Ancelotti and Neymar… Brazil’s bet on glory that doesn’t exist

Even if kept Brazil With a history of international honors with five championships, the national team no longer has the same dominance it was known for in legendary times like. Pellets andRomario andRonaldo andRonaldinho.

Since his last reign in 2002, he has been on the rise The Brazilian team 4 times from the quarter-finals within 5 editions World CupAlthough it reached the semi-finals only once, it lost a historic loss to the national team Germany It’s a score of 1-7 at home World Cup 2014.

In recent years, the Brazilian national team has been experiencing technical instability, after three coaches managed to lead it following the departure of coach Tite in the quarter-finals. World Cup 2022 Against Croatia on penalties.

And they took it Ancelottiwho was the first choice of the Brazilian Federation, to train the national team, replaces Dorival Junior after a terrible defeat by Argentina with a goal of 4-1.

Despite the success of the Italian coach leading Brazil to reach the finals of the 2026 World Cup organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico, the team’s ability still raises questions, especially after the friendly loss to France with a score of 1-2 last March.

Ancelotti confirmed his confidence in the current team, saying: “It may not be perfect, but it is focused, humble, and putting the interest of the team above everything else,” saying that his philosophy depends on “betting on the team and not on the team.”

The Italian coach’s statement came after the announcement of the final World Cup series, which saw the return of Neymar after more than two years, which caused a lot of internal controversy. Brazil.

Neymar, the former star of my club, is preparing Barcelona andParis Saint-Germainfor the fourth participation in the World Cup He is 34 years old, although he has struggled with repeated injuries and lack of age since returning to his parent club Santos.

There are also doubts about his participation in the friendlies against Panama and Egypt due to a right leg injury.

Ancelotti insisted that Neymar’s participation is not guaranteed, saying: “He will play if he deserves it, and the decision will be in training,” and added that the team should not put all their expectations on one player.

Although he focuses on the team’s progress, he has… The Brazilian team A few famous offensive names, among them Vinicius Junior And Rafinha, in addition to the young talent Andric.

Neymar’s return was widely welcomed by Brazilian fans, especially since he is the team’s top scorer with 79 goals, more than Pele’s record, but the decision did not receive media support.

In the same way, former player Tostao, who won the World Cup of 1970, asked in a speech to the newspaper “Folia de São Paulo” if “the good that Neymar will bring is more than the bad.”

The return of Neymar also comes in the absence due to injury, especially Rodrigo and Estévao, in addition to the defender Eder Militao.

However, Bertozzi believes that… Brazil “They are not considered one of the most famous people, but they still want to be respected,” referring to the 1994 and 2002 teams, which were also contested before winning the tournament.

The Brazilians hope to repeat the achievement of the generation of 1994, which ended a 24-year drought of titles, when the team won the title of the World Cup in the United States after defeating Italy in the final, a competition in which Ancelotti was part of the technical staff as assistant coach of Arrigo Sacchi.