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Quote from: giorgione on April 16, 2025, 08:05:57 AM

Brazil is no longer what it used to be, there are teams and not only Brazil that have dropped in performance, even well-known and very strong teams like Italy, which has not qualified for several years, it is not a good thing, the level of football has dropped a lot and we are seeing it with the current teams, now the players are all athletes and not football players

Theoretically over the past few years, it has become apparent to all of us that Brazil is no longer what it used to be. It is worth observing that they have not been able to prove themselves properly in the last few FIFA stages, there is room for doubt about their performance in this upcoming World Cup. In fact it seems that the player the Brazilian team relies on the most is not able to recover from the injury. In my opinion Neymar Jr. had a great comeback but suddenly he has a thigh problem again. So from this point on it should be considered that he will not be able to play for Santos Club and the Brazilian national team for much longer, meaning his chances of playing are very slim.

Brazil is not like before because they have lost their characteristics, indeed player injuries are also a major problem such as Neymar who was always injured during the World Cup and most likely in the next World Cup Neymar will also have difficulty appearing because he is very prone to injury lately.

Brazil's characteristics have disappeared Because Brazilian players play systematic football in their clubs. A few years ago, even though they played in Europe, Brazilian players were given the freedom to show Jogobonito on the field. For example Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ronaldo, etc.

But now Brazilian players who have above average skills in carrying the ball but when holding the ball too much are immediately criticized with the words too much dribbling, too individualistic. So like it or not, Brazilian players follow modern football, when Brazilian players are called to play for the national team, that identity fades. Brazil, which is used to playing well, adapts to the game system.

If Brazil really throws away its Jogobonito characteristics, they should look for a European coach, not recruit a local coach. So the Brazilian Football Federation should be braver in recruiting proven top European coaches if indeed they consider Jogabonito to be no longer relevant in modern football as it is today.