tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99580576789162871.post1205117362797628956..comments2024-03-01T08:38:17.887+00:00Comments on Snap, Kaká and Pop!: Greetings from square one: Felipão returns after Menezes dismissalsnapkakapophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12445663831424089284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99580576789162871.post-16696956699427755892012-12-06T08:51:13.663+00:002012-12-06T08:51:13.663+00:00***I do not think that the two years Menezes put i...***I do not think that the two years Menezes put in were lost in the least, nor will they be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99580576789162871.post-12324485110512611462012-12-06T08:48:41.162+00:002012-12-06T08:48:41.162+00:00Don't confuse 'too reserved' with lack...Don't confuse 'too reserved' with lack of intelligence. He was composed and I believe he did have a decent four-year plan. Unfortunately, if you give a man half of the time to the World Cup, and he gives you meager results up to that point... what do you do? It's a tickle of funny that perhaps his predictability in organization left the committee (an organization), a la contraire, in a very unpredictable situation. <br /><br />Now this is also just my personal opinion but it seems to me that he lacked the ability to instill a certain desire by his style of play. By desire I mean to say desire to perform; a certain hunger. I'm not sure that if Brazil were to have fallen behind in knockout match in the WC that Menezes would be able to tactically do what would be necessary to overcome. So here I agree with you completely. Simply put Brazil is a patriarchal society. That translates to the outspoken-and-loud-guy standard in football. It is not a friendly place to patience in that regard. That didn't bode well for a Menezes WC tenure.<br /><br />Thanks for linking that article. It nailed the politics of futebol brasileiro pretty well and I'd agree with the article that the sacking was nearly inevitable. I wasn't aware about the changes mentioned within the CBF really. It looks like Mano did get a bit screwed over in regards to the politics there. <br /><br />There are positives and negatives though. I stand behind Scolari, his experience, and the respect the players will likely pay him. I do think that the two years Menezes put in were lost in the least, nor will they be. Scolari might steer the squad differently but I think Mano grew the younger players and eased them into a certain composure that isn't going to vanish overnight.<br /><br />At any rate it's an interesting discussion. I always appreciate the perspective. Good on ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99580576789162871.post-44180021374045040552012-12-05T15:41:03.568+00:002012-12-05T15:41:03.568+00:00Agree that Guardiola would have been the best choi...Agree that Guardiola would have been the best choice of all. <br /><br />As for Menezes being 'too reserved'... I'm not sure being a quiet, thoughtful coach is a bad thing. It just so happens that Brazil's football culture tends to favour the outspoken or loud guys.<br /><br />James Young expresses that point very well here, if you're interested: <br /><br />http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/27/brazilian-football’s-big-dog-culture-leaves-mano-menezes-looking-like-a-chihuahua/<br /><br />Cheerssnapkakapophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445663831424089284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99580576789162871.post-2433109114288136422012-12-04T01:45:52.819+00:002012-12-04T01:45:52.819+00:00I disagree. Menezes was too reserved to be the nat...I disagree. Menezes was too reserved to be the national coach. In my opinion, giving younger national players a chance on the seleção was one of the only strong points of his tenure. His strategy was to develope no doubt. I believe had he stayed Brazil would have sulked as host to an early oust in their own country. <br /><br />Albeit Scolari hasn't done much lately, I wouldn't count the man out. Populism? Perhaps to extent. The 'country of the future' has never ceased to leave its past but one could argue that Brazil's football has been and always will remain derived from its past. Scolari may not have a recent record of trophies but he does have experience teamed with reputation and there are certain people whose shortcomings only fuel their desire to win again. The timing may well be just right. <br /><br />As for Guardiola, I have no reservations against claiming he would have been more than ideal for the job. It just didn't come to fruition. Not everything is meant to be... ask Mano. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com