It's never easy to talk about the club's history and create competition, even more so at Flamengo, where the fans only keep Zico and his gang on a pedestal. And deservedly so, of course. But after winning the 2020 Brasileirão, adding another year of significant achievements, it is natural to ask: is the current Flamengo the greatest in history?The current period of dominance is impressive and can be seen in a more scientific way on sports betting sites. Flamengo FC are not only favorites in all home games, but also in the vast majority of away games. This is already a good argument.
How to end the 80s? Considering Flamingo's 80s as a whole, there's nothing to think about. Champion of Brazil in 1980, 1982, 1983, winner of the Copa União in 1987 (second Brazil), Libertadores in 81 and an unforgettable game against Liverpool in the World Cup. The team was a real machine.
But the truth is that putting all the titles in one package is a little unfair. Yes, Zico had already returned from Italy in 1987, but there was another phase in his career after the unfair admission of Marcio Nunes. Furthermore, Flamengo's attack featured Renato Gaúcho, Bebeto and Zenão, completely different from the first years of the decade.
Therefore, the appropriate comparison here is to place Flamingo until the release of Zico (1983) as one phase and post-85 as another phase. Just as Bruno Henrique, Everton Ribeiro and D’Arrasqueta leave, Gabriel leaves and returns, his return with a new squad around him will be another step in Flamengo’s current series.
Those who want to be more controversial still need to admit that the current Flamengo still has a long way to go to reach the status of Mango in the early 80s, there are three Brazilians two and one Libertadores and World Cup 2019 In the end George Jesus and his team escaped .
Not only that: Brazilian football was the best in the world at the time, with many stars on the teams and great competition. Flamengo today has a great squad, but it is a sign of the times that their best players were not in Europe or with the Brazilian national team.
It doesn't take away the shine of the merit of the current success, but it's difficult to compare it to a team with Zico Jr., Leandro, Moser, Tita and a limited partnership.
Now a great merit of the current Flamengo is fighting hard for the position of second biggest team in the club's history. In addition to the latest version from the 80s, there are also teams from the 50s - 53, 54 and 55 - and three-time Rio champions from the 60s (1963 and 1965), but they had to compete with very strong teams on the ground. Vasco and Botafogo, respectively.
The current Flamengo is completely independent compared to its city rival, having been Rio champion three times in the last four years and seeing Botafogo and Vasco fall to the second division of the Brazilian Championship. Fluminense today is the one facing the most, but it is not Flamengo's biggest rival, today it is Palmeiras.
Now the question is: how long will it take to get to Flamengo in the early 80s, which is fair for older fans to say is impossible because of the magic of that team and the fact that Flamengo was competing everywhere in that era? City rivals. Today fans are treated a little better, so fun is almost a guarantee. But if Gabegol and company win another Libertadores and another Brasileirão in this crazy year of 2021, a debate needs to be had: isn't the end of the 2010s and beginning of this decade for Flamengo the best in the club's history?