Filipe Luís praises Flamengo’s teamwork, players show independence | OneFootball

Flamengo aims to continue Filipe Luís’s winning work and maintain the team’s solid core

Flamengo wrapped up 2025 with an extremely successful season and is starting a new year while keeping the core of the squad intact. Filipe Luís highlights that the players have absorbed the style of play after a period of repetition and adjustments, which sustains the work even under the pressure of matches.

— The important thing is that the players know what I like and ask of them. They know what they have to do on the field. For a year and a few months, I’ve been asking for the same thing, with specific adjustments according to the game plan. The other day it got dark during training and I said we didn’t need lights, because the players know how to position themselves on the field without light, we could have trained anyway — he began.

— This is something I like to tell them. They feel it, they recognize the solutions we train and provide the solutions to the coach. That makes me very happy. That’s why I’m so honored to continue leading this group and sitting in this chair, which is the one with the most pressure in the world — concluded Filipe Luís, in a press conference after the victory over Vasco this Wednesday (21).

DID FLAMENGO KEEP ITS MAIN PLAYERS?

The red-and-black board managed to preserve the core considered the starting lineup for the season, keeping athletes who were fundamental to the team’s recent performance. The strategy was to avoid significant losses in the squad, ensuring continuity of the work.

In addition, the club understands that maintaining the group is only part of the planning and, for that reason, is seeking targeted signings in the market. The idea is to strengthen specific areas, such as the attack, and further bolster the squad to face a packed schedule.

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