Paulo Sousa knew how to buy Flamengo fans. “Gray Bajerant” in action again

– I pray with you never to give up – he said, quoting John Paul II, during the first press conference as a coach. Later, there were also effective motivating speeches, after which the Portuguese earned the mocking nickname “gray bajerant”.

“After 11 months, he leaves the team like a coward and will be remembered in Poland as a” gray bajerant “who deceived the fans – and although Sousa already works in Brazil, he can still charm fans. Or at least he tries.

Sousa appealed to Flamengo fans to recommend him … books about the history of the Brazilian club. It didn’t take long for a response.

The Portuguese Flamengo fan club recommended Sousa the book “Hoje e dia de Flamengo”, the title of which can be translated as “Today is Flamengo Day”. The author of this position is Ricardo Fontes Santana. The second book recommended is the work of Ruya Castro entitled “About Vermelho eo Negro” [“Czerwone i Czarne”]. The fans declared that they could present these books in person!

Flamengo has a huge fan base. Some sources even say that it has as many as 43 million fans (Brazil is inhabited by over 210 million people).

Who will succeed Sousa?

– I do not want to say one hundred percent that it will be a Pole, because I receive many names and offers – when asked who will succeed Paulo Sousa. Earlier, the president of the Polish federation announced that the new selector of the white-and-reds would be known during the board meeting on January 19 this year. Kulesza confirmed that Fabio Cannavaro and Andrea Pirlo had nominated him. It still seems that the most serious candidate to replace Paulo Sousa is the former coach of our team, Adam Nawałka. The backup option for Nawałka is to be the former coach of, among others Jagiellonia, Lechia or Cracovia, Michał Prukaj. There was also speculation about Czesław Michniewicz.