Flamengo saves money and still benefits from pre-season training in Londrina.
Luxembourg explains that choosing the city in Paraná will only bring benefits to Flamengo.
By From the official website team - in
Flamengo will hold its first training session this Tuesday (January 04.01th) at the SM Sport Training Center in Londrina (PR). The choice of the Paraná city will not only provide the players with an excellent training facility but will also generate revenue for the club.
In an interview given on the morning of last Monday (03.01), Vanderlei Luxemburgo explained that going to Londrina allowed Flamengo to save money and, in addition, receive payment for the period he will spend there.
"The preseason is another funny thing. Flamengo was going to pay 450 to do their work in Atibaia (SP). We managed to prevent the club from spending that money, selling two friendly matches (scheduled for January 9th and 16th) to TV and also the advertising boards. But even so, people complain. They say the owner of the training center is my friend. It's a good thing he's my friend, isn't it? Better than being an enemy. What should I have done? Let Flamengo spend that money just for that? In Londrina, we will have a..." wonderful working conditions "And the fans will still be able to follow the team in two games," Luxemburgo explained.
And since the topic was the work done before the start of the official matches, the Flamengo coach also gave his opinion on the Campeonato Carioca, the first competition of the year. According to Luxemburgo, neither the four major clubs in Rio de Janeiro can be highlighted nor belittled in this competition.
"There are no favorites in the Carioca Championship. We may be behind Fluminense in some aspects, for example, since we are going through a reassessment of the squad. But in practice, it's a different story. Among the big teams, that advantage doesn't translate onto the field."
In an interview given on the morning of last Monday (03.01), Vanderlei Luxemburgo explained that going to Londrina allowed Flamengo to save money and, in addition, receive payment for the period he will spend there.
"The preseason is another funny thing. Flamengo was going to pay 450 to do their work in Atibaia (SP). We managed to prevent the club from spending that money, selling two friendly matches (scheduled for January 9th and 16th) to TV and also the advertising boards. But even so, people complain. They say the owner of the training center is my friend. It's a good thing he's my friend, isn't it? Better than being an enemy. What should I have done? Let Flamengo spend that money just for that? In Londrina, we will have a..." wonderful working conditions "And the fans will still be able to follow the team in two games," Luxemburgo explained.
And since the topic was the work done before the start of the official matches, the Flamengo coach also gave his opinion on the Campeonato Carioca, the first competition of the year. According to Luxemburgo, neither the four major clubs in Rio de Janeiro can be highlighted nor belittled in this competition.
"There are no favorites in the Carioca Championship. We may be behind Fluminense in some aspects, for example, since we are going through a reassessment of the squad. But in practice, it's a different story. Among the big teams, that advantage doesn't translate onto the field."
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