Fluminense coach, Fernando Diniz, said he was “confident that they can win” the Club World Cup final, but warned that their rival, Manchester City, is “one of the best teams in history.”
“It is a great challenge for us. We have worked a lot for this match. Since I arrived at Fluminense, we dreamed of this. Since I’ve known myself, I’ve dreamed of this. I didn’t achieve it as a player, but I am managing to participate in the world title final as a coach,” he added in a press conference from the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.
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The 49-year-old coach stated that they will face “one of the best teams in the history of world football and one of the best coaches,” alluding to Pep Guardiola. However, he clarified that the Copa Libertadores champion “will maintain his style” and left a message of optimism before tomorrow’s duel: “No matter where we play, we have to have confidence that we can win the game.”
Da favela do Brasil. Da pobreza do Brasil. Do racismo que tem no Brasil. Da exclusão social.
A gente joga é com essa porra!
Não tenham medo! pic.twitter.com/dV837Hmon1
— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) December 21, 2023
Felipe Melo responded to the British newspaper about the age of the Fluminense squad
In the same conference, Felipe Melo responded to a recent article in the British newspaper The Telegraph that minimized the possibility of Fluminense due to the average age of the squad. “I had never heard of this newspaper. Maybe it’s because I haven’t played in England or because it’s not the most important newspaper in England,” he noted.
“Social media often gives a voice to idiots. In the same way that there are young people who play with big names, there are also players my age who can perform better than young people. I play because I am disciplined, professional and I love football. There are people who will use their intelligence to talk about constructive things and others, about idiotic things, as was the case with the newspaper,” added the 40-year-old footballer.
