Dorival the Younger admitted that The Brazilian national team is going through a very difficult moment and that it is urgent to overcome this, in a statement he made this Thursday at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, in which he was presented as new coach Canarinha.
Strategist, formerly from Sao Paulo, In his presentation he stated:
Brazilian football is very strong and will not be able to survive a moment like the one we are experiencing. Perhaps this will serve as a lesson for us to overcome this and find a new path. We need to rediscover the path of victory.
⚽️🇧🇷 Dorival Junior during a performance at the Brazilian Seleção:
– From now on, this is not Dorival Seleçao, but the Brazilian Povo Seleçao!
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— Esportudo – Esports happens here! (@EsportudoBR) January 11, 2024
Brazil team, five-time world champion in marching sixth place in South American qualification for the 2026 World Cup, his worst start in competition.
🇧🇷 | Dorival Junior has officially become the new coach of the Brazilian Seleção!
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— RaFla Mello (@raflamello81) January 11, 2024
suffered last year three defeats in a row something that didn’t happen two decades ago, yeahHe suffered his first defeat while playing at home. in the qualifying round, precisely against his eternal rival Argentina.
61 year old technician one of the most successful currently in Brazilian football, he added. it is impossible to identify the perpetrators no possible intervention to explain the current critical moment, although he added that it something that can be reversed.
From now on, we need to look for solutions and strive for unity. Brazil is not the choice of this or that coach, but of the entire Brazilian people. We need to create a team that will again inspire confidence in all fans.
He stated that recovery may not be as fast as many expect, and this it may take time for results to appear, but what Brazil has all the conditions to find its way again and a balance that allows them to qualify for the World Cup and even think about the fight over a new name.
“With confidence we are going to return to a new title decision,” he said. Dorival the Younger, who believes that this could happen as early as 2026.
The new coach said that for Brazil is recovering, no need to start from scratch but to take advantage of what his predecessor, the interim coach, had already left behind Fernando Diniz, so the players he can summon won’t be much different from the ones he used.
🎙️ Dorival Junior about Neymar Jr.:
“Neymar is currently one of the three best players in the world”
“He is a very good and important player…”
“As long as he is focused and recovered, he will be called upon…”
“I have no problem with Him, even considering what happened in 2010.” pic.twitter.com/G9ZshK9ZJN
— Chris 🇧🇷 (@crsxsa) January 11, 2024
The changes needed are emotional and positioning. Players must be aware that they are wearing a heavy jersey with history. They need to better understand what it means to represent a team and everyone take their responsibility. They must respect the jersey more and never lose the desire to always want to win.
Dorival the Younger, signed a coaching contract until the end of the season World Cup 2026, He said he was realizing his biggest dream since childhood.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias

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