Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and 2 Flamengo stars: Tite picks best he's coached | OneFootball

Former Flamengo and Brazil national team coach, Tite named Arrascaeta and Pedro among the best he has worked with

Brazil’s national team coach for seven years, Tite managed the country’s best players from 2016 to 2022. However, a Uruguayan from Flamengo won the coach over: Arrascaeta. In addition to the No. 10, the coach also placed Pedro on a select list of the greatest stars he has worked with.

In an interview with ‘GE’, Tite was asked whether he would take Neymar to this year’s World Cup. The coach, however, dodged the question and showered praise on the Santos forward. In the same answer, the man from Rio Grande do Sul mentioned great players he had shared dressing rooms with and put the Flamengo duo on the same level as Ronaldo Fenômeno and Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

WHAT DID TITE SAY WHEN ASKED ABOUT NEYMAR AT THE WORLD CUP?

— What I can say, and this I can say, is that during the period he (Neymar) worked with me, and among the other athletes I worked with at every club I managed… I had Ronaldo Fenômeno, it was the final stage of his professional career —, Tite said in an interview with GE.

— I worked with Ronaldinho Gaúcho when he was on his way to PSG. I worked with Renato Augusto and Jadson in midfield, I worked with Valdivia at Palmeiras… Matheus Pereira, Arrascaeta, Pedro, D’Alessandro, you’re talking about a very high level —, the coach added.

HOW WAS TITE WITH ARRASCAETA AND PEDRO?

Hired by Flamengo at the end of 2023 to replace Jorge Sampaoli, Tite left Mengão in September 2024. Coaching Arrascaeta and Pedro, the man from Rio Grande do Sul won a Campeonato Carioca. The former national team coach’s spell started to unravel precisely when the No. 9 suffered a serious knee injury, leaving the Most Beloved without him for nearly a year.

SO, ARE ARRASCAETA AND PEDRO STILL SHINING?

Arrascaeta and Pedro are part of Flamengo history, but they are going through different moments. While the Uruguayan is recovering from a fractured collarbone, the No. 9 is Mengão’s main hope for goals this Sunday (10) against Grêmio in Porto Alegre, in the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Brasília time, with coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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