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Goatseye on 07 May 2015
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Ka-pi96 said:
Goatseye said:

Nothing changed my friend. Brazil stopped in the soccer evolution ladder for a long time.

They play with 2 Wing Backs, 2 Center Defenders, 2 Center Midefielders, 3 Attacking Midfielders and 1 Striker.

Old Brazilian squads had way more revered defenders than nowadays. Cafu, Geraldao, Branco, Lucio, Emerson, Taffarel, Maycon, Beletti, Roque Junior, Juan etc...

Brazilian defenders nowadays are not that very well fitted for European clubs or world tournaments.

Out of those Brazilian defenders you listed I only recognise 3 of them (Cafu, Lucio and Beletti) and I'd consider all 3 of those to be modern Brazillian players, not from the Brazil of old.

As for Brazillian defenders nowadays isn't Thiago Silva often cited as one of the best defenders in the world? David Luiz is the most expensive defender of all time (really don't know why though ) isn't he?

Tiago Silva, Miranda and Danilo are the only respected Brazilian defenders nowadays.

Cafu was from 1994 WC squad, Lucio and Beletti are from 2002 WC squad.

Tiago Silva is the exception of the bunch, although Miranda is a good CD, not extraordinary. David Luiz... they don't talk about him.