Luis Castro Botafogo under pressure: a look at the main reasons
Botafogo's defeat to Portugal served to put even more pressure on Luis Castro's activities. Even before the team was disqualified from the semi-finals of the Carioca Championship, many fans were already dissatisfied with the coach's decision. The start of the Guanabara do Glorioso Cup was positive. Proof of this is that under the command of the Portuguese, the black and white team conceded just one goal in the first six games and beat Fluminense convincingly 1-0 at Maracanã. + PERFORMANCE: Luís Castro had his worst performance in the Carioca Championship when he was eliminated by Botafogo. Analysis related to Botafogo: Luís Castro tested at an inopportune moment and Botafogo regressed during the season. Botafogo March 9, 2023 Botafogo Mazzuco apologizes to Botafogo fans for the elimination of Carioca. 'It's not what I imagined' Botafogo 2023/03/09 Off the field Pedro Certezas gets emotional after Botafogo is eliminated from Carioca: 'Várzea' Off the field 03/08/2023 + Botafogo eliminated in good shape for Carioca Botafogo After For some time, General Severiano the walls were spray painted. It won't last long. With two players sent off in the first half, the black and white team lost 2-0 to Vasco, at Maracanã. Afterwards, the team led by Luis Castro presented poor results. Glorioso had the chance to beat Flamengo full of boys in Brasília, but failed to dominate on the field and lost 1-0 to Mané Garrincha. To make matters worse, Joel Carli, Tiquinho Soares and Marçal were expelled from the Classic for excessive complaints. + Luís Castro says that Botafogo is to blame for missing out on Carioca and explains his formation in the match against Portuguesa. Suddenly, all the tactical patterns that Luís Castro had established at the beginning of the season disappeared. In the matches against Sergipe for the Copa do Brasil and against Portuguesa for the Taça Guanabara, Botafogo appeared disorganized on the field and weak defensively. The change of commander was also not well received by fans. In the match that advanced to the state semifinals, Luís Castro decided to swap the positions of Carlos Alberto and Víctor Sá and play with three defenders, testing Raí as a starter for the first time. - We played with a line of three, with two men opening at maximum width, Carlos Alberto and Victor (Sá), and one man in front of the line. Then Malone (Freitas) and Lucas (Fernández) become very close to Mateus (Nacimento). We wanted to reach the goal early to give the team some comfort and get out of the instability we had after the game with Vasco - explained Luis Castro last time. Wednesday game - Fair. The team's lack of repertoire in recent games has not been well received internally. Luís Castro is at great risk of being fired. Follow Lance on Google. Most read news 1 Off the field Vini Jr.'s attitude towards Mbappé at Real Madrid is attracting attention on the web. 2 Off the field Brasileirão: Title chances confirmed after draw Botafogo and Palmeiras 3 wins Lance Biz Rayssa How much did Leal earn by winning the Tokyo SLS stage? 4 Off the field, Botafogo fans point out partial defeat: 'It's an invitation to failure' 5 Flamengo Flamengo's stadium has a capacity for 78 thousand people and is inspired by the European ones. See Images Lance's Newsletter! Get the latest sports news and your favorite teams in just 1 minute of reading! Enjoy the best sports in the morning! Articles More News Stay up to date with all the latest information! Botafogo Palmeiras x Botafogo: Vidente believes in favorites for the decisive match in the Brasileirão. November 25, 2024 - 7:19 pm Find out who will represent Botafogo and Atlético-MG in the Botafogo Libertadores final. November 25, 2024 – 7:17 pm Botafogo Palmeiras :00 Botafogo Palmeiras x Botafogo: AI points to 'decisive' results for the Brasileirão November 25, 2024 - 4:46 pm Botafogo Artur Jorge denies Botafogo's favoritism in the decision, but says: 'This is a mess' 25 Nov 2024 - 16:43 Mystery of training Botafogo and AeroFogo: Botafogo says goodbye to Rio before the decision 25 Nov 2024 - 15:56 Botafogo Artur Jorge plays for Botafogo against Palmeiras Mysterious about what saved him: 'A decision that could be costly' November 2024 25 - 14:47 Related analysis of Botafogo: Luis Castro tests at an inopportune moment, Botafogo regresses in season Botafogo March 9, 2023 Botafogo Mazzuco apologizes to Botafogo fans for eliminating Carioca: 'I never imagined' It's different from 'Botafogo March 9, 2023 Off The certainty of Campo Pedro is that after removing Botafogo It is unloaded. Carioca: 'Várzea' Out of Field March 8, 2023