Allan on Filipe Luís' Flamengo start: "I won't deny the shock..." | OneFootball

Filipe Luís went from Flamengo player to club coach in about two years

Filipe Luís’s Flamengo continues to make history in the 2025 season. Despite having little experience as a coach, the red-and-black commander has already established himself as one of the main names in Brazilian football. As a Mengão player, Allan heaped praise on the coach and recalled a ‘shock’ he experienced with the professional at the start of his tenure.

— The beginning was a bit strange, because it was six months or a little more since he stopped being with us every day as a player and became a coach. Even though we already had a close relationship with him, you can’t make the same jokes as when he was a player. We also know how to separate that part well, but I won’t deny that at first it was a bit strange — he said, before concluding:

— But now, he’s getting top marks. Not just him, but the whole staff. They’ve been helping me a lot, calling me over, showing me videos, Ivan (Palanco) himself as well. His style of play also matches mine, so that made things a bit easier, but it’s about training and evolving more and more, and continuing to play well and get a run of games — concluded Allan, in an interview with ‘ESPN’.

WHAT IS ALLAN’S SITUATION?

Allan arrived at Flamengo in the middle of the 2023 season, but still hasn’t won over part of the red-and-black fanbase. Even so, the midfielder has been getting more opportunities under coach Filipe Luís, especially in recent games, due to the injury of Erick Pulgar. In 2025, the player has taken the field 30 times, still without scoring goals or providing assists.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With Allan available, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (20th) to face Internacional, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores. Furthermore, the match will take place at 9:30 p.m. at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre. As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, their website, and social media.

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