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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I take some issue, I can't say whether or not he would be on the team, but he would get a sniff. He is a better player than some of the midfeilders on their current squad.
Diego and Anderson come to mind. Deco plays for one of the biggest clubs in the world, he would be getting a sniff 100 percent.
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Brazil's 'current' squad is typically a random assortment of people they could collect for any particular game plus a couple of stars like Kaka or Robinho. The biggest problem with Brazil's team is that their best players are playing all over the world and cant be brought in to play national games at any given time.
When a club like Barca is paying a superstar like Ronaldinho they dont always release him for international duty.
Scolari used more than 50 different players furing the World Cup qualifiers before they won the World Cup.
I'll agree that Deco probably would have gotten consideration for Brazil's squad a few years ago, but recently if he wasnt Scolari's favorite he wouldnt even be in the Portugal squad this year. He got all of what, 1 goal for Barca this year? He has been brutal.
And yes, I know he was injured for half the season, but he still played 28 games and got 1 goal.
One of the biggest squads in the world wanted him to sign his contract termination papers before he left for Euro. Hardly a sparkling endorsement.
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I hate the view that everything out of Brazil right now is head and shoulders better than the rest when they're not even the best team in their continent.
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Not the best on their continent because they've only played 4 games and won 2 and drawn 2. They're a whole whopping point behind Argentina and 2 points out of 1st. Woohoo.
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Brazil isn't what they used to be.
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Actually, yeah, they kinda are, but only when its important.
Right now, yeah, they arent doing so hot. But its not important right now. But how about during the Copa America where they sent a mailed in squad plus Robinho and absolutely walked all over a full-strength Argentina?