Bola Rolando: Operário needs to change to avoid tripping even against those it has already fallen to

The Operário Ferroviário faces the América-MG on Saturday (17), at 6.30 pm, in the stadium Independência, in Belo Horizonte, for the 34th round of the Serie B. By the table, there should not be much discussion: the opponent is the vice-lantern, adds only 17 points and is already mathematically downgraded. The problem is that, looking at the recent Ghost football, no one can treat this match as a guaranteed victory.

That's the size of the problem.

America has no more responsibility. Has fallen, does not carry pressure for access, permanence or result. Your players enter the field with practically nothing to lose.

On the other side will be a pressured Worker, coming from a very bad sequence and still trying to justify the mathematical hope of reaching the group that will fight for access.

That's exactly where the danger lives.

The adversary has fallen, but the Worker has also been falling in income

In the last five games, the Worker won only once. In the four most recent games, they were a draw and three consecutive losses.

The change in technical command has not yet succeeded in producing an immediate transformation.

Alberto Valentim took a team with accumulated problems, especially in the offensive construction, in the protection on the sides of the field and in the confidence.

So even facing an America-MG that has run a campaign far below expectations, it’s hard to put the Phantom as an absolute favorite.

Football is not just about the table.

Respect the moment.

And the moment of the Worker is worrying.

Before you think about access, you have to go back to playing football

There is still mathematics to fuel the fan's dream.

But one thing is mathematics. Another is what happens in the field.

The Worker has 48 points and approximately 48% of profitability. To really get back into the race for the top positions, I would need pretty much a perfect campaign in these five final rounds.

Is that possible?

Mathematically, yes.

Is that likely?

Not today.

Before looking at the other results, the Ghost needs to solve his own problems.

And they start from the goal.

Vagner or Elias?

This is one of the first decisions that Alberto Valentim will have ahead of him.

Wagner doesn't live his best time. Elias also does not pass absolute security, especially when he needs to participate in the ball exit.

More than choosing a goalkeeper, the Worker needs to stop turning seemingly simple balls within the area itself in moments of tension.

When a crossball constantly turns into a threat, there is some collective problem that goes beyond the player wearing the shirt 1.

The good news is the return of Cuenu.

Alongside Josef, it forms the one I consider the safest zaga pair currently available in the cast.

Miranda needs to gain space in the defense

There is also an important discussion about the right side.

Doka or Miranda?

I'd go from Miranda.

Without thinking twice.

The Worker suffers very defensively on the sides. At various times, he plays with athletes who have much more wing characteristics than side.

That leaves spaces.

And Series B punishes space.

Miranda has physical strength, marking power and the ability to make that sector more protected.

On the left, Gabriel Feliciano is extremely useful when it can move forward. It has good arrival, power and offensive quality, but also yields more as a wing than as a traditional defender.

So there is even room for a different alternative: use Zuluaga and Miranda more stuck on the sides and release more offensive players ahead.

It would be a way to bring the team back into balance.

Doka could yield more ahead

If Doka has difficulty fulfilling a defensive function, why not take advantage of its offensive characteristics?

I'd like to see you on the right side.

On the left, Gabriel Feliciano could also act closer to the attack.

With sides really concerned about scoring, side players would have freedom to attack.

Sounds simple.

And perhaps the Worker is justly in need of simplification.

Aylon and Berto do not justify ownership at this time

We also need to talk about individual performance.

Berto is going through a very bad time.

Aylon too.

No matter the history, experience or what you have produced before. Scaling needs to consider current yield.

And at this point, both offer very little.

Caio Dantas should be the center forward.

Center forward.

Playing close to the opponent's defenders, attacking the area and occupying the space where a 9 shirt needs to be.

Nothing to go back too far to participate in plays away from the goal.

The worker needs someone to finish.

Midfielder needs to support

In the middle, Trinity and Diniz offer an important basis.

The doubt lies in the most offensive formation, especially depending on the conditions of Boschilia.

Pedro Vilhena emerges as a natural alternative.

If there is defensive security behind, the medium will have much more peace of mind to create and speed up the game.

This balance has disappeared in several recent matches.

The Ghost was vulnerable behind and not aggressive in the front.

This is a fatal combination.

America-MG can play without fear

There is also a psychological component that cannot be ignored.

America has already fallen.

This can make the team even more dangerous.

There is no longer that gigantic pressure for the result. The player receives the ball and tries the play. Take a chance. Kick. Part up.

The worker enters with an obligation.

“You have to win.”

This weight will be present from the first minute.

The longer the goal does not appear, the greater the anxiety.

The Phantom needs to take over the game from the beginning.

But without becoming a desperate team.

It's time to show reaction

Only five games left.

There is no longer room for promises of future reaction.

The future is now.

If the Worker still wishes to sustain any possibility of contesting access, he must win America-MG.

Not simply because the opponent is the 19th place.

But because whoever wants to go up can't choose an opponent at this point in the championship.

Much less tripping in front of an already downgraded team.

I'd change some parts.

Strengthen the sides.

It would free up offensive players.

I would put Caio Dantas as a reference.

And he would try to return to the Worker what had disappeared in the last rounds: security to defend and courage to attack.

After that, luck will be cast.

Because to dream of five consecutive victories for a team that has so far won less than half of the points disputed may be to expect too much.

But as long as the math allows, the fan will continue to believe.

Now the Worker needs to give reasons within the field.