The coach of Brazil, Dorival Juniorhe said on Monday from Paraguay who do not expect to offer “a spectacle” when facing Paraguay on Tuesday in the match for the eighth day of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
“There is no point in creating false expectations among the fans. We are not going to put on a show overnight,” said the coach at a press conference in the Paraguayan city of Luque.
The Brazilian said that it takes time to give a good performance, but he was confident that his team “will soon find the way.”
“I see an evolution as a team, not in terms of showmanship. As a team we are finding the way,” he said. Dorival Junior who stressed that his chosen players are “stronger” and “more aggressive” in recovering the ball.
In this sense, he celebrated the fact that the green-yellow team has evolved, although he acknowledged that “details are missing near the rival area” or some individual play that could unbalance the opponent, details that he considered fundamental and that “maybe have not occurred until now.”
The strategist referred to the short training time prior to the meeting with Ecuadorwhich they beat last Friday by 1-0, and mentioned that the Brazilians have dedicated Sunday and this Monday to their recovery and to “light work.”
“It’s what we have,” he said.
One step back
For its part, Danilothe captain of the Canarinhasaid he was sure that Brazil has left “a lot to be desired in recent times”, and he feels that he has been “a step behind”, at times, unable to win, despite having played perfectly.
“In the last two cycles we did very well and we couldn’t win. If we can’t win by doing everything perfectly, we’re a step behind,” he said.
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Danilo He acknowledged that the team “is not well armed,” although he stressed that Dorival “found a clear and well-done planning path.”
“We have to improve, of course. We know that the patience (of the fans) is less, but that’s how it is, we know it,” he said. Danilo referring to the discontent of the fans who question the performance of Brazilwhich is fourth with 10 integers.
Danilo He also said that as a national team they had to get used to dealing with the expectations of playing in a team with the hierarchy of Brazilbut admitted that “the games are really difficult,” even with Paraguay, country that is in seventh place and in the play-off zone.
