Tostão: Marcelo Bielsa is celebrated for his failures – 06/17/2023 – Tostão

Ednaldo, president of the CBF, said that by June 30th it will be decided whether Ancelotti will direct the selection. However, if he accepts the invitation, he will probably arrive a year from now, when his contract with Real Madrid ends. Is it worth the wait?

Those who agree argue that the coaches who won the world for Brazil did not have long periods in charge and that with Tite, Brazil was eliminated in two Cups, the last one after six years of work by the coach. In addition, the CBF would save a fortune during the year when it will not pay the coach.

Should Ancelotti live in Brazil? I imagine that he would like to live in Rio de Janeiro and watch the beautiful sunset on Morro Dois Irmãos from Arpoador.

The president of the CBF needs to be aware, because a year is a long time to live. Ancelotti may have problems during this period, change his mind. “Life takes many turns, life is not ours (João Guimarães Rosa).”

There is also no certainty that Brazil with Ancelotti will shine and/or be world champion. Tite was not solely responsible for the defeats. Selection also has other problems, both individual and psychological.

I imagine that there is already an emotional insecurity in the collective unconscious that is transmitted from one team to another and even to the boys, one of the explanations for the elimination of the under-20 team for Israel, in the quarterfinals of the recent World Cup, as happened with the main team in the last two World Cups.

Regardless of the performance and result of Saturday’s (17th) game against Guinea, Brazil needs better wingers, one or two great midfielders and a center forward. There are good players in those positions, but not at the level of a big team. All other teams also have shortcomings. Before the 2022 World Cup, there were eight teams more or less with an equal chance of winning the title.

Seeing Modric play in Croatia’s 4-2 victory over the Netherlands in the League of Nations made the lack of an ace midfielder in the Brazilian team more evident. Modric, aged 37, glides across the field with exceptional lucidity, knowing the right moment to hold the ball and touching it quickly, beautifully and efficiently. He reminds me of Didi, the Ethiopian Prince, as he was called by Nelson Rodrigues, who, with a trivela pass, with the outside of his foot, made the ball go around the body of the opponent to reach his teammate.

Croatia faces Spain in the final of the League of Nations this Sunday (18). There is no favorite. These are two teams that stand out for their approach, exchange of passes and possession of the ball in midfield. However, there is a lack of great attackers in the middle and on the side. Brazil, on the other hand, has Neymar and Vinicius Junior, two exceptional strikers, but does not have a great midfielder to play alongside Casemiro, in addition to not prioritizing ball control in midfield.

In the middle of the week, I saw Bielsa’s debut in charge of Uruguay. He did not call up the most prominent players, veterans like Suárez and Cavani, or youngsters like Valverde and Arrascaeta. Bielsa wanted to meet the boys, several from the under-20 world champion team. Discovering talents and forming great sets are characteristics of the coach. It amazes me how Uruguay, with a population equal to that of Belo Horizonte, has so many world-renowned players.

Bielsa is a highly praised coach, even without titles. Guardiola has already said that Bielsa is the best in the world. Bielsa is the only coach in the world celebrated for failing.

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