Last month, we covered a report from Brazil which said David Luiz had already started his preparations to become a manager.
A story from journalist Jorge Nicola said the player had been helping his former boss Jorge Jesus, who’s in charge of Flamengo.
It was claimed Luiz spent an hour on the phone with the Portuguese boss, just so they could analyse an upcoming game of the Brazilian side.
Now the Arsenal defender has given an interview to ESPN Brasil, and confirmed his wish to become a manager after retirement.
Speaking to reporter João Castelo Branco, Luiz said he’s already studying his own style so he can be ready once the time comes.
“I have a plan, I love football. I have this as my future plan today, yes, for my career as a football manager. To study hard, prepare hard,” he told ESPN Brasil.
“First, I really enjoy writing and have been writing for some time now, over three or four years. The experiences I’ve had in football, the experiences I see, the games I watch. The players there are, the coaches who are references, the way they act according to the situation or according to the moment of the club, according to the pressure or not.
“So I think we have the opportunity to learn every day and learn from everyone. So what I come up with today is simply saving my ideas so that one day I can implement my way of seeing football, my working philosophy, so that I can perform well.”
João Castelo Branco asked the defender to talk a little about his former managers, with a special characteristic from each one. He forgot to mention Unai Emery.
“I think they all have qualities. Jorge, a perfectionist in all aspects. Mourinho is very smart intellectually. Knows how to read mainly the moments of the season and the moments of how to play each game. Conte a defensive phase perfectionist, a team trying to score against him will be difficult.
“Rafa Benitez, together with Vilas Boas, are people who can humanly control the group in the best way possible and without any doubt this is a big differential of great leaders whether in football or out of it. Felipão is great in how to handle each person, Tite is a great big trainer where he prepares himself to do his best.
“So there you go. I always try to take all the positive things out of each one I see and according to my analysis, whether my judgment is right or not. But I think that with all the coaches I could learn a lot.”
