Selection starts new cycle for World Cup with goal problems

Sector with less concern over the more than six years of Era Tite, the goal of the Brazilian team starts the cycle for 2026 World Cup in crisis. Absolute holder since 2016, alisson made two glaring mistakes for Liverpool in the last two months. edersonhis immediate reserve in the selection, is also going through a bad phase and missed last week in the equalizing goal of RB Leipzig against Manchester City, for the Champions League of Europe.

Thus, it will be up to interim Ramon Menezes to decide whether to bankroll the duo’s permanence for the friendly with Moroccoat the end of the month, or if it starts to pave the way for the future coach of the selection to elect the new number 1 of Brazil.

Ramon, champion coach of the U-20 South American Championship, was chosen by the CBF to command the main team on the 25th, since the entity has still not managed to hire its new coach – the favorite is Carlo Ancelloti, from Real Madrid. It is likely that for this friendly he will keep Tite’s base, and even for that reason the maintenance of the goalkeepers seemed obvious. But their recent retrospect has turned on the yellow light.

Called more than once by Taffarel as “the best goalkeeper in the world”, Alisson made two mistakes in a span of 45 days that lesser rated goalkeepers rarely make in years. In January, he tried to leave playing after a ball backed up and delivered it to the feet of Gonçalo Guedes, Wolverhampton striker, who took the opportunity to score his team’s equalizer with Liverpool in the FA Cup. “It can’t happen,” said coach Jürgen Klopp after the game.

Last week, Alisson failed in a similar way in the 5-2 defeat suffered by his team against Real Madrid, in the Champions League. After the back ball, he tried to move away with a kick to the attack, but he sent it on top of Vinicius Jr. The ball went straight into the goal.

An immediate reserve in the national team, Ederson has also been criticized at Manchester City. Among the most acidic criticisms on social networks, there are those who say that he plays better with his feet than his hands. That’s because, against RB Leipzig, the goalkeeper was in the middle of the way in a corner kick and allowed Gvardiol to head the equalizer. The lack of definition when leaving the goal is a basic error, unthinkable for a national team goalkeeper.

LACK OF OPTIONS

Against Morocco, Ramon Menezes can give a vote of confidence and keep Alisson and Ederson among the squad. He can also choose to wevertonthird goalkeeper on the team with Tite and who maintains respectable regularity.

The point is that the Palmeiras holder will hardly be in the group that will compete in the 2026 World Cup – it is unthinkable that Brazil will not qualify, considering that for the next World Cup there will be six direct places and one play-off, with ten teams in contention . After all, in 2026 Weverton will be 38 years old.

Among the alternatives, few in Brazilian football seem in conditions. Cassio is the name always mentioned, but he is even older than Weverton – he will have 39 in the next Cup. Eversonfrom Atlético, and saints, from Flamengo, will have 35 and 36, respectively. Furthermore, the duo has been shaky at their clubs.

One possibility is for Ramon Menezes to choose two of them for safety and summon a third young goalkeeper to compose the group. One option would be Mycaelof athletic. The player stood out in the campaign for the South American under-20 title, and should compete in the World Cup in May. He will be 22 years old in 2026.