The reporter reported coldlyOne year ago, when the position of coach of the Brazilian team was vacant, the coaches of the whole country were silent. The foreign coaches contacted by the Brazilian Football Association also ran into a wall one after another, and they were embarrassed. One year later, the disorder of the Brazilian team continues to worsen. Who would want to stand up for this mess of the Samba Army?After Carlo Ancelotti renewed his contract with Real Madrid, everything went back to where he started a year ago. According to a poll by Global Sports, more than 50% of fans still choose to hire a foreign coach. Only a handful of fans want to be coached by Brazilian coaches, which shows the disappointment of the football kingdom with its homegrown coaches.
Scoreboard magazine analysed five favourites who could coach Brazil, with Jose Mourinho topping the list and the most mentioned name on Brazilian social media following Carlo Ancelotti's contract extension. Although Mourinho declined the invitation of the Brazilian Football Federation last year, this year may be different. Jose Mourinho's contract with Roma expires this summer, at least for now. Jose Mourinho has always had a long-cherished desire to coach the national team, but unfortunately he has never been able to achieve it in the Portuguese team. Coaching a team with no language barrier could make Jose Mourinho, who has the freedom to choose his future this summer.
In Brazil, Portuguese coach A., who has just led Palmeiras to the Brazilian Liga titleFerreira's popularity is still high. His contract expires at the end of 2024 and he has led the team to eight titles since 2020, second only to Blandao (10). Pacos Ferreira has been the most successful coach in the Brazilian Liga in recent years, but last year he did not accept an offer from the Brazilian Football Federation, instead emphasizing the priority of fulfilling his contract with the club. Unless Palmeiras do not perform well in the São Paulo State League and the group stage of the Copa Libertadores this year, it will be difficult for Ferreira to leave the Palms.
Another veteran Portuguese coach Gabriel Jesus is also a favourite, having led the team to the Liga 1 and Copa Libertadores doubles in 2019, as well as a runner-up in the Club World Cup, and is considered one of the best coaches in the history of Flamengo. He is currently in charge of Saudi giants Riyadh Crescent, and his contract expires this summer. However, the Brazilian national team is completely unable to compete with the Saudi giants in terms of salary. As long as Gabriel Jesus wins the league or AFC Champions League trophy, the Brazilian Football Federation has no confidence to convince the 70-year-old coach to take charge of the Samba Army next July.
Brazilian coach Renato Gocho, whose contract with Gremio expired at the end of last year, is also a possible candidate - last season, thanks to Suarez's excellent performance, he led promoted Gremio to a runner-up finish in the Brazilian league. And Renato's resume is successful enough, winning 1 Copa Libertadores, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 2 Copa do Brasil, and 4 Rio Grande do Sul titles. If they like Renato Gocho, the Brazilian Football Federation will have to hurry up and negotiate with him, but it is difficult for the current leaderless Football Association to do so. The last choice is to let Dinis continue to lead the team part-time. But he has renewed his contract with Fluminense for one year, and it is impossible for the Brazilian Football Federation to let him lead the team full-time.
For the Brazilian team, the most important thing is to let the new president of the Brazilian Football Federation be released as soon as possible, so as to have the conditions to select a new coach for the Samba Army.