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Filipe Luís Tactics At Flamengo 2025 & Granit Xhaka Scout Report At AC Milan 2025/2026
Today, we have a head coach analysis of Filipe Luís at Flamengo in 2025 along with a scout report on Granit Xhaka and how he could fit into Massimiliano Allegri's AC Milan side as a regista!
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After finishing his playing career a year and a half ago, former Deportivo La Coruña, Atlético Madrid, and Chelsea defender Filipe Luís began a new journey in coaching with the youth teams of Flamengo, his final club.
Luís quickly made an impression on the sidelines with Mengão.
The 39-year-old went on to replace former Brazil boss Tite last September, less than a year after he retired with Flamengo.
After playing 11 games of their 2025 Brazilian Série A campaign, Flamengo sit top of the league table on 24 points.
They’ve won seven of their first 11 games, drawn three, and lost just one.
Filipe Luís’ side has been imposing across all phases of play, in and out of possession.
Our tactical analysis details the key relationist principles driving Filipe Luís’ Flamengo attack to such heights.
We’ll examine Flamengo’s narrow shape, fluid zone occupation, frequent positional rotations, quick short passing play, and devastating runs from deep, to outline exactly what makes Mengão tick in the ball progression and chance creation phases.
AC Milan are said to be in advanced talks with Granit Xhaka of Bayer Leverkusen.
The 32-year-old midfielder looks likely to play in Serie A for the first time, knowing that AS Roma showed interest in 2021, but Arsenal rejected the offer.
I Rossoneri can more likely guarantee clear instructions, discipline on and off the pitch, and an encouraging environment, especially under the management of someone like Massimiliano Allegri.
This should help Xhaka perform more consistently.
This tactical analysis and scout report will, therefore, examine Xhaka’s current traits and abilities in midfield in terms of playmaking, dribbling, and shooting.
The analysis will also explore how Xhaka fits in the current Milan and where exactly he can play, in addition to his possible roles within Allegri’s tactics.
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