Brazil coach Dunga was sacked on mesosSunday following the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit withcharismatic Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the title in 2002, immediatelybeing tipped to take over.
“The cycle of work started in 2006 andwhich culminated with the elimination of Brazil in the World Cup inSouth Africa is finished,” said a statement from the Brazilian footballconfederation (CBF).
“The CBF announces the dismissal of thetechnical commission of the Brazilian team. The new commission will beannounced at the end of July.”
Dunga, 46, who skippered Brazil to the 1994 World Cup, had been national team coach since 2006.
He had already said that he was intending to step down after four yearsfollowing the five-time champions 2-1 defeat to Holland in thequarter-finals in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
However, on his arrival home on Sunday, Dunga did not rule out staying in the job.
“I am going to rest before meeting, in one or two weeks’ time, thepresident of the CBF, Ricardo Teixeira to talk about it (extending hisstay in charge),” Dunga told a news conference before the CBF quicklyshattered his optimism.
Brazilian media immediately startedspeculating on the identity of Dunga’s successor whose job will beguiding the team on home soil at 2014 World Cup.
The favourite isScolari, who won the World Cup in 2002, although he has ruled himselfout saying he intends to honour his contract with Palmeiras which runsuntil 2012.
“I have a contract with Palmeiras and it is here that I am going to work,” Scolari told El Dorado radio.
“It would be great to finish my career coaching a team at the World Cupto be staged in Brazil, but I cannot respond to any offer until after2012.”
Other names being mentioned are Mano Menezes, currentlycoach at Corinthians, and ex-AC Milan boss Leonardo. Jorginho, who wasDunga’s assistant in South Africa, is also believed to be in therunning.
Brazilian players were met with insults and pushing and shoving from wow gold angry fans amid a welter of recriminations for their poor World Cup showing when they arrived in Rio.
Aside from Dunga, the target for much of their ire was Felipe Melo, whodeflected in Wesley Sneijder’s opener for the Dutch and then gothimself sent off.
The Brazilians landed after a 10-hour flight fromSouth Africa and fans immediately vented their anger, judging Melo oneof the “fathers of defeat.”
Fans were more forgiving withgoalkeeper Julio Cesar, some shouting out their gratitude for what theysaw as a good showing overall by the Inter Milan shot-stopper who wastearful after the Dutch defeat.
“I am very emotional - I want tothank the Brazilian fans. This was the fruit of three-and-a-half yearsof work,” said Julio Cesar before being driven off along with hismother.
Kleberson, Gilberto Melo, Juan buy wow gold and Thiago Silva also had to run the gauntlet along with team doctor Jose Luiz Runco.
Runco admitted that star midfielder Kaka, who failed to shine at theWorld Cup, was not properly fit and wouldn’t have played at a lesserevent.
Kaka came into the tournament on the back of a disappointingseason with Real Madrid which was marred by thigh problems which forcedhim to miss more than six weeks of the season.
“I suffered a lot since I got injured,” the 2007 world and European footballer of the year told journalists.
Fans were not impressed and whistles and jeers were aimed in hisdirection during Real’s defeat by Lyon in the last 16 of the ChampionsLeague in March.
“They did it in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Milan … it happens to all players. The fans are very emotional,” he said.
Kaka failed to score in the World Cup and was also red-carded, cheap wow gold albeit unjustly, in the group win over Ivory Coast.
没有评论:
发表评论