The Volta Redonda Post
Squad11 Oct 2027
Patrick 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 Volta Redonda this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad11 Oct 2027
Words at Volta Redonda training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dener is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
No hiding place for Du Fernandes
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Du Fernandes, and the manager let it.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Volta Redonda keep their word to Kauã Ubá
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Deivity's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Du Fernandes 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 Du Fernandes is on it.
Market11 Oct 2027
Jadson linked with a move away
The name of Jadson keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Volta Redonda say nothing, which says plenty.
Loan watch11 Oct 2027
Alan has made Paysandu’s shirt his own
14 starts now, an average of 6.66, and the team sheet at Paysandu has stopped being a question. Exactly what everybody signed up for.
Looking ahead11 Oct 2027
Volta Redonda travel to Figueirense
Next up on the road: Figueirense, position 8. The supporters who go will talk about it all week and the ones who do not will check their phones at ten to five.
In brief
- Squad Good reports on Jadson
- Boardroom The Volta Redonda board put their names to it
- Squad Sérgio Queiroz back in training