After Flamengo's 4-2 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Club World Cup, coach Filipe Luis stated that European teams remain the elite in football. He noted that while Flamengo created opportunities and applied pressure, Bayern's control and experience made the difference. Luis lamented that had Vinícius Júnior not transferred to Real Madrid, Flamengo could have featured the best player in the world. Bayern's coach, Vincent Kompany, mentioned the importance of belief alongside player quality, hinting at a possible balance in coaching talent from South America.
"The pressure they put on you is immense. They come at you with eight, 10 players. They deserved to win..." said Filipe Luis.
"We have many Brazilian players in our teams but they [the European teams] have the best ones. They have better players, that's a fact."
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany alluded to the quality of coaches in South America helping to balance out any difference in talent.
European teams were expected to dominate the expanded Club World Cup, but sometimes struggled in the group phase while all Brazilian teams advanced.
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