The sadness has no end, according to a famous Bossa Nova of the Brazilian giant Tom Jobim, “the joy”. Which has no end either: the cruel malice of the Argentinians after winning 4-1 against Brazil in the World Cup qualification during the week. “Take Ramón!” Lighted the Argentine sports newspaper Olé On Saturday, after Brazil’s association CBF released his national coach Dorival Júnior – and said Ramón Díaz, 65, who plays a considerable role in Corinthians São Paulo. An Argentinian as a Brazilian national coach? The Brazilians would just be missing that.
Dorival, 62, was issued on Friday, after a total of 16 games since the beginning of 2024, which led to seven wins, six draws and three defeats. If the World Association FIFA had not bloated at the 2026 World Cup in such a way that even six South American teams qualified directly for the party in the USA, Brazil would have a bigger problem as the current fourth place; So the five -time world champion should not be able to be there in North America.
Nevertheless, Dorival became the second Brazil coach, who had to go against Argentina after a bankruptcy in the current World Cup qualification round. Dorival predecessor Fernando Diniz, 51, was shot after the 0: 1 from November 2023, that is, after a defeat of historical extent. Brazil had never lost a game in the World Cup qualification at home.
The defeats and the increasingly frequent change of coaches are, of course, only anecdotal, footballing symptoms of a longer crisis of the association CBF. “The CBF plays Bandit against national passion,” commented the newspaper Folha de São Paulo On Sunday – and recalled that four out of five predecessors of the current leader of the association Ednaldo Rodrigues, 71, should not leave the country because of arrest warrants from Interpol. The fact that the Rodrigues, which has been completed in the meantime due to alleged uniforms and has returned in early 2024, can travel abroad undisturbed is useful for the search of a Dorival successor, but apparently only arouses hopes to a limited extent. Rodrigues has “zero charisma” and is “unable to communicate”, wrote the Sheet.
Rodrigues still have a certain recognition value, also internationally. This was not least due to the fact that he was understood around the turn of the year 2022/23 that he has signed the current real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti as a Brazilian national coach. As you know today, it turned out differently. Ancelotti is still a trainer at Real Madrid. Regardless of his contract that runs until 2026, Ancelotti is traded again, but under complicated requirements.
Brazil would like to sign him because a number of players like the Real kicker Vinícius and Rodrygo swear by Ancelotti; In principle, Real Madrid would like to relieve Ancelotti in honor and laurel -decreased from service at the end of the season; And from Ancelotti himself it says that he has nothing against starting a somewhat quieter job … but: He also made it clear that he would never terminate himself from Real. The question is whether Real Madrid would release him if Ancelotti wins everything. In addition, Brazil has a certain hurry: two World Cup qualifiers are already pending in June-a time when Ancelotti would be bound by the club World Cup with Real Madrid.
This is also why a highly decorated Portuguese focuses on: Jorge Jesús, currently working at Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. The former Benfica coach has had a good standing in Brazil since he brought the Brazilian championship and the Copa Libertadores to Rio de Janeiro in 2019. But: Jorge Jesús has overwhelmed himself in Saudi Arabia with Neymar Júnior (and his father and manager Neymar Sénior). The Neymars, who has been working at FC Santos again for a few weeks now, are a big power factor in Brazil’s football. How big it is, a podcast of the Uol internet portal will soon reveal: It will be uncovered there, it is said what the “excesses” looked with, with which the Neymars intervened, especially during the 2022 World Cup, in the work of ex-national coach. It may also be open who follows Dorival: Entertainment is obviously taken care of. And if someone in Brazil should read: The 7: 1 Jogi-Löw is still free.