Brazilian coach: Uneasy about foreigners coaching Brazil, Ancelotti cannot win the World Cup next year

September 9th Brazilian coach Abel Braga made controversial remarks about Ancelotti coaching the national team. In an interview, Braga tried to defend the status of local coaches and criticized the Italian coach. Braga, 73, said: "It's upsetting me. I'm not questioning his character, people who know him say he's good. It's just that when he opens his coat, he's not wearing a Brazilian yellow uniform. Five World Cup championships were won by the Brazilians, so it creates a sense of sadness because no one believes in the Brazilian coach. From the results, it's the same in the club." Braga has coached countless teams and has accumulated a lot of experience in France and Switzerland, and he has severely criticized Ancelotti's debut in Quito.

"Ancelotti's first game was bad, very bad, the team seemed nervous and retreated to defend. I was surprised when I saw the comments the next day. People did not talk about the performance of the game, but said that Brazil was closer to the World Cup. If the team was transferred to Dorival or Diniz in this game, this situation would not be the case and they would be criticized all the time. Due to the media's tolerance attitude, this sentiment also affected the next game."

Braga predicted that Ancelotti would not become the world champion next year, but he was optimistic about future games. "I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think he will become a world champion, and it will take some time to wait. The next generation of players, such as Enderick, Estewan, etc., will succeed, they are all extraordinary players."

Despite these fierce criticisms, the old coach who once coached in flamenco praised the progress of Brazil. "In the past, when the national team went to play, the streets would be full of flags and newspapers would be reported on the front page. And in the game against Paraguay, the atmosphere recovered. A slightly different style of play, good intensity, I think it would lead to a good winning streak."