Monaco: Caio Henrique, a safe bet in the Principality
To recover from a start to the season as busy as it was complicated, Monaco was able to count on a brilliant Caio Henrique.
Before the short trip to Nice, Niko Kovac confirmed the idea that the Brazilian was “one of those who maintain their level compared to last season. I am very satisfied with him. He added: “Tactically, he’s very good. Defensively, he understands exactly our principles and the ideas developed. Offensively, he brings a lot, and is one of the driving forces of the team.”
Arrived last season from Atletico Madrid for 8 million euros, the left-back really found his cruising speed after January when ASM definitively adopted a system with three central defenders.
On the Rock, his first months allowed him to adapt to the technical level of French wingers made of percussion and speed but also to their physical dimension. This summer Caio Henrique first cut before following a maintenance schedule: a strict diet, daily running and soccer volleyball. Sport very practiced on the side of Santos, where he is from.
He waits for a sign from Titus, the Spanish federation remains attentive to his situation
Since the resumption, he has posted an interesting statistical record of 3 assists in 8 games, ahead of his bases from last season, where he had obtained 4 assists in 32 games. He is above all, this season, the Brazilian who created the most chances among the 92 auriverde playing in the five major European championships.
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“France is not the strongest championship in Europe, but for the full-backs, it is perhaps the most demanding, because all the wingers are very aggressive, intense, fast and powerful. The biggest difficulty of the French football is for them. If he plays like that there, he has a bright future “, summary Filipe Luis, the former Brazilian left-back who played at Atlético Madrid and Chelsea.
In the boy’s mind, his bright future mainly comes down to being called by Titus and having the chance to be part of the Seleçao who will go to Qatar, in November-December 2022. But he has not yet still been called by the coach.
“When I see Caio I know he will be there. He is already in the Under 23s, which is also very important because there are very few players called up. You have to arrive in the A team with a name, without needing to prove himself, still decrypts Filipe Luis. The lack of minutes for Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) or Alex Telles (Manchester United) could give him a chance. It’s a question of time. ” On the other side of the Pyrenees, the Spanish federation is attentive to his situation in case he is not called by Tite.
Add to this, the doubts around Guilherme Arana who failed to win in Europe (Sevilla and Atalanta) and participated in only one of the four matches of the Seleçao, the competition is open behind Alex Sandro, usual holder in the national team. See you in November for the last international break of the year 2021.