The Scratch crisis is not abating and it is now the president who, in dialogue with local media, has assured that Dorival Junior has not succeeded in forming a good group.
In Brazil, they are not satisfied with their team’s performance. Although the victory over La Roja gives them some respite and places them in fourth place, they remain worried about what was achieved in the Qualifiers. In fact, Scratch’s gift doesn’t even leave the president indifferent. “I have long proposed that the Brazilian team have players who play in the country. The two players who scored on Thursday play for Brasileirao. “We must give opportunities to players here, not those called from abroad,” Lula da Silva said. in a radio interview O Povo CBN of Fortress.
The president points to his lack of knowledge of the players used against Chile as a sign of the team’s poor composition. “I was on the sofa watching the match and I recognized the goalkeeper (Ederson), the PSG central defender (Marquinhos), Rodrygo and Raphinha, who I recognized by his hair. I didn’t know the players, and that’s not possible. Call the players who play here, in Brazil, for the selection,” he insisted.
Finally, the politician made a comparison between the current figures of the Canarinha team with the names that, at some point in their successful history, shone with green and yellow. “Outside Brazil, there is no Garrincha or Romario. There are a lot of young people but none of them are stars. The footballers who are outside are not better than those who are here,” he said. It should be noted that Lula da Silva has always declared himself a football fan and is a self-confessed Corinthians fan.
The tranquility of Dorival Junior
Ahead of the match against Peru, which will be played in Brasilia, Dorival Junior was calm about the performance of his players, but he is not confident. “We are looking for a result with a lot of respect for our opponent, who is also in a recovery process, trying to make an adjustment, perhaps the same that we are looking for,” said the coach during the press conference of Monday.
“We will have a complicated match against a team with athletes who know how to play aerial balls. In addition to two top strikers, they play with very fast midfielders. And they also make good use of dead ball games. I have no doubt that we will have a match that will demand a lot from us,” he added.
Beyond the rigorous analysis, the strategist recognized that they are not going through their best moment. “We are aware that our situation is not comfortable. It’s not calm. We know this is a complicated time. But we must be aware that we are in a transition process and that the recovery can finally lead us to a balance.” said.
He thus called the Scratch supporters who will go to the Mané Garrincha stadium. In their last home match, in which they beat Ecuador 1-0, Brazil returned to the locker room amid errors. “We’re trying to get that support.” The team needs its fans to play well and the public to regain confidence in the team. he concluded.
Source: Latercera
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