Filipe Luis, Flamengo coach, detonated Pedro, striker of the team itself, after the 2-0 win over São Paulo, this Saturday (12), in Maracanã.
At the press conference, the coach was asked why shirt 9 was not even related to the Brasileirão game. Filipe Luis made harsh criticism, cited “unfortunate attitudes” of.
See in full what Filipe Luis said about Pedro said
Question: I wanted to ask about Pedro, what really happened and if you count on Pedro for the next game, how is the situation?
FL: What happened was Pedro’s behavior and attitude during the week. It was unfortunate, the ridicule was touched. Of course Pedro has his personal problems with the board, with the club, his problems. But this week he really broke to me with a clear principle that we have as a commission and the group of players has, which is the training culture for me. What he did was a lack of respect, his attitude in training. And I didn’t doubt to leave it out of the list of related because this type of behavior can infect.
FL: So I hope he recaps, that he thinks and apologizes. Sorry for the companions and is Pedro again, because for me it is not just a lack of respect for his companions, it is a lack of respect first with himself, a player who has an ambition that Pedro should have, to reach the Brazilian team, to play another World Cup. You cannot negotiate a minute of training. Then it missed respect for the fans, who are expecting the best Pedro from before the injury, and the club, who pays the salary.
FL: Basically it is very simple. I come here in open chest answer all questions about this. I tried to protect for a long time, but Pedro has to want. Want more than me. I can’t want more than him. And we see in the field the installed training culture, that they can run, to perform. My eye tells me what I see in training, but we have data, GPS data that says Pedro is the last one in absolutely everything this week. And a player who is the last in all physical valences, which is high intensity, acceleration, slowdown … It’s not ready to perform.
FL: You can blame the coach, the model, the Arrascaeta, who you go. But it’s his fault. He has to want. The time he wants, I’m waiting with open arms. I can’t go to the market to look for a player who makes 30 goals like him. He is here with us, he should not be the problem, he should be the solution. But when he wants, apologizing for his companions and returning to training, at the level that his champions are training, surely won’t be a problem, he will be a starter, indisputable.
Question: You spoke of his attitude during the week … If it was more indiscipline or if you saw that he was really training very badly and the coaching staff understood that he could not train that bad. If he abandoned training during the week …
FL: His training is lower. Pedro was like this. These leaks have happened, prints, I have absolutely nothing to do with it. I don’t want Pedro to be sold, I don’t want him to leave. I called the captains, called him in front. We transmitted it to him. We say we need him. I will not go into detail. But you see the warming, the answers, the mockery, the way of running, walking … and then, as I told you, it’s all quantified with GPS and then the numbers are much inferior.
FL: You talked about an episode of abandoning … As we have more than 20 players, some are left out of some activities. For example: If I do a specific training of 10 against 10, and we have 23, 24 players, 4 that need to do some kind of alternative training. In his case, because he was also far below, he would have to complement … and he left and claimed he was in trouble. Which is also bad the same way. It was not indiscipline, because he said, but as I said. Numbers far below others and cannot end training. So all of this there takes Pedro not to put in the call, in this list and do not make himself available to compete for a position on the team.
Question: I wanted to understand why this behavior. This is not the first time we know that Pedro has some kind of problem within the cast. In 2023 there was that unfortunate episode involving the Sampaoli trainer … But why this behavior? Maybe in his head he could be an undeniable starter just with the name on this return after an injury?
FL: This is a very personal question for him. Why a professional that his work, and he is well paid for that, is to work and train in a professional way, the best possible, negotiates. I don’t know his frustration, I don’t know why he doesn’t play. I talked to him, 3, 4 times. He himself recognizes. Then you can talk about this model … but he played. Played two games of the club’s World Cup. Bruno Henrique did not play, Wallace Yan and Juninho did not play. Why did Pedro play? Because I tried, I’m trying to recover my Pedro. We all hope, when we see Pedro in the countryside, we expect Pedro before the injury. Pedro Post-injury is not the same.
FL: He had an exceptional game against Corinthians but then the level fell. And I know why. I already told him, in person. Why does he train badly. It has exceptional quality and the ball will arrive and that it will score goals. But unfortunately it is not at this level. It is not at the level of companions, this is obvious. What I expect from him is that he fight. He has to fight himself, his head. No with me, companions, no one. He has to work harder than everyone. In silence.
FL: And I’m sure the time he has like this, he’s one of the best who ever wore Flamengo’s shirt 9. He played a World Cup. Now, no one lives from the past. Football is won daily. Luiz Araújo is proof of this. Allan is proof of this. The only thing that improved Allan for this year was training. It is the one that trains the most. Erick (flea) and varella are proof of this. They don’t negotiate a warm -up, nothing. And perform. There is no other way. As much as I have been around and talking about a model and such, he has to want. And the time he wants, no one stops. But he has to want.
Question: It is difficult for a technician to arrive and talk so hard about a publicly player just as you said. Do you believe that the relationship is possible to rebuild with Pedro in the face of this exhibition? You spoke to him several times. What were Pedro’s reactions, especially this last time you talked to him?
FL: And the coach’s exhibition? Who thinks about it? Many times when I pass the starting lineup, no one understands. And everyone goes beyond the coach. But a point comes, as I said. I defended for a long time. Of course it gives. I defended him for a long time. It’s been six days. I don’t want him to leave. I want you to dedicate yourself and run. That training manages this adaptation in it, so that you can do what all companions do.
FL: What is running in the field. The time he runs, holding the ball and supporting the duels with the defenders … that he is not doing. The time he does it there he will play. You don’t have to give me a hug, you don’t have to give me a good morning, you don’t need anything. He needs to be professional, go there and solve in the field. Nothing else. And I’m sure when he does this I will be waiting for the hug. If he doesn’t want to give me, no problem.
FL: But I want to win. I want to win. If Pedro wants to win with me, let’s go together. But if he doesn’t want to, others will want to.
