São Paulo in Copinha
São Paulo in the Copinha is not yet a team to be excited about, despite having won both games with thrashings. They still have difficulties creating goal plays and slow offensive transitions.
Coach Beletti is starting his work, it's too early for any analysis. Furthermore, some important names remained on the professional team and will not play in the Copa São Paulo.
The analysis will be carried out based on the first two games of the Copa São Paulo, against the Porto Velho team and then against the CSP.
If you weren't able to follow São Paulo at Copinha, see some insights I had while watching the games.
Very slow offensive transition
In principle, the under 20 team has the same problem as the professional team, a lot of slowness in the offensive transition. In the first games we saw a team that exaggerated the side touches between the defenders.
The truth is that the team uses the long ball a lot with Ythallo or Kaiky, always looking for a ball behind the markings on the wings.
When this play is well-marked, the team has few chances to create, especially in the early stages of games.
Good players in midfield
Firstly, I want to highlight the player Vinícius, the captain of the tricolor team, he is a player to watch.
He knows how to position himself, always plays first-class, guides the team on the field, is an elegant player and has personality.
I want to highlight another player who has always come on in the second half and changed the game. Negrucci is a player who needs to be a starter for this team.
With great passes, excellent vision of the game, elegance in playing football, as well as free kicks. It was his goal in the first game against Porto Velho.
Coincidence or not, whenever he enters the second half the goals come and the team grows in performance. It's good to watch this player.
A good center forward
At first, praising a striker who scored 3 goals in the last match is very easy, with good placement on the field, he always finishes on goal.
Before the 3 goals Talles Wander had already shared balls with the goalkeeper, in the first half he finished and the defender took it almost over the line.
In addition to scoring goals, the attacker can leave the area and open space for midfield players to get ahead. He has the ability to dribble, it's worth watching this player.
Newton
This is a striker with a lot of speed and great dribbling, however, he is playing in a way that does not favor his characteristics.
Therefore, he has not been able to play his best football. When the midfield receives the ball, Newerton closes to receive it with his back to the marker.
This way, the attacker does not get the advantage of his speed, after all the marker arrives with the attacker. Not to mention that he loses the option of dribbling at speed.
The best appearances in both matches were always when the midfielders played behind the marking. In this way, Newerton was able to receive at speed, and in this area he is almost unbeatable.
Defenders who play tough
São Paulo in the Copinha has two defenders who play very firmly, despite participating a lot in passing the ball.
As the team exaggerates touches between the defenders, they participate a lot in passing the ball. Against the CSP team, some passing errors complicated the team.
When the Paraíba team managed to score the tricolor midfielders and midfielders, the team lost a lot of creative power.
But the main characteristic of defenders is their firmness, they always arrive with great strength in tackles, bringing security to the team.
Good goalkeeper and full-backs who know how to play
Goalkeeper Leandro did not participate in the first game, the superiority of the São Paulo team against Porto Velho meant that his uniform did not even get dirty.
In the second game against CSP when he was required, he always performed very well in the match. The full-backs appeared more in the second game.
Especially on the left, the team created good chances, the first goal came in a good move on the left.
Conclusion
São Paulo in Copinha is still not a team with the chemistry and presentations that make their fans think about the title.
But fans can look at this team and think of some names for the professional team in the near future.
We felt the absence of Maioli, a great player who was out of the game due to an injury. Let's keep an eye on these players, soon some names could be on the top team.
After all, Copinha's biggest contribution is to reveal players for the professional team.
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