If Brazil is led to regaining the World Cup, Ancelotti will become a GOAT

After losing to Argentina 1-4 in the World Cup qualifiers at the end of March, Brazil's defense completely collapsed. In that game, Brazil was at a disadvantage from beginning to end. Coach Dorival Junior seemed completely out of his way - and he was the last card played by powerful lobby groups who thought Brazil did not need foreign coaches.

Brazil began to contact Carlo Ancelotti with a sense of urgency. On Monday, the official announcement was finally released. The new "pope" (here refers to the new coach of the national team) comes from Italy, not the United States.

In some ways, this is quite controversial. For traditionalists, it is an offense for a foreign-born coach to take over the national team that has won the World Cup five times and has previously been led by local Brazilian coaches.

The players are definitely the ones who care least about these controversies. Brazilian stars have long been accustomed to working with coaches of different nationalities. Some big-name stars have worked with Ancelotti and have achieved success. Especially Vinicius Jr., who has a close relationship with the Italian coach and will be happy to continue working with him. Casemiro, who was Ancelotti's main player when he was in Real Madrid, may also be recalled to the national team.

Casemiro has missed the national team in the past year, but he is likely to be the solution to the problem of Brazil's midfield, which is the biggest problem area for Brazil in this World Cup qualifier. In fact, there are reports that Ancelotti has reached out to Casemiro and Neymar.

It will be interesting to see how he manages the Brazilian team's top scorer (Nemar). Dorival Junior was ready to return Neymar when he was far from returning to his best form, but after he was injured again, the plan had to be abandoned. Neymar will not be able to return to the arena until June 1, and it is hard to imagine that he can compete in next month's game. Then it depends on how he proves his physical condition.

Ancelotti's successful cooperation with Brazilian players is just one of the reasons why the Brazilian Football Association is interested in him. For Brazilian Football Association President Ednaldo Rodriguez, he meets all requirements.

He was a top midfielder with World Cup experience, which is a plus for a national team coach. In 1994, he was an assistant to Arrigo Saki and had experience in coaching the competition. Moreover, he has extraordinary adaptability and can adapt well to different environments. He has won league championships in all five major European leagues and has won the Champions League many times.

Brazil has never won the World Cup since 2002. Since then, every time Brazil encounters a European team in the knockout stage, it has not been possible to go further. Ancelotti is seen as the one who leads Brazil to cross this obstacle.

Rodriguez said: "Holding Carlo Ancelotti to coach Brazil is not just a strategic move. It is an announcement to the world that we are determined to reach the top.

" He is the best coach in history and now he coaches the best national team in the world. Together, we will write a brilliant new chapter in Brazilian football. ”

New chapter is about to begin. Brazil needs to call players this week to prepare for the next World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and home against Paraguay. Ecuador and Paraguay are the teams in good shape in South America. Ancelotti will not officially take over until May 26, and he must quickly get into the form and prepare for the matches on June 5 and June 10. After that, he can prepare for international matches later this year with relatively calmness.

He has two major advantages. The first is the expansion of the World Cup. Brazil is currently ranked fourth in the South American qualifiers standings, only one more point than Colombia, which ranks sixth, and there are some tricky games next. In previous World Cup qualifiers In the game, Brazil needs to strive for the World Cup qualification. This time, since more teams can qualify, they are unlikely to miss the 2026 World Cup unless Brazil suffers a disastrous result. In fact, Ancelotti can start preparing for the World Cup. Another advantage is that it is unlikely that the situation will get worse. It is hard to imagine that it will be worse than this when he played against Argentina. Brazil has excellent players, but its overall performance is not good. Any other country will be happy if it has the goalkeeper, centre-back and winger of Brazil. Ancelotti will try to cover up the team's shortcomings in his low-key way and highlight the team's advantages. He just needs to be like Ronaldo Jay Moore (famous actor, known for his elegance and confidence) can immediately win trust by raising his eyebrows (expressing confidence).

In fact, it is not new to foreign coaches coaching Brazilian football. When Brazil went to the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, Brazil was only considered the third echelon in South America. Uruguay and Argentina started faster, and coaches from both countries played an important role in the development of Brazilian football.

In the 1925 Copa America, Uruguay Ramon Pratro was the coach of Brazil. Then Hungarian coaches were involved. In fact, both the Uruguayan (Ondino Vieira) and the Hungarian (Bello Gutman) were against Brazil, who won their first World Cup championship in 1958 The formation of the tactical system played a role—the coach at that time was almost Paraguayan Manuel Fletas Solic. These history was downplayed after winning the championship in 1958, 1962 and 1970. But in a global sports like football, various ideas and tactics always spread in different places. Over the years, Ancelotti was influenced by Brazilian players who played and coached together, and he also had an impact on the other side of the Atlantic (Brazil). When Titt (the coach who led Brazil to the past two World Cups) coached, Ancelotti was an important reference. Both World Cups, Brazil was a little unlucky and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.. In 2018, they were supposed to be able to drag the game against Belgium into overtime, and four years later, they lost to Croatia in a penalty shootout, and Croatia's only shot on the right side (and deflected) as overtime was approaching the end of the game determined the outcome.

If Ancelotti can lead Brazil to the next level, reach the semi-finals and win the sixth World Cup, he will undoubtedly become the greatest coach in football history.