Darth_Sidius

Prvo pozdrav sunarodnjak I watch brazilian league for almost 40 years (last 5-8 years little bit less), in 80s i got VHS games of brazilian