“It’s the club I love”: Filipe Luís on Flamengo and 2025 ‘luck’ | OneFootball

Filipe Luís spoke about Flamengo in an interview with Monaco’s official channel (FRA)

Filipe Luís left Flamengo, but Mengão has not left the coach’s mind. In an interview published by Monaco (FRA)’s channel this Monday (21), the new manager of the French team summed up last season at the Most Beloved and opened his heart to the Rubro-Negro.

— We had a wonderful season last year in Brazil. Flamengo is the club I love and that helped me a lot. I won many trophies as a player and also as a coach. Flamengo is a huge club, with many supporters —, said Filipe Luís.

— And, of course, it is at a higher financial level in South America, and that gave us the opportunity to win. So, I was lucky to be part of this winning history and also to help the club keep winning. But now my goal is to win here at Monaco, and I hope it happens —, added the coach, in a video published by Monaco.

LUCK, FILIPE?

With an attractive, attacking style of football, Flamengo dominated South American football last year. Under Filipe Luís’s command, the Rubro-Negro won the Carioca, Supercopa, Brasileirão, Libertadores, and also the two intercontinental trophies: the Derby of the Americas and the Challenge Cup. In addition, Mengão only lost on penalties to two-time Champions League winner PSG (FRA).

However, the unforgettable season did not guarantee Filipe Luís would stay on for the rest of 2026. After losing the Supercopa do Brasil and the Recopa Sudamericana at the start of 2026, the coach was ultimately dismissed by Flamengo in March.

So, the coach took some time off to rest and assess his options. Since the European season was in its final stretch in March, Filipe Luís chose to wait and watch until reaching an agreement with Monaco. The Flamengo idol signed a contract running through June 2028. The manager’s main objective will be to lead the club to the next Champions League.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION ON FILIPE LUÍS’S REMARKS?

— Filipe Luís used the word “luck” in the sense of being at the right club at the right time. He knows he did a great job at Flamengo and used his trademark humility to talk about the unforgettable 2025 season. Wishing Filipinho all the “luck” in the world at Monaco —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist at Coluna do Fla.

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