Fernando Diniz is a good choice; there’s everything to go wrong – 7/6/2023 – PVC

The greatest asset left in the CBF building in recent years was the work structure. More than the money in the entity’s coffers. There were eight people plus technician Tite working every day in the building in Barra da Tijuca, from 10am to 7pm.

They monitored players from all over the world and tactical systems of clubs and selections.

Today, in the Barra da Tijuca building, there are two analysts left, a physiologist and a coordinator.

Tite taught that the national team coach works every day. Didn’t win the Cup. It wasn’t the method’s fault. There was more study than in the past.

One of the problems of having Fernando Diniz coach the national team for a year, shared with Fluminense, is giving up exclusivity. In the 21st century, selection is not a moment. It is sequence, study and dedication to get to know the movements of football around the world.

Fernando Diniz is a good choice.

It has everything to go wrong.

If you win all eight games for the national team and Ancelotti doesn’t do well in the Real Madrid season, away, Ancelotti!

If Fluminense falls on the Brazilian table, out, Diniz!

Not to mention Ancelotti’s embarrassment in his first interview, back from vacation, in Valdebebas, Real’s training centre. “Mr. Ancelotti, the CBF says that you are hired. Are you? Does Real Madrid agree with the fact that you work a year in Spain already agreed with another team?”

It is not a question of doubting the word of President Ednaldo Rodrigues, but of hearing confirmation from the other party. Carlo Ancelotti will be the coach of the national team, when he says he is.

For now, I didn’t say.

You cannot sustain sharing for a year. Diniz has to stay until December at Fluminense, then work for the CBF. Still, it wouldn’t be the ideal situation, but a patch. The best patch possible.

Diniz is better than Ramon Menezes. But the presence in the two canoes will produce doubts, suspicions, as it did in the past.

Except for four months in 1998, with Luxembourg, Brazil has exclusive technicians since Telê Santana, hired in 1980.

In October of the previous year, Cláudio Coutinho shared Flamengo and the national team.

In the last week of October 1979, there was a semifinal of the Copa América, in Asunción, against Paraguay, on a Wednesday (24th), and a semifinal of Carioca, against Vasco, on Sunday (28th).

Of his 22 summoned, two were from Flamengo, the lateral Toninho and the defender Rondinelli, and one from Vasco, the goalkeeper Leão. With Zico injured, Coutinho left the Júnior winger, midfielder Carpegiani and midfielder Tita, substitute for Galinho, with the number 10 shirt off the list.

On Wednesday, without the three red-blacks, Brazil lost 2-1 in Asunción. On Sunday, Flamengo beat Vasco by 3 to 2. Three goals from Tita, rested, in Leão, the goalkeeper who played on Wednesday, in Paraguay.

At the time, the conflict of interests was not discussed. It doesn’t even matter if Coutinho acted in bad faith. Possibly not. It was the way it worked at the time. In 1970, Zagallo was coach of Botafogo, assigned to the national team. He came back after being tri world.

The following year, he was the last Fluminense coach shared with the Brazilian national team, before Fernando Diniz. Brazil only played seven matches in 1971, Pelé’s farewell among them. Zagallo took leave of absence from his club for a month and returned to be Carioca champion.

Fluminense was proud to have the national team coach. Today, the crowd protests. Reason to think that Fernando Diniz’s good idea as Brazil’s coach could go wrong.

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