The technician Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’who commanded the Brazilian team for six and a half years and was the coach at the 2018 Russia and Qatar 2022 World Cups, has terminated his contract with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday, which is still in search of a replacement.
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tite, that he had already announced his decision to leave the ‘Canarinha’ after the World Cup in Qatar regardless of the resultwent to the CBF headquarters this Tuesday after concluding the regulatory vacation period to formalize the end of his era as coach of Brazil.
words of thanks
“This one who is speaking to you is Adenor. I want to thank the players, the employees (of the CBF), the leaders and you, from the press, with whom I may have had divergences of opinion but I always respect”, affirmed the now former Brazilian coach in a brief statement he gave at the entity’s headquarters.
The technician refrained from making other statements; He confirmed that he had signed the termination of the contract and refused to talk about his future and about the proposals he has received to take over the command of some clubs.
The former coach has hinted that he intends to take a sabbatical before assuming command of a club, preferably a European one. With tite His direct assistants terminated his contract: Cléber Xavier, Matheus Bacchi -son- and the World Cup Cesar Sampaio.
The situation of the recruitment coordinator Brazilthe former footballer Juninho Paulistawill still be defined by the CBF management, since up to now he has not resigned but it is unknown if the entity will keep him in office with another coach.
He only lost six games out of 81
With the rescission the era came to an end tite in the Brazilian team, in which Canarinha only lost six of the 81 games it has played since 2016 (60 wins and 15 draws), but was prematurely eliminated from the World Cups in Russia and Qatar, and lost the Cup final America last year vs. Argentinahis traditional rival.
The only title of Brazil in the era tite was that of the 2019 Copa América, played in the country, and its best result was the classification of Brazil as leader in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup qualifiers, in the second of which undefeated and with a record number of victories. The official release of tite it will allow the CBF to stop treating its search for a new technician as a secret.
Ancelotti, Mou, Guardiola, Luis Enrique…
The entity does not hide its desire to hire a foreign coach and among the possible names cited to replace tite appear Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola Y Luis Enrique.
The CBF officially alleges that it has not negotiated with any coach, but some like ancelotti Y guardiola They have anticipated and clarified that they are committed to the clubs they currently command.
The forecast is for the CBF to announce a new coach in February, before the FIFA window scheduled for March, in which Brazil He will be able to play two friendly matches, his first commitments after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022 by Croatia.
