Henri

Central Defender - CRB
18 Jan 2027
Monday
Process

Marked for Henri

12 Edition

The CRB Courier

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Words exchanged at CRB

Luiz Phellype and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad

A row about effort at CRB

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fábio Alemão was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match

CRB see off América Mineiro

Three points for CRB, 1‑0 the final word against América Mineiro in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Vitor Jacaré

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Dadá Belmonte

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings

Danielzinho stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.83 on the card, and the CRB support went home talking about one name.

The dugout

Luís Gomes: “That is the standard”

“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 1‑0, already talking about the next one.

The dugout

A promise honoured for Dadá Belmonte

It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. CRB told Dadá Belmonte something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.

The dugout

Hereda gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Hereda is on it.

In brief

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3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Matheus Albino

There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad

Luiz Phellype signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Luiz Phellype commits to CRB for another 2 years.

Squad

Luiz Phellype in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at CRB this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at CRB

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fábio Alemão was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match

Vila Nova take the points off CRB

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market

Nobody at CRB has picked up the phone to Luiz Phellype

24 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

The dugout

Henri is still paying for one afternoon at CRB

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

The dugout

Luís Gomes faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Luís Gomes after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

The dugout

Matheus Albino asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

  • Player ratings An afternoon Henri will want back
  • The dugout The plan did not have a place for Geovane
  • Player ratings Guilherme Estrella beats them one at a time