José Boto is presented at Flamengo: Follow in real time

This Monday (30), at 1 pm (Brasília time), José Boto will be presented as Flamengo's new football director and will give a press conference. The 58-year-old Portuguese arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday (28) and visited the Ninho do Urubu facilities last Sunday (29). Boto arrives at red-negro with the mission of reform the club's football department and will have carte blanche to decide on hirings and the professionals who will work with him during Luiz Eduardo's mandate Baptista, Bap, new president of Mais Querido.

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1:35pm - This concludes our real time of José's presentation Boto as Flamengo's new football director, we thank everyone who followed us and we wish you a happy new year!

1:33 pm - The press conference of the new football director José has ended Boto.

1:32 pm - José Boto says there is no rush to renew players like Pulgar and Cleiton, who have a contract until December 2025 and that all decisions will be taken calmly .

1:30 pm - Boto reaffirms Bap's speech that the Brasileirão is always a priority, but guarantees that Flamengo enters all competitions with the aim of winning, but if there is a need to prioritize, the Brazilian Championship will always be ahead.

1:28 pm - Boto stated that he will close the CT and no one who has nothing to do with football work will be able to enter the Ninho, in addition to that people who have nothing to do with Flamengo football will also not be on the same flight as the squad as measures to prevent information leaks.

1:26 pm - "I'll bring a or two people I trust. People who will add knowledge in various areas. Football is perhaps the only business where investments are made and not taken care of. Spend 10 million, if it pays off, it pays off, if not, go buy another one. In my last year at Benfica, Gabigol arrived there. Performance was 0 there, and here (at Flamengo) he became an idol. It is necessary to be careful and understand why the player is not performing", reinforces Boto.

13:24 - Boto reaffirms that Flamengo's squad is good and there is no need to go to the market just to give answers, but at points where reinforcements are needed, such as the attack command.

13:21 - "Brazil went to look for a lot of bad things that are done in Europe. Brazil has the biggest talent pool in the world and now they want to develop players like they do in Europe. Athletes have to be given the freedom to make mistakes, experiment, not stick to tactics 100%, they don't produce as much talent as they did 10, 15, 30 years ago", criticizes Boto.

1:20 pm - Boto confirms that he will also be in charge of Flamengo's youth divisions and that he is proud to work with grassroots football and is proud to have a scout's knowledge of the market Brazilian.

13:18 - "When we think we know everything about football, we are dead", emphasizes José Boto when talking about Filipe Luís' application in his studies.

< p>1:17 pm - Boto informs that he has a two-year contract and says that he watched all of Filipe Luís' Flamengo games twice, once to analyze the team and another to analyze the coach and saw things that they were very pleased both on the field and the way he communicates.

13:16 - "Flamengo has the most important thing for everyone who works here. More than family, everything. That's professionalism. It starts with me and goes through everyone. That's the most important thing, professionalism. and then, this generates pressure on me and so on", says José Boto.

13:14 - Boto confirms that he had carte blanche to change the coach if he was from his will, but he liked what he saw of Filipe Luís' work and chose to keep him. "With coaches, I normally don't make mistakes. I launched Luís Castro, De Zerbi, and Filipe is on this line, he will be world top", says the director.

13:11 - "Flamengo's DNA is Zico, Júnior. Attacking, dominant football. Everything will be done to respect this DNA. The choice of Filipe Luís was my responsibility. I am a pioneer in having Scouting for coaches at Shakhtar because the club owner required DNA and we created a department for that. Filipe was my choice and if he fails, it's my fault. This is professionalization. Someone has to be responsible when the coach fails, not just him. If Filipe fails, the main culprit is me. People at the club will have to work as we want, otherwise it doesn't work out. And if it goes wrong, I'm responsible", says Boto.

1:09 pm - Boto confirms that center forward is Flamengo's biggest priority in the market and does not guarantee that Lassana Traoré is a target in this window. "We want someone who has performance", says the director.

13:06 - "We will make the signings that Flamengo needs, not what the fans want, because we want the fans. happy in December, not in January", says Boto.

1:06 pm - Boto states that he talks to Filipe Luís every day since he was announced as Flamengo's football director, says that Mengão has a good squad and there will be adjustments to help the club.

1:05 pm - Boto praises David Luiz, says he has respect for his career and confirms not having spoken directly to the player, but who communicated to his agents.

13h03 - Boto states that he will have to know the entire structure and professionals before making decisions and that he will have to adapt to the club

1pm- Boto praises Flamengo's structure and says he is proud to be working at Mengão and that it was a privilege to meet Zico, who he has as a childhood idol.

1 p.m. - Only José Boto will speak at the presentation and only If a chair is found for the director, no other Mengão director will speak.