One of Brazil’s most popular clubs, Flamengo, have been wandering for the last five years. This happened until the former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid full Philipe Luis became their manager and broke the curse – but what is his secret?

The ghost that wandered the club is called Jorge Jesus. In 2019, the Portuguese coach was responsible for the most glorious year in FlemishHistory, and fans gathered for his return after playing every dull game.

Since 2020, when Jesus left, no one managed to stay in charge of the team for a long time, even if they were to win big trophies.

Manager’s grind

No fewer than eight well -known coaches have passed through Flamengo since 2020, including two World Cup chiefs and one from the Premier League.

The first victim was Domino Torrent (2020), who is a former Pep Guardiola’s assistant.

Then came Rogerio Ceni (2020/2021), Renato Gaucho (2021), Paulo Sousa (2022), Dorival Junior (2022), Vitor Pereira (2023), Jorge Sampaoli (2023) and finally Tite (2023/2024), the national Brazil trainer in the last two cups.

Fast and effective transition

After finishing his career as a Flamengo player in December 2023, Filipe Luis He began his training career with the club’s U17 next month. In June 2024, he was promoted in U20 and two months later won the inter-continental cup with a 2-1 dramatic victory over the Greek side Olympiacos in maracana.

In September 2024, after TITE’s break, Filipe Luis was appointed temporary coach of the first team and, the next day, he was given work.

Since the beginning, in October 2024, his side Flamengo was eliminated Corinthian In the semifinal of the dos brasil.

More titles than losses

In less than six months as coach, first Chelsea Man won three trophies:

– Copa will Brasil 2024: Victory in the finals over Athletico-mg with an overall outcome of 4-1.

– Brazil’s Super Cup 2025: 3-1 victory over BotafogoThe Royal Champions of Libertadores.

– Campeatono Carioca 2025: State title wins to rivals Flammable 2-1 In total.

Filipe Luis has 32 games at the top of a professional team under his belt. He has 23 wins, seven draws and only two losses. He has less loss than trophies in his new CV.

His winning record of 79.17% equals that of Jorge Jesus (79% in 62 matches).

In his first Brasileirao, which began in late March, Philip Luis’s team is already in charge of the league after four rounds. Flamengo has 10 points, 11 goals scored and only two agreed.

‘Fla’ are in front of Abel Ferreira treewho have been the dominant dress since Jorge Jesus left Rio.

The magic of Philipismo

Flamengo was looking for a coach who could not only repeat the Portuguese titles, but also his attractive and fruitful football.

Filipe Luis met these expectations. His extensive experience in Europe, and also as a youth player and coach in Flamengo, gave him the necessary skills to fight Jesus’ ghost.

His return to deal with the stars in the squad is also a secret to his meteoric success.

“I am very practical. There is only one way in football, and it is to win, win, win. This is a phrase (ex -coach) Luis Aragons said a lot in The athleticIf I am not mistaken, and I integrated it, ” The former full defender told the FIFA website.

“Coaches like Simeone and Jorge (Jesus) were the boys who really inspired me to be where I am today,“He added.

In the field, Filipe Luís has implemented a flexible game system in his team-playing mainly in a 4-2-3-1 formation or with a 4-4-2 having a very fluent offensive duet.

His attack may fall wide or have the addition of Uruguay’s midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaetawho has returned to play well after healing from damage. Depending on the need, Philip has shown that he can also play in a 3-4-3 lineup.

Flamengo attack quickly, press up, dominate in midfield and are extremely effective below the wings.

Targeting the World Cup of the Club

With a valid contract by the end of 2025, Filipe Luis will be tested in the FIFA World Club World Cup in the middle of the year.

Look at the Flamengo lineup in the Club World Cup

Since the work of the new coach is better than that of Tite, Sampaoli and Vitor Pereira, Flamengo no longer needs to be afraid of wandering – or European giants.

There is a rio expression that goes “Flamengo makes stars at home” – a reference to Vinicius juniorAdriano, Zico and many other young people from the club’s youth system.

Filipe Luis showed that the best choice for the main FL was also at home.