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Is Breno Bidon being held back by Corinthians’ tactics? We break down the clips, numbers, and midfield choices that could unlock his potential—and maybe help Corinthians beat the drop. Watch the tactical deep dive and decide: where should Bidon play?
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0:00 - Corinthians' Crisis and Bidon's Potential
0:52 - Bidon's Playmaking in the Brazilian Cup Final
4:39 - Earlier Matches Showcase His Build-Up Role
6:27 - Stats Support a Deeper Playmaking Role
7:32 - Tactics That Sidelined Bidon
10:47 - Why Bidon Needs a More Central Role
13:08 - A Tactical Reset Could Unlock Bidon
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0:00 - Corinthians' Crisis and Bidon's Potential
0:52 - Bidon's Playmaking in the Brazilian Cup Final
4:39 - Earlier Matches Showcase His Build-Up Role
6:27 - Stats Support a Deeper Playmaking Role
7:32 - Tactics That Sidelined Bidon
10:47 - Why Bidon Needs a More Central Role
13:08 - A Tactical Reset Could Unlock Bidon
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00:00When a big team hits a crisis, the blame almost always falls on the coach,
00:04but in Corinthians' case, there is a specific player performing way, way below what he's capable of.
00:09The truth is that he ended up being sabotaged by the system itself,
00:12and his recovery might be the only key for Corinthians to escape relegation to the second division.
00:17Of course, the crisis of a team that doesn't win many games and is so close to the relegation zone
00:21can't be blamed on just one person.
00:23We can look at Fernando Diniz's work and what didn't click.
00:26We can talk about Memphis Depay and how he hasn't been performing.
00:30We can also look, obviously, at the sheer weight of Yuri Alberto's absence.
00:34But if there is one figure in this Corinthians squad that I think was seriously underused throughout this whole season,
00:40that's Breno Bidon.
00:42Because it's just not possible that a player comes up with his potential,
00:45makes it to the Brazilian national team,
00:47sees plenty of opportunities to play abroad,
00:49and simply can't do a thing in a Corinthians shirt.
00:52If you're watching this video and you're a Corinthians fan who agrees that Bruno Bidon is playing well below his
00:57potential,
00:57you'll definitely remember this play right here.
00:59Last year's Copa do Brazil final,
01:01the play that ends up leading to Memphis Depay's championship winning goal.
01:04Check out the moment José Martínez wins the ball back here on the sideline.
01:08He's battling for the ball,
01:10he goes in for the challenge,
01:11and he cleanly tackles the Vasco player.
01:13Look at what Bidon does right away.
01:15He quickly turns his head to the other side to look ahead and scan what's going on.
01:20In this play right here,
01:21what is he doing?
01:22He's anticipating his next move.
01:25Because he knows Martínez will probably pass him the ball,
01:27allowing him to turn,
01:29finish the play,
01:29and push the team forward.
01:30So,
01:31he quickly turns his head to scan the play.
01:34And right away,
01:35look,
01:35he looks back at Martínez,
01:37at the ball,
01:37to receive the pass.
01:39Marcini passes him the ball.
01:40And since he had already looked ahead and anticipated Cajuan Barros' movement as he was about to chase him down,
01:46he pulled off that spectacular dribble.
01:48And that opened up massive space for Corinthians to attack.
01:52You know,
01:52Mateuzinho and Yuri Alberto.
01:54Memphis Depay against just Vasco's center-back duo,
01:56who are tracking back.
01:57Bidon plays the ball out to Mateuzinho.
02:00Mateuzinho links up with Yuri Alberto.
02:02Yuri Alberto passes to Memphis Depay,
02:03and the rest is history.
02:05A player who shows this kind of ability,
02:07even at such a young age,
02:08in an environment of very,
02:10very high pressure.
02:11He can't just be an ordinary player who's going to see a drop in form down the road.
02:15Now, that is tied directly to how Breno Bidon has been utilized.
02:19The Copa do Brazil final itself highlights several other moments from Breno Bidon that clearly illustrate this.
02:24Playing in a most central zone,
02:26and often close to the ball,
02:29he can have a massive impact on Corinthians' game.
02:32Here, playing out from the right side,
02:33the ball goes to Martínez out wide,
02:35and look at how Bidon is moving through here.
02:37In this game,
02:38he was practically a number 10 in that system that Dorival sometimes used,
02:42with three midfielders at 10,
02:44and the duo of Yuri Alberto and Memphis Depay further forward.
