“Daily trial by fire”: Boto makes odd Flamengo comparison | OneFootball

José Boto’s Flamengo is on the break for the World Cup

Brazilian football is sometimes a roller coaster, which is something new for José Boto. That is because the Flamengo football director said Brazil is a daily trial by fire. In Europe, however, the Portuguese executive said there is less “emotion.”

– Here in Brazil, management faces a daily trial by fire, because there are many emotional issues that we are not used to in Europe. We make decisions in a more rational way; there isn’t this emotion -, said Boto, who added:

– Therefore, any decision here is always emotional, it always has major repercussions, especially in the media and among the fans (…) The fact is that we are in this position to make these decisions and then also face their consequences, obviously -, the executive told Portugal’s A Bola.

Did Boto face a trial by fire at Flamengo?

At the start of the year, the Rubro-Negro side showed a drop in performance compared to the football it had been playing in 2025. As a result, the board decided to dismiss coach Filipe Luís and hire Leonardo Jardim.

The executive, however, said the change had nothing to do with the value of Filipe Luís. After all, the manager had won everything the previous year. “It’s just that, sometimes, to keep winning, you need to change,” said the football director.

How is Flamengo doing without Filipe Luís?

Under Leonardo Jardim, Flamengo reached the break for the World Cup eliminated from the Copa do Brasil, in second place in the Brasileirão, and with the best group-stage campaign in the Libertadores. Thus, the players are heading into a brief recess.

So, in order not to completely lose their match rhythm, Mengo will hold a mid-season training camp in Portugal. In the city of Algarve, Jardim’s squad could play three friendlies before returning.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.