Brazil unworried by lack of worries
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-29 10:37 Last time around, they were tipped for an early exit after using four coaches
as they staggered through the qualifiers and got themselves knocked out of the
previous year's Copa America by Honduras.
Yet, under the flamboyant leadership of Luiz Felipe Scolari, they went on to
win a fifth world title when it was least expected while pre-tournament
favourites Argentina fell at the first hurdle.
Tostao, who played in the 1970 World Cup team and is now a respected
newspaper columnist, is among those wishing for something to fret about.
"The Brazilian team continues to be almost perfect," he wrote. "Even Ronaldo
seems to be thinner. But without doubts, problems and controversies, the Hexa
(sixth world title) is more difficult."
Parreira, however, sees it as a new challenge to be faced.
"You often hear that World Cup is won a team which has been discredited at
the start," he said.
"But as far as I'm concerned, taboos are made to be broken."
"It's not an accident that things are going well. This is a result of work
and planning by the players and by the technical staff."
He said: "We want to prove that its possible to win after starting as
favourites and when everything is going to well."
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