Filipe Luís on Paquetá’s role at Flamengo, hints at his position | OneFootball

Filipe Luís highlighted that Lucas Paquetá plays as a midfielder at Flamengo

The Flamengo signed Lucas Paquetá from West Ham (ENG) at the end of last month for record-breaking amounts in Brazilian football. However, the midfielder has yet to deliver the brilliant performances expected of him. After the victory against Vitória, coach Filipe Luís mentioned how he utilizes the player and explained how he intends to make use of him in the red-black team.

— He (Lucas Paquetá) doesn't play as a winger, he plays as a midfielder. He marks like a winger, which is different, similar to the role he had at West Ham: an interior — began Filipe Luís, in response to a question from the Coluna do Fla report during the press conference in Salvador.

— Simply, on that side, we had Emerson Royal. I usually play with two side-by-side defensive midfielders, and we didn't need another defensive midfielder; we needed a midfielder, and he was chosen here as a midfielder — concluded the Flamengo coach.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION?

The Flamengo signed Lucas Paquetá for 42 million euros (R$ 260 million at the time's exchange rate) from West Ham. Thus, the transfer became the most expensive signing in the history of a club in the Americas.

However, Lucas Paquetá has yet to have significant performances wearing the Flamengo jersey. The midfielder has been used in the second line of the field and even as a winger. In this way, Filipe Luís mentioned that the player is adapting and that he was signed to play further ahead of the defensive midfielders.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

With Lucas Paquetá available, Flamengo now sets aside the Brasileirão and focuses on the Campeonato Carioca. This is because the red-black team faces Botafogo on Sunday (15), at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the state championship quarter-finals.

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