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Rodrigo Dunshee guarantees change in Flamengo's football department

Presidential candidate due to the situation states that his proposal is to have a professional football director with a long career in the role and in the sport

14 Out 2024 | 13:48 |

President Rodolfo Landim supports the candidacy of Rodrigo Dunshee to continue his work at Flamengo. However, small divergencesbegin to emerge in their speeches.

This Monday (14), the journalist Venê Casagrande announced that Dunshee plans to bring in a professional technical director to lead Flamengo's football. As a result, Marcos Braz's stay as a consultant in the football department would be ruled out, suggesting that Dunshee considers the current model to be less professional.

“Rodrigo Dunshee denies that, if he wins Flamengo's presidential election, he will have Marcos Braz as a 'consultant' in the Football Department. In contact with the candidate, who is in the situation, he states that he will have a professional technical director in football. Someone with experienceand professional history in football”, writes Venê Casagrande.

This stance differs from that of Rodolfo Landim, who previously defended his management against accusations of lack of professionalism made by fans.

Rodolfo Landim does not see Marcos Braz's role as amateur

Although Flamengo's vice-president of football is not paid, Landim does not agree with the criticisms that point to amateur management.

“There is a confusion that they try to create on purpose: the difference between professionalism and a paid professional. What I think is that whether or not to pay a professional depends on several things, including availability and willingness to work for a cause. People arrive in life situations where they don’t need to make money”, begins Landim, before completing:

“That’s my case, the money that I gained throughout my life allows me to be president of Flamengo. But that doesn't mean I'm not a good professional”, he explained to the podcast 'Oh, Meu Mengão'.

“They use this speech a lot to say that business is running wild, people are not dedicated. Everyone has full dedication there. They try to confuse concepts, but I think Flamengo is super professional. It has vice-presidents by statute, who are unpaid, some with great dedication. But there are paid directors and executives in all areas”, he says.

President of Flamengo guarantees that Marcos Braz is professional

In another interview, Landim reiterates that, even without a salary, Marcos Braz carries out his duties professionally at the club.

“Marcos Braz’s chair is electric. It is natural that after 5 years and 8 months there will be some wear and tear. But the results that football had, I think it was very important. And he has experience in the sector for a long time. He was a director in 2009. A guy who knows everything about the sector, knows the details of everything”, praised Landim, before adding:

“ I've been around some people at Flamengo who don't even come close to him. Saying

that Marcos is not professional? He may not get paid, but a professional is someone who understands the sector and is well qualified”, he concludes.

Rodrigo Dunshee proposes changes for professionalization without Marcos Braz

In a recent interview with the Jannuzzi & Abuzze podcast, Rodrigo Dunshee declared that, in 2025, Flamengo will go through a professionalization process, signaling that Braz's position does not fit in this model, which contradicts Landim's vision and highlights a conflict in the statements of the two leaders.

“Marcos made an important contribution. People need to understand a little how important Marcos was. He already said he would leave and I accepted. Next year we will move towards a professionalization system. But Marcos will be with us on the board”, stated Dunshee.