Filipe Luís wants to 'clear the head' of Flamengo players and talks about night training at CT

Flamengo had three days off and will return this Wednesday (9) to start the work routine at Ninho do Urubu. By highlighting the importance of the period of Data Fifa and the dedication of the players, coach Filipe Luís highlighted the sequence of trips, night training and the fact that some slept in the CT. But why do athletes stay overnight and sometimes do activities later?

"The FIFA Data is very important for the players to rest their heads. If I'm not mistaken, they've been without a break for 26 or 28 days. They've been dedicating themselves a lot, traveling, sleeping at the CT many nights and training at night. a training session. Then we will have time, practically 10 days of training to be able to put together the fine details because this team is already well trained", declared Filipe Luísafter the victory over Bahia p>

Athletes Do you sleep in CT?

Spending the night in CT is not such a recent possibility. A few years ago, athletes had this loophole if they wanted, but they used it very little. The intense marathon of travel, training and games makes some opt for this resource.

On trips when the delegation arrives late in Rio de Janeiro, some athletes stay at the CT for training the next day. It's not common, but it happens on occasion. When they leave the airport, they take the club bus to Ninho, where they can stay or take their cars to leave.

Often Fla arrives in Rio in the early hours of the morning and has an activity at Ninho a few hours later. Players like Alex Sandro, Gonzalo Plata, Cleiton and Carlinhos have already adopted this practice. Employees also take advantage of the club's facilities to rest in the same cases.

The Nest do Urubu has a modern structure of rooms for athletes. There are 42 rooms in total, 21 on each floor of the professional module. There are 36 singles and 6 doubles, with each permanent athlete in the main squad having their own room.

Night training

Flamengo also had some training at night recently. This practice happened several times under Tite's command, but not yet with Filipe Luís. The new coach at most extended activities into the night for other needs such as videos and the gym.

The club He chose this schedule when he arrived late from his trips and needed to train. So that the athletes have some time to rest, the activity takes place at night.

With the tight schedule, Fla often does not can take time off after traveling. This is common so that players avoid further wear and tear and can recover from flights. The possibility of training at night was something requested since the time of Jorge Jesus. The coach was never attended to, but the club installed the reflectors in the Ninho in 2021.