Tite was aggressive in the attack on the 2022 World Cup players' convocation. Compared to the last edition, the number of attackers rose from 5 to 9 players. Still, Flamengo's highlight, Gabigol, was not one of the summoned. The decision surprised several football lovers and Flemish players.
But it seems that there is a reason for the author of the goal of the three-time Flamengo Liberators not to join the group. And one of the first people to talk about the absence was the assistant of the Brazilian national team, Cleber Xavier,
Not only did Gabigol stay out of it, even though he had an important moment in Flamengo long ago. But athletes like the (Matheus) Cunha, today in the reserve of the Atlético (of Madrid-ESP), with little minutage, but it was very important of the Olympics. The (Robert) Firmino also a great player in a great club (Liverpool- ING). You'll always end up with one or another athlete.
said Cleber Xavier, in the mixed zone of the Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF), after the call on Monday (07).
The explanation is that we end up choosing two by position, two external right, two external left, two pivots, two socks that arrive more inside... And from there we complement with characteristics. We think we are well served with players on the side, with players on the inside, with different characteristics.
added.
Tite called nine attackers for the World Cup: Neymar (PSG-FRA), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid-ESP), Antony (Manchester United-ing), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal- ING), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal-ING), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona-ESP), Richarlison (Tottenham-ING) and Rodrygo (Real Madrid-Sp. In addition to the 21 red-black shirt, More Dear still had another player on the list, the half Everton Ribeiro.
Since the last World Cup held in Russia, Gabigol has scored more times than all nine of them. For Santos (2018), Flamengo (since 2019) and Brazilian national team, the scorer scored 148 times, up to Neymar's, PSG star (FRA), who made 87 goals. Of all these attempts of the shirt 9, several were worth titles, especially the Liberators of 2019 and 2022, where the red-black idol scored three goals in the two finals.
