Copa America 2024: Hidden storm in Selecao

A striking image after the Brazilian team's draw at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California (USA) on June 25, many fans scolded captain Danilo, causing the 32-year-old Juventus player to react.

Luckily, striker Neymar, who came to support his team, was able to get on the field in time to pull Danilo away to avoid an embarrassing argument from erupting. "This shows that the fans' disappointment with the Brazilian team has erupted. The suppression has finally broken out!", ESPN (USA) expressed. "Selecao paid the price for being too cautious about tactics. Coach Dorival Junior also caused great disappointment when he was unable to find a solution for the Brazilian team to decode Costa Rica's 5-man defense," journalist Tim Vickery, who specializes in writing about Brazilian football, commented on ESPN.

Coach Dorival Junior's team is receiving a storm of criticism from public opinion.

In the face of increasing criticism of the Brazilian team, striker Neymar showed his support for his teammates with a rather long post to encourage on social network Instagram. In it, the 32-year-old player, who is out of action and absent from Copa America due to injury, put his faith in his teammates to soon regain their position and return to the championship race. However, Brazilian fans commented: "Ronaldinho was right!". Neymar responded by replying: "Shut up".

Before the 2024 Copa America kicked off, former Brazilian legend Ronaldinho criticized the team as "one of the worst Brazilian teams in recent years, without a trustworthy leader, only average players". This comment received strong reactions from many sides, forcing Ronaldinho to speak up to correct it. But then many Brazilian fans now have to admit that Ronaldinho's words were completely true through the team's lackluster performance in the match against Costa Rica, the team ranked 52nd in the world , while Selecao is 4th.

Brazilian press also questioned whether coach Dorival Junior was right in choosing defender Danilo as captain of the Selecao at this year’s Copa America, when this player has not shown his leadership ability, even arguing publicly with fans. Meanwhile, center-back Marquinhos and striker Vinicius are considered the leaders in the dressing room.

Regardless of the speculation, the Brazilian team needs to improve its performance and must win against Paraguay in the next match of Group D at 8am on June 29 (live on VTC1) to regain its position. Paraguay has lost to Brazil in 4 consecutive matches recently and has not scored any goals. In the opening match of Copa America 2024, Paraguay also lost to Colombia 1-2. Therefore, if they cannot win, Coach Dorival Junior's team will fall to the bottom of criticism by Brazilian fans.

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