The Brazilian team is experiencing one of the worst crises in recent decades after 2023 has been plagued by negative records. The humiliating defeat against Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the Maracaná it was the last blot of a year forgotten.
Canarinha couldn’t find the way by order of Fernando Diniz, combining the position of national coach with the position of coach of Fluminense, where he was declared champion of the Copa Libertadores.
The first striking fact is that Brazil has had more defeats than victories this year: 5 (Morocco, Senegal, Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina) against 3 (Guinea, Bolivia and Peru), in addition to a draw against Venezuela.
This is the first time since 1963 where Canarinha closes the year with more defeats than victories.
Defeats in history
And there is more, because on Tuesday, against the Albiceleste (0-1), suffered their first home defeat in a South American qualifiers for a World Cup.
Last Thursday they lost to Colombia (2-1) for the first time in a World Cup qualification stage.
Endrick’s first minute, the eleventh revelation of Brazilian football signed by Real Madrid, with the full team they are completely eclipsed
In October, Uruguay beat him in Montevideo (2-0), where, despite everything, Neymar, beacon of this generation, suffered the worst injury of his career sport when he broke the cruciate and the meniscus in his left knee. It’s been 22 years since Brazil lost against the Uruguayans.
In this way, it is chained three consecutive defeats in World Cup qualifiers, what has not happened until now, and accumulates a streak of four games without a win, something that has never been done beforebecause before they tied with Venezuela (1-1).
Cerca already has the worst losing streak in its history adding up all competitions, which is four (2001), according to data from the BeSoccer platform.
Two interim coaches a year
Without leaders, without the force and without the warmth of a fan who is increasingly distant emotionally from this team, the most successful team in the world too suffered in technical dance.
Adenor Leonardo Bachi ‘Tite’ leaves after Qatar World Cup, where Canarinha was disappointed again, after falling in the quarterfinals against Luka Modric’s Croatia, and left a void larger than imagined.
Waiting for Ancelotti
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has taken a risky step by betting all chips on Carlo Ancelotti’s name, who has a current contract with Real Madrid.
The CBF board says it has an informal agreement with the Italian coach to oversee the senior team starting with the Copa América, which will take place between June and July 2024 in the United States.
The former Milan and Paris Saint-Germain coach denied the problem and said he was focused on the white team.
Diniz’s style doesn’t work
Brazil decided to wait for him and, After Tite’s farewell, he gave the alternative to Ramon Menezes, U20 and Olympic coach.
The experiment did not work: he had two defeats (Morocco and Senegal) and one victory (Guinea).
Then he chose Fernando Diniz. For Neymar, the Brazilian coach is “one of the best coaches in the world.” He signed with the idea of acting as a stopper until Ancelotti arrived.
In addition, they allowed him to continue on the Fluminense bench. He had a brilliant debut against Bolivia in the qualifiers (5-1), but his long possession style of play, pure guardiolism, has not yet fully gelled.
Waiting for young women
With Neymar and Casemiro over thirtythe Brazilian team is confident that the new generations will take a step forward.
There the Vinícius, Rodrygo and company, which has so far been a far cry from the level they have shown at their clubs.
In the case of Vinícius, injured against Colombia, has accumulated more than 1,400 minutes in the senior team and only 3 goals.
Endrick and Vítor Roquethe other young promise tied to Barcelona,ated to relaunch the potential of the five-time world champion again.
Source: La Verdad
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