Tite lists 26 called up by the ‘canarinha’, one of the big favorites, including veteran Dani Alves
“Dani Alves is having a great season. He is ready, both physically and mentally.” This is how Tite, the Brazilian coach, mentioned the presence of the veteran ex-Brazilian winger on the ‘canarinhas list’ for the World Cup in Qatar, which starts on November 20 in Doha. A list of 26 chosen in which the madridistas Militao, Vinicius and Rodrygo could not miss and in which Firmino, Cunha, the mattress striker who continues without exploiting as expected at the behest of Cholo Simeone, and the injured Coutinho.
At the age of 39, it will be the third World Cup for Alves, who works as a defender or midfielder at the Pumas club in Mexico. He did not yet participate with the national team in the 2006 edition of Germany and was not present at the last World Cup, which was held in Russia, due to a serious knee injury. This is the great opportunity to finish his career with a universal title that, in terms of national teams, would add to gold at the Tokyo Olympics, two America’s Cups and two other Confederation titles.
The main novelty in Tite’s roster is the presence of Gabriel Martinelli, who earned it by hand for his stellar season at Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. “He can play in any position. He is one of the mainstays of the Premier League leader. All those called up are of a high level. Other attackers could be called up, but in the end they are not. The team is composed on the basis of players who are astute, warriors,” Tite emphasized in this regard.
Certainly, this Brazil is ‘overbooked’ in attack after several years orphaned by great scorers. In recent friendlies, Tite has tried a four-striker line-up consisting of Neymar, Vinicius, Richarlison and Rafinha. On the bench you can have other great players like Rodrygo, Antony, Pedro. MVP of the Libertadores, or Gabriel Jesus.
Tite’s big dilemma will be deciding on a starting goalkeeper. Many of the critics believe that Alisson should be in charge for his good performance at Brazil. However, Ederson is keeping an eye on him after his breakout season at Manchester City, where he kept a clean sheet in six games.
Source: La Verdad
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