02:47It was almost like that in this game here against Vasco, right?
02:49He was moving forward from a deeper midfield role,
02:52and often linking up there with the front two.
02:54So here he is moving in behind.
02:56Look at how he receives it.
02:57Turns quickly,
02:58and already tries an outside of the foot pass,
03:00looking to send Memphis Depay through.
03:02Quick thinking.
03:03Received it.
03:03Passed it.
03:04Keeps the play moving.
03:05Gets the team moving quickly on the pitch.
03:07Here, he even helped.
03:08Corinthians quickly win back possession,
03:09and push into the attacking half again.
03:11Here is another example of Corinthians building from the back in that match.
03:14You can see the four midfielders.
03:15Look at the defensive back four.
03:17Raniele,
03:17Martinez,
03:18Meicon,
03:18and Breno Bidon playing almost like a number 10,
03:20just as I said.
03:21In this match,
03:22he was often that central playmaker.
03:23The guy who would receive plenty of balls,
03:25and try to get the team playing right from the buildup,
03:27but also press,
03:27and also help play the ball out from the back.
03:29André Ramalho even had an open passing lane to him here,
03:32but he prefers to wait,
03:33holds it up,
03:33and feeds the ball to Memphis,
03:35who plays a first-time pass to Breno Bidon.
03:37And look at how quickly he also spots Yuri Alberto,
03:39and tries a true ball to Yuri.
03:41Which is,
03:41you know,
03:42the standout feature of Yuri's game.
03:43Running onto that true ball,
03:44he does that really well.
03:46And look here.
03:47He gave the ball away in the center,
03:48didn't he?
03:48He tried a long pass through the middle,
03:50and it didn't come off.
03:50The ball went down the right wing,
03:52and he immediately came over the challenge and went down.
03:54And he even got into a bit of a
03:55scrape here with Tiago Mendes.
03:57By the way,
03:57here on the Football Maximo channel,
03:59there's a really cool video by Joao,
04:00which I'll link in the card at the end,
04:01showing exactly these tricks by Breno Bidon.
04:03So,
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04:08Still in the Copa do Brasil final,
04:10here's another play from Corinthians' build-up.
04:11Look,
04:11this time,
04:12he's going to receive the ball directly
04:14from the defenders,
04:15in this case,
04:16Mateuzinho,
04:16right?
04:17Mateuzinho,
04:17under a bit of pressure,
04:18makes a pass to him.
04:20He receives it with the Vasco player closing.
04:22The gap on him,
04:23closing down the space.
04:24Trying to apply pressure.
04:26Look how well he turns,
04:27breaks out to the side,
04:28and plays a pass for Corinthians to move forward.
04:30This,
04:30by the way,
04:31was his first clash with Kauan Barros
04:32in this match.
04:34So,
04:34these plays show how Breno Bidon
04:36can be really important
04:37for Corinthians' build-up play from the back.
04:39And in a bit,
04:40I'll show how he was playing
04:41in Fernando Diniz's team,
04:42which had little to do
04:43with the very end of Dorival's tenure.
04:44And man,
04:45it completely stifled
04:46Breno Bidon's main qualities,
04:48and stripped away the impact
04:50he actually had
04:51on Corinthians' performances.
04:52Another example here,
04:53in a match against Flamengo
04:54in the Brazilian Championship,
04:56this was a very good game.
04:57Corinthians ended up losing this game
04:59after taking the lead.
04:59But it was a very good performance
05:01by Corinthians,
05:01and Breno Bidon played really well that day.
05:03Here's an attempt by Flamengo
05:04to press high up the pitch.
05:06You can see there are a lot of players
05:07in the attacking half,
05:08and he's circulating right here
05:09behind that first line of pressure,
05:11precisely to receive the pass
05:13and face forward,
05:14you know,
05:14to play facing forward.
05:15Oh,
05:16here the ball comes out,
05:17and look at how much space
05:18he has to push forward,
05:19and he carries it,
05:20keeps carrying it,
05:21waits for the right moment
05:22to play the pass to Yuri Alberto,
05:24who ends up squandering
05:25a shooting opportunity right here.
05:26Right here,
05:27look,
05:27he drifted a bit more to the side
05:29to once again,
05:29and received the pass,
05:30playing out from the back,
05:31a pass from Matiusinho.
05:32Here he receives it quickly,
05:33knocks it forward,
05:34and gets away from Viña,
05:35right?
05:35Matias Viña was Flamengo's
05:37fullback in this match,
05:38and as soon as he gets past him,
05:39he already sees a chance
05:40to play Yuri Alberto in behind,
05:41who will once again
05:42end up squandering a chance.
05:44So,
05:45in this game alone,
05:47there were two chances
05:48Breno Bidon created,
05:49one for Memphis,
05:50and one for Yuri Alberto
05:51to shoot.
05:53Here's another game,
05:54right,
05:54from the Libertadores.
05:55Back then,
05:55with Ramon Diaz,
05:56way back,
05:57yeah,
05:57a scenario where Breno Bidon
05:58wasn't the starter on the team,
06:00he even played less,
06:00right?
06:01And here again,
06:02playing out from the back,
06:03look how close he is
06:04to the back line,
06:05the four center backs,
06:06the four defenders,
06:07right,
06:07Jose Martinez.
06:08And him here,
06:09as the more advanced
06:09defensive midfielder,
06:10here at 2-2 on the scoreboard,
06:11it was a game where
06:12Corinthians was trying to score
06:13to advance to the next round
06:14of the Libertadores.
06:15Look,
06:15and he drops deep here
06:16to get the ball right next
06:17to the center backs.
06:18The team is barely even spaced out,
06:20that was an issue
06:20with Ramon Diaz,
06:21but he's gonna manage
06:22to connect a great long pass.
06:24A sharp diagonal ball
06:25over there,
06:25looking for Cario.
06:27When we open up
06:28our database here,
06:29we see that Breno Bidon,
06:30when it comes to
06:31the Brazilian championship,
06:32is a player who has
06:33few goals
06:34and few assists as well.
06:36Direct involvement
06:37in finishing plays
06:38isn't really...
06:40Biden's strong suit,
06:41nor is it his main characteristic.
06:43Two goals,
06:44one assist,
06:45only four shots on target
06:46in 26 games,
06:47four accurate shots
06:48out of 19 attempts,
06:50so he has 21 shot accuracy,
06:5219 key passes,
06:53which is less.
06:54He has a good
06:55passing accuracy rate,
06:57look,
06:5886% pass accuracy,
07:00and 61 defensive contributions
07:02for Breno Bidon,
07:03when we add up
07:04the Brasileirao itself.
07:06So,
07:06it seems very logical to me
07:08that if he isn't a player
07:09known for assists,
07:11shots,
07:11or goals,
07:12things he can obviously
07:13improve on.
07:14As a 21-year-old player,
07:15but with good passing quality,
07:17good vision,
07:17and great ball control,
07:19as we've seen
07:20in several of these plays,
07:21it seems very clear
07:22that the best place
07:23to have Breno Bidon
07:24is closer to the build-up play.
07:26He has to be the team's
07:27playmaker on the pitch,
07:28the guy who dictates
07:29the pace of the game,
07:30and who will often carry
07:31the team from defense
07:32to attack.
07:33But that was exactly
07:33the opposite of what
07:34Dorival Jr.
07:35at the beginning of the year,
07:36and also Fernando Diniz
07:37recently did with him.
07:39In this last match
07:40against Internacional,
07:41what did Diniz do?
07:42He brought Garo to play
07:43close to the center,
07:44back San Ranieri
07:45in the build-up.
07:45Garo, with the ball,
07:47was the defensive midfielder.
07:49He was the build-up guy.
07:51Ranieri slotted in there
07:52with the two center-backs,
07:53and Bidon stayed on this side,
07:55drifting in from the left,
07:56trying to move around,
07:57but without actually
07:58taking part in the build-up.
07:59Let's check out
08:00a few plays here.
08:01Garo starts the play,
08:02the ball from Gustavo Henrique,
08:04it goes to Bidon,
08:05but way out wide
08:05on the flank,
08:06which was also an issue
08:07during that Fernando-Diniz period.
08:10With Diniz,
08:10he had the left side
08:11as a starting point,
08:13with freedom to roam,
08:14that's true,
08:15but often getting too pinned down
08:17on the left side.
08:18With Dorival Jr.,
08:20in a game with more fixed positions
08:22and less mobility,
08:23time and time again,
08:24Bidon was stuck out wide
08:25on the other side of the pitch,
08:27over on the right,
08:28waiting for the ball
08:28to reach his zone
08:29so he could contribute somehow,
08:31which obviously didn't work.
08:32In this play right here,
08:33look, you can tell
08:33he doesn't have much to do.
08:34He moves forward,
08:35carries the ball,
08:35there aren't many forward passing lanes,
08:36so he gives the ball back to Garo.
08:38Diniz even throws his arms up here
08:39in a sign of disapproval, right?
08:41Corinthians works a passing triangle
08:43here on the wing,
08:43but there are a few options.
08:45Nothing came of the play.
08:46Here again, another example.
08:47Look.
08:53And again,
08:54Bidon is shifted over here
08:55on the right flank.
08:56Side on to the game, right?
08:57Here.
08:57The best connection he'll have
08:59is trying to find a pass
08:59between the lines to Yuri Alberto,
09:01which ends up not working out, right?
09:02He was trying to pull off a dummy
09:04for a 1-2 further up
09:05with Memphis Depay.
09:06It didn't pan out,
09:07but it was a good pass,
09:08wasn't it?
09:09That was a good pass
09:10from Breno Bidon in this game.
09:11But the idea is to show
09:13how he's shifted out wide
09:14and how he actually gets
09:15very little involvement
09:16in the game here.
09:17Another play.
09:18Look.
09:18He brings his ball down
09:19without any advantage.
09:20He's pressed by the inter player.
09:22The other player is gonna come
09:23and press two.
09:24Both of them are gonna come.
09:25Look.
09:25Right there.
09:26They took the ball from Breno Bidon.
09:28He lost it
09:28and Inter started attacking again,
09:30even making a bad pass, right?
09:31Corinthians launches
09:32a counter-attack on this play.
09:34Here's another example
09:34of Corinthians' attack.
09:35Look.
09:36Breno Bidon takes a little step back,
09:37receives it.
09:39Few options, right?
09:40Inter is closing down well.
09:42He rolls it under his studs,
09:44plays it sideways,
09:45plays it back to the defense,
09:45and the game doesn't flow.
09:48These plays here,
09:49the idea of us
09:50taking another look at them.
09:51Look.
09:51He even finds a good pass
09:52right after
09:53between the lines
09:53to Memphis Depay.
09:56Which, like,
09:57this play right here
09:58illustrates to me
09:58a brutal mistake
09:59by Denise in this game, right?
10:01Because look at the ability
10:02Breno Bidon has
10:03playing closer
10:04to the defenders,
10:05leading the build-up,
10:07finding passes
10:08between the lines,
10:09dictating the pace
10:10of the game,
10:10making the team
10:11advance up the pitch.
10:13And then,
10:14the choice,
10:14specifically in this game,
10:15was to bring
10:16Garo back,
10:17who on this play right here.
10:18Look.
10:18He plays a 1-2
10:19with Memphis
10:20further forward.
10:20Look at what a great
10:21through ball he finds
10:22for Yuri Alberto.
10:23What do we see
10:24in these plays right here?
10:25Bidon,
10:25on the left side,
10:26is a player
10:27who makes little impact,
10:29has very little influence
10:30on the game.
10:31And playing deeper,
10:31he could be the guy
10:32to lead the team
10:33on the pitch,
10:34to transition Corinthians
10:35from defense to attack.
10:37So it seems to me
10:38this is really about
10:40talent being wasted
10:42in a tactical setup
10:44that clearly isn't working.
10:47Whether as that guy
10:48out wide,
10:49even with more freedom
10:50to drift between the lines,
10:51close to the goal,
10:52just like it was
10:52under Fernando Diniz.
10:54Whether as that guy
10:55on the right flank,
10:56as he was in the second part
10:57of Dorival's stint,
10:58more specifically this year,
11:00when things started
11:00not to pan out.
11:02I did do quite get
11:04why Dorival kept
11:05trying to fit
11:06Bidon on the right wing
11:07for so long
11:08in that team.
11:09But that's what he did
11:10and it clearly didn't work.
11:11For instance,
11:12right here,
11:13in this recent match
11:13against Chapecoense,
11:15a game where Bidon,
11:16once again,
11:16spent a lot of time
11:17pushed out wide
11:18on the wing.
11:18Then there's this play here.
11:19He receives a switch pass
11:20from the other side,
11:21puts in a cross,
11:22finds Carrillo
11:23who heads it wide.
11:23Here again against Platins,
11:25look,
11:25he overlaps
11:26on the outside,
11:27down the flank,
11:28fights for it there,
11:29gets the cross in,
11:30okay, fair enough.
11:31He might have a great
11:32completion rate
11:33on those crosses.
11:34But this spot on the wing
11:35as a left-sided midfielder
11:38clearly isn't where
11:39he can have
11:39the most impact
11:40on the game.
11:41Hitting the odd cross
11:42or an occasional pass
11:43between the lines
11:44is far too little
11:45considering the potential
11:47he has
11:47and the impact
11:48he can have
11:49on the team's
11:49entire game.
11:51And it seems to me
11:52that none of the managers
11:52who have been at Corinthians
11:53so far
11:54and who have been
11:54for longer
11:55have really managed
11:56to see that in him.
11:57Only in brief flashes,
11:58like in this play
11:59here against Sao Paulo,
12:00for example.
12:00Look,
12:01look at Baydon
12:02playing more centrally.
12:03Corinthians string together
12:03a three-player passing move,
12:05a one-two,
12:05moving the ball quickly
12:06from foot to foot.
12:07Look how he pops up
12:08as a more central figure,
12:09taking them by surprise.
12:10Look at the flick he plays
12:11over the top
12:11to Yuri Alberto.
12:12He goes for a bicycle kick
12:13right there
12:14and the Sao Paulo goalkeeper
12:15makes the save.
12:16Baydon is facing the play
12:17looking toward the attacking third
12:18and his teammates
12:19without having to turn
12:20to face the play,
12:21without having to cut inside
12:22from the flank
12:23or cover a huge area
12:24of the pitch.
12:25These are clearly
12:26not the best positions
12:27for Breno Bidon.
12:28And being further away
12:29from the goal,
12:29his impact in terms of assists
12:31and goals
12:31is very low too, right?
12:32Because it's very easy
12:33for us to look at the stats
12:34and say Breno Bidon
12:35doesn't score many goals
12:36or record many assists.
12:37Of course,
12:37he plays very far
12:38from the goal
12:39a lot of the time, right?
12:40He doesn't play deep enough
12:41to take part in the build-up
12:42where he can make an impact
12:43nor right near the goal
12:44where he could eventually
12:45provide a pass or two.
12:46And then I picked out
12:47two other plays here
12:48to wrap up.
12:48In a game against Bragantino,
12:50this match from earlier this year,
12:52he receives the ball
12:53at the edge of the box
12:54and look at the shot
12:55Bidon pulls off, man.
12:56Right off the crossbar,
12:57the upper corner.
12:58And in a game against Grêmio,
13:00also in this year's
13:01Brasileirão,
13:02Blue,
13:03another ball he receives
13:04at the edge of the box
13:05with a little more space,
13:06took aim,
13:07boom,
13:07top corner,
13:08what a goal.
13:08So, a player scoring
13:10more or fewer goals,
13:11providing more or fewer assists,
13:13making more or fewer key passes,
13:15doesn't just come down
13:16to him specifically
13:17playing well or poorly,
13:19but often to the team's dynamics.
13:21I think in this video,
13:22I managed to illustrate well
13:24that the tactical setup
13:25Corinthians coaches have used
13:26for Breno Bidon
13:27hasn't suited his style of play
13:29or play to his strengths.
13:31Hopefully,
13:32the next Corinthians coach
13:33can rethink this
13:34and recognize this
13:35standout quality in Bidon
13:37and maybe play him
13:38where he can have more impact,
13:39where he can be the guy
13:40to lead the team on the pitch,
13:42to get the team
13:42into the attacking half,
13:43to set the tempo of the game,
13:45to make the passes,
13:46to finish the match
13:46with 100 touches on the ball
13:47with 90 completed passes.
13:49He's capable of being that player.
13:51Right here on the sides,
13:52I'll leave the videos
13:53I mentioned from Guau,
13:54both talking about
13:54Breno Bidon.
13:56Both are really cool
13:57and you can check them out.
13:58And these details
13:58with charts and numbers
13:59that I showed throughout the video
14:00are over in our database,
14:01which is also
14:02the Football Maximo Fantasy game.
14:04So if you want to understand
14:04better how it works,
14:06the link is right down below
14:07in the video description.
14:08Go check it out
14:09and you'll get a great look
14:10at how all the details work.