I think Dante is gonna be one of those one season wonders... He needs to move a bigger team nonetheless.
this. he may not have done "a lot" wrong but he did wrong at a critical time, and a big wrong at that. We took a calculated risk in starting him '10, now we know he's clearly not worth it.
No way in hell. Don't even think about Melo. He was gone for ever after that game. Maybe some of you don't understand Brasilian culture, but WE DO NOT forgive something as crucial as that.
Oh that's not very nice Denilson. And Benni, lack of effort is one thing; jeopardizing your team to the point of costing your country the World Cup is another. Ronaldinho never cost us the World Cup.
He's had a huge part in some of our failures. He's never lived up to his club form for the NT since after 02.
We forgave Ronaldinho after the fiasco in 06 btw. I didn't mind Melo and don't mind if he was called up but I honestly don't ever expect him to ever where the shirt again. He was crucified by the press after the 10 WC. It would take a big time coach with balls to get him back into the NT fold.
I actually don't mind him at all. I definitely would like him at Flamengo again. Unfortunately, he is doing himself a disservice be playing in Turkey. We honestly don't have a marker like him in our midfield. Yes, he screwed up that game for us, but he also had a good play that game -- a beautiful assist to Robinho for the goal. I personally have been over what he has done by now. I think most of the people who are still upset at him are usually the casual Seleção fans.
By calling him up again, who's to say he's not going to do the same exact thing again and jeopardize our team? We all knew that in the WC he was a ticking time-bomb and it was only a matter of time before he exploded and it just so happened at the worst possible time. Yes, his assist to Robinho was very nice but unfortunately his idiotic behavior was what stood out from that game
As yall probably already know, Martin Palermo's son, Ryduan Palermo, has been called-up to the Argentina U-17 team. But what yall probably don't know is that he's also half Brazilian, thanks to his mother. If he's half the striker that his dad is then I wouldn't mind calling him up to the U-17 team.
I suppose by that reckoning Maradona would not have played in the 1986 Copa after trying to rearrange Batista's 'personal best' in 1982!
New FIFA rankings: http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html How the hell did we move up two notches? On another note, we had better God Damn win the match agaist USA, and if not....... finished, end of story, Mano is OUT OUT OUT.
We don't need him. Brazil's recent performances with the U-17 in South America show we have enough of our talent: we have won all the tournaments since 1988 except for 1993 and 2003. No other CONMEBOL team has done as well as we have in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Besides, he was already training with his country's youth divisions as of last summer, as he was then playing for the AFA's 8th Division w/ the youth team of Estudantes da Prata. Let the Argentines use him. They'll need him.
2015 Copa America in Chile - swapping with Brazil - Brazil hosting in 2019. http://www.cbf.com.br/noticias/presidencia/2012/3/24/comunicado-cbf
I'm starting to despise Mano. He talks about his doubt of Kaka', and pretty much says he wants to see how he will perform next season. And then he actually goes on to defend Ronaldinho. It's gotten to be fvkking laughable. Ronaldinho wouldn't sniff the field at Madrid, yet Mano praises him and doubts Kaka'. Can someone tell me why? What does R10 have on Mano and the CBF? http://sportv.globo.com/site/progra...coes-o-brasil-vai-ter-uma-selecao-pronta.html
He is right about Kaka'. Doesn't look like he is closing the door on him. About Ronaldinho it looks like he knows it was a mistake and he is just covering his ass. The comment about him having a good stretch at Flamengo and the fans would have complained if he didn't call him up says it all. Which is really sad because it seems like he called Ronaldinho more because of fan pressure. That's not how a Selecao coach should act. Either way, Mano or no Mano I am 100% Ronaldinho is not the Selecao's future past 2012.
I don't think there is going to be much fan pressure from my Torcida Raca if Ronaldinho continues to play as he did last night in the Libertadores. But...let us hope Ronaldinho gets back on track. I do know for a fact that he has been partying like crazy lately. As to Kaka, I really do think it is a grave mistake not to take him on the US tour. Kaka has been playing consistently well in La Liga and in the UEFA, so what else does Mano want?
I agree. I believe its time to drop Ronaldinho, add Kaka and have Ganso be the starter. The big problem is that Mano really did like the Mexico game and he wants to keep the same team. He believes that's the base of our team & unfortunately i must admit that R10 did play well in that game. Do I agree with him? Absolutly not but then again that’s Mano.
Mano is losing the plot or at least being inconsistent - he is saying Ronaldinho Gaucho has to change - no more missing training (good) and then saying Kaka might feature in 2014 and next season is a big season for him (odd - what about THIS season? - and why pick him in November 2011 and forget him in 2011? Brainless)