Brazil 🤝 Germany
Diniz guided Fluminense to the Copa Libertadores this year and is seen, in some quarters, as a tactical visionary. The issue is that his ideas require patience and time. The former is anathema to large swathes of the Brazilian football public. The latter is, by definition, in short supply.
It is not just that international management is a stop-start job, with precious little time to train. It is that Diniz is only supposed to be in the job until next summer, when Brazil expect Carlo Ancelotti, their absentee valentine, to take the reins. The Selecao do not have a competitive fixture between now and then. As so often, this comes back to Brazil’s federation. The CBF is not quite the moral and strategic vacuum it was a few years ago, but the decision to appoint Diniz already smacks of muddled thinking. Even if he had been a roaring success, it would have created a problem with the handover to Ancelotti, since the two have very little in common in tactical terms. “Just when one transition comes to an end, another will begin,” noted O Globo’s Carlos Eduardo Mansur last week. Now, just a few months after his appointment, the decision to give a short-term job to a long-term project guy looks to have backfired spectacularly, both in sporting and human terms. Thanks to their Ancelotti infatuation, Brazil have essentially wasted a year. Diniz, meanwhile, who should be celebrating the most successful season of his entire career, is slowly failing at a dream job that isn’t really his anyway.
From what I’ve seen, Neymar has been the heart and soul of Brazil for a while now, sure, having him wouldn’t solve every issue they currently have, but it’d definitely help them a lot.
On the other hand, I’m not sure what Carlo’s hands off approach could offer them right now.
Remember who was missing in this game from the 2022 WC lineup besides Neymar:
Vinicius, Richarlison, Casemiro, Fabinho, Paqueta, Thiago Silva, Militao, Fred, and Danilo
Even in this game Jesus and Martinelli created a couple chances they couldn’t finish.
And Diniz’s style is different, and the new talk of the town Endrick is still young and finding his bearings.
So I’ll just say that let’s wait till all stars have recovered, Endrick gets a chance to play with Rodrygo and Vinicius in Real Madrid, and let a new coach give it a fresh start.
I think Brazil is going to be just fine
They need a permanent manager & not one on an interim basos
one of the weakest years for brazilian football in a long time. dumped out of the world cup by croatia despite being favorites, losing to morocco and senegal, and ending it 6th in world cup qualifiers
Their midfield and full back positions are weak
And top they have Neymar, Vini, Casemiro and Militao injured
It was inevitable they would perform poorly.
Bruno G and Joelinton are both great at club level.
Brazil won in the copa libertadores