Flamengo player breaks silence on Leonardo Jardim’s strict training regime | OneFootball

After the Carioca title, Guillermo Varela talked about the change in philosophy with Leonardo Jardim

The new coach of Flamengo, Leonardo Jardim, arrived imposing some new rules. One of them is the return of pre-game concentrations in Rio de Janeiro. When asked about this, Guillermo Varela downplayed it and mentioned that the players have already experienced this situation at other times in their careers.

— We weren't used to concentrating. Several coaches came through here, and we didn't concentrate. But the coach's (Jardim) idea was to train, and there's no option to change. So, we adapted, and we also know that everyone concentrates, and we concentrated at other clubs, the national team concentrates a lot. We are prepared. Léo Jardim didn't want to change much so we wouldn't get too confused —, said Varela.

WHAT OTHER RULES DID LEONARDO JARDIM IMPOSE AT FLAMENGO?

Besides the concentration for games in Rio de Janeiro at the Ninho do Urubu Training Center, Leonardo Jardim banned the use of cell phones in the locker rooms. Additionally, the Portuguese coach also introduced muscle activation on match days.

For example: this Wednesday (11), Flamengo faces Cruzeiro at Maracanã at 9:30 PM (Brasília time). In the morning, at 11 AM, the group will have a session at the training center. As highlighted by Varela, the group initially accepted the adaptations well.

WILL IT WORK, AFTER ALL?

Flamengo will have another test to see if Leonardo Jardim's ideas are working or not against Cruzeiro, in a match valid for the fifth round of the Brasileirão. The Rubro-Negro will seek their first home victory in the competition, in a match that will have full coverage by Coluna do Fla.

Besides the largest site dedicated to Flamengo news, which will provide all the information, Globo will broadcast the match to a large part of Brazil. Additionally, GETV (YouTube) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will show Leonardo Jardim's reunion with Cruzeiro, and Gerson's with the Rubro-Negro.

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