Jorge Jesus speaks out on Flamengo boss: “Filipe is a…” | OneFootball

While Jorge Jesus predicts a bright future for Filipe Luís, the Flamengo coach considers him "one of the best"

Coach Filipe Luís is often asked about Jorge Jesus. However, this Tuesday (16), it was the Portuguese coach's turn to praise his Brazilian colleague. Thus, the current commander of Al Nassr (SAU) revealed that they always talk.

— In addition to being a friend, he is a grateful person, and there are people in football who forget things very easily. We continue to talk a lot. He is a coach who is beginning his career and who has absorbed the knowledge of my way of working, and I believe a lot in his growth — highlighted Jorge Jesus, in an interview with Goat Channel, to add that:

— He is learning, our first years of career are like this, like mine. Now, I know he will have a bright future, he will. He is a great friend. Filipe is a grateful friend, a great family man and will be a great coach — stated the Portuguese.

When did Jorge Jesus and Filipe Luís work together?

Filipe Luís worked with coach Jorge Jesus at Flamengo in 2019, when he was still a left back. Together, they won, for example, a Brazilian Championship and a Libertadores.

As the coach of the Most Beloved, Filipe Luís admitted that he is inspired by the Portuguese and considers himself a 'copy' of the former red-black commander. Thus, the former full-back agrees with the statement of the Al Nassr coach.

And what does Filipe Luís say about Jorge Jesus?

— Well, first of all, I can never compare past teams with my current team, they are totally different players. I can never, ever, put myself at the level of the coach who was there at that moment, who was Jorge Jesus — stated Filipe Luís, to add that:

— If he is not the best in history, he is one of the best who have passed here at Flamengo. I will never be similar, I will never do something similar to what he did — highlighted the coach of Flamengo after victory in the Libertadores.

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