Manchester United's Brazil international Andreas Pereira has a nickname called "Pre-season Pirlo". This means that he can always play a master performance in the pre-season warm-up, including a volley before the season, a Zidane-style long-range shot for Manchester United. But after being loaned back to Brazilian powerhouse Flamengo this summer, the 25-year-old Pereira appears to have removed the word "pre-season" from his nickname, and he has played brilliantly in the Bundesliga, scoring three goals so far.
Especially after entering October, Pereira is in good shape, having scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, helping Flamengo achieve 3 wins and 1 draw. His most recent outstanding performance came in Flamengo's 3-1 win over Juventud, where United midfielders took a free kick and scored an elevator ball.
Flamengo won a free kick 35 meters away from the left side of the penalty area, and after Pereira, wearing the number 18 shirt, ran with the help of the ball, the ball was like a rainbow over the wall, flying straight to the top right corner of the goal, entering the net in an absolute dead corner, and the goalkeeper could only kneel and look at the ball and sigh. The goal sealed the winner for Flamengo, and although Juventure then pulled a goal back, he was powerless to return.
The data shows that Pereira scored one goal in 5 shots and hit the crossbar twice, with a success rate of 90% in 49 passes, 4 long passes all to find teammates, 4 decisive transmissions, and 2 breakthroughs.
In Brazilian football, which is not so much in the media attention, Pereira played very happily and very calmly, and after breaking the goal, he opened his hands and pressed down, indicating that people were not surprising, this is the usual operation! It is worth mentioning that this is flamenco's first direct free kick score in 3 years and 125 days! Pereira, who was mocked as a mediocre talent at Manchester United, returned to Brazil to find inspiration for reaching the Under-20 World Cup final in the Brazilian national youth team in the past, when he was also wearing the number 18 shirt.
In January next year, Pereira will celebrate his 26th birthday, and the Belgian-born Manchester United youth talent was once considered to be "injured", and last season's loan to Serie A Lazio was only a substitute. However, if he maintains his current form, it is entirely possible to enter the Brazilian team for next year's World Cup. Before Mourinho left the class, Pereira had a short-lived performance at Manchester United and thus won the only chance to be selected for the Samba Team so far.
"He's a versatile player and I talked to him before I came to flamenco." Explaining the reasons for Pereira's recovery, Flamengo boss Porta Lubi said: "He is a good player and his abilities have been tested in every position. But he told me he likes to play as a second defensive midfielder. So, that's where I put him, he's been helping us and playing well. He plays in a position that suits him, and in a position he likes, he's a player who knows how to defend and how to attack, and has the ability to do it. That's what I'm talking about, he's an above-average player. There is no doubt that this is a great signing for Flamengo."
In Manchester United's contract to rent Pereira, there is a buyout clause, which is said to be 20 million euros, if the little Pep can continue to perform, and Manchester United is willing to reduce the price, at a price of around 10 million euros, it should be enough to sell Pereira completely in the next summer. After Solskjaer took office, Manchester United had signed Pereira until 2023 with a one-year priority renewal.