not to be selfish and look at the other side, which is doing a good job”, he said.
