Juca Kfouri, an admitted Corinthians fan, praised Gerson, from Flamengo
There is no doubt for many fans that Gerson is one of the best players in Brazilian football at the moment. However, the performance of the ‘Joker’ against the Corinthians even drew comparisons with former player Zinedine Zidane. In Flamengo’s classification for the final of the Copa do Brasil, journalist Juca Kfouri, an admitted supporter of the São Paulo club, said that the red-and-black captain’s performance was reminiscent of the French star in the 2006 World Cup.
— I attribute to Gerson, once again, an extraordinary performance, there were moments when Gerson reminded me of Zidane in that famous France vs Brazil in the German Cup, in 2006. He appeared in all parts of the field, he took over the middle of field with his head held high, he took a beating. When he couldn’t tackle the ball, it was a beating, and the undaunted colossus managed to take the game as he wanted. — said Juca, on the program ‘Posse de Bola’.
— At no time will the Corinthians he really bothered Flamengo, he gave the prospect that he could score a goal against Flamengo. The fans behaved with impressive coolness and this created an atmosphere of expectation, let’s see what happens, and nothing happened. — added the journalist.
THE COMPARISON
Juca Kfouri recalled the France 1-0 Brazil match, in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup. On that occasion, Zidane simply put the match in his pocket, complete with a hat-trick to Ronaldo Fenômeno and other plastic moves. To close the performance with a flourish, the number 10 assisted Thierry Henry’s goal. The score determined the elimination of the five-time champion at the time.
JOKER SHOW
Even with Flamengo one down since the first half, Gerson performed well on the field against Corinthians. In this way, the number 8 set up, scored, finished, put pressure on the referee and ‘left everything’ on the Neo Química Arena lawn. Therefore, the captain is two games away from lifting the first trophy with the band on his arm. On November 3rd and 10th, Rubro-Negro will face Atlético-MG, in the finals of the Copa do Brasil.
