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José Boto also pointed out Leonardo Jardim’s main characteristics

The Portuguese coaching school is praised all over the world. However, only two of its coaches have managed to win trophies in Europe’s five major leagues: José Mourinho and Leonardo Jardim, now at Flamengo. The person who drew attention to this statistic was Rubro-Negro executive José Boto, who revealed that he had tried to sign the Mengão manager ever since his time working at Benfica (POR).

— Leonardo is the only Portuguese coach, besides Mourinho, to win a title in one of Europe’s five major leagues, when he became French champion with Monaco. He is also the second Portuguese coach, besides Mourinho, to reach a Champions League semifinal. If we look at the team he had at Monaco today, it was a great side, with Mbappé, Bernardo Silva… But at the time, it wasn’t seen that way. No one knew who those players were —, José Boto began.

— He was a coach I already knew very well; I tried to sign him for Benfica after Jorge Jesus left. We wanted to promote some youth academy players, and we knew he was very strong at that. He has that characteristic, with vast experience in world football and stints across different continents —, Boto added, speaking to FlamengoTV.

WHAT MOTIVATED FLAMENGO’S HIRING?

In addition to his impressive résumé, having led Monaco to the 2016/17 French title and the Champions League semifinals in the same season, Jardim’s working model motivated Boto to hire the coach for Flamengo. According to the executive, the coach knows how to work with the pieces he has in his hands.

— One of the main reasons (for hiring Jardim) is that he is a ‘chameleon’ coach. He adapts to the players he has and knows how to get the best out of each one. We believed we needed a coach like that, and we know Leonardo can do that. I remember one year when I was at Benfica and he was at Sporting, and with a team built without spending, he put up a great fight, finishing second with only young and loaned players. That caught our attention —, Boto concluded.

HOW IS LEONARDO JARDIM DOING AT FLAMENGO?

Against Independiente Medellín (COL), Leonardo Jardim completed ten matches in charge of Flamengo. So far, there have been seven wins, two draws, and one loss. One of those draws felt like a victory, since in the penalty shootout, Mengão won the Campeonato Carioca against Fluminense.

Now, the ‘chameleon’ Leonardo Jardim is chasing the top spot in the Brasileirão. To close the gap on leaders Palmeiras, Flamengo need to beat Bahia this Sunday (19) in the 12th round of the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã.

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