Former Uruguay captain Diego Lugano, a defender with extensive experience in the Brazilian league, had controversial words for new Flamengo coach Jorge Sampaoli, who he said left nothing behind at the clubs he worked for.
“He’s a coach from school Crazy Bielsa: Intense, aggressive football, full pressure and intense attack, it’s very intense. But I don’t know if the Flamenco board really knows what their daily lives are like; Because, as far as we know, it doesn’t leave Sautade (nostalgia) wherever it goes,” Lugano said.
“In soccer in Chile, the coach changed several times, but his name was never considered again, and that was where he was most successful, reaping the benefits of Bielsa,” he added in the statement. ESPN Brazil.
He commented on the former DD’s arrival at Flamengo from Emelek: “He has enough money to bring in an internationally respected coach. (…) It was a logical choice because of the press and image, rather than the results Sampaoli got in Brazil, because he didn’t have them. He did a good job at Santos and more or less at Atletico Mineiro.
“In Argentina, Boca and River recently changed coaches, and Sampaoli was not among the ten candidates discussed. For this reason, I do not understand how the most experienced Flamengo players ask for it”, closed the former Uruguayan player. (D)