Brazil is still struggling to digest the elimination of the national team yesterday (Friday) in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, after the 4:2 loss to Croatia in a penalty shootout, after the misses of Rodrigo and Marcanius from the penalty spot.
But surprisingly, the one who is in the spotlight is the coach - Tita, who already at the end of the game announced the end of his position.
"It's his fault," argued the former Neto player, "Neymar didn't even have time to kick. The best penalty kicker in the world. It's a shame and disgrace. You don't deserve to be in this position. If he had kicked first and scored it would have allowed Alisson to stop, and Marquinhos would have scored. You Idiot, you made an entire country suffer. Lose this World Cup. You are the worst coach in the history of this country."
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Former German star Jurgen Klinsmann also expressed similar criticism.
"There were different approaches in penalties," he said.
"In the past, your best kicker was the one who set the tone. For me, Neymar must kick first, and set the tone. You start to fear, as a Brazilian. The whole country expects you to score, and you panic."
Tita tried to defend his decision and said at the end of the game: "The fifth penalty is usually decisive, and should be taken by a player who knows how to function under pressure."
The Brazilians at the end of the game, photo: Getty Images
After the resignation of the coach, and while the candidates mentioned to replace him come from the local league, some are calling for the appointment of a foreign coach at last.
One of them is ESPN commentator Paulo Cobus, who wrote: "These losses to European rivals show that Brazilian coaches are stuck in the past. We need to stop this, the next coach must be a foreigner. There's no point in dreaming about Pep Guardiola, but it's not that hard to find someone better outside the league Enough with this embarrassment."
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