The Brazilian star praises Sousê. “He’s a great coach, he will be successful in Brazil”

Paulo Sousa will cease to be the manager of the Polish national team and will take over the reins of Flamengo. The Portuguese with such a move caused quite a storm in Poland, but also in Brazil, where there are mixed opinions about him. Jonas, a former player of incl. Benfica and Valencia.

“Great Coach”

On December 28, Jonas took part in a charity match organized by the football legend – Zico. The 37-year-old was asked after the game about what was known as the new Flamengo coach. Jonas seems to be a very aptly selected expert on this matter, as he knows the realities of both Brazil and Portugal perfectly well. In a European country, he spent much of his career, and from 2014 to 2019 he played for Benfica, where he scored 110 goals in 132 games.

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How did Jonas rate Sousa? Very positive. – Paulo Sousa is a great coach. I am sure he will be successful in Brazil. He’s very good on the tactical side, so he’ll add a lot of Flamengo to himself, says Jonas. He also named another candidate for the coach of the Brazilian team. “Another coach who would do very well is Abel Ferreira, who had great results against Palmeiras,” said the Brazilian.

During the conversation, a question was also asked about the former coach of Jonas, currently being tried on for Flamengo – Jorge Jesus. “I was very surprised by his departure,” the former striker began. – He is a trainer with whom I learned a lot and with whom I established a friendly bond, he was an idol in Benfica. I honestly have no idea what might be going on in his head right now. The Portuguese coaching school is very good and the coaches there are well prepared, concluded Jonas.

. The Portuguese asked the Polish Football Association to terminate the contract in order to take the helm of the Brazilian club, which was to offer him more money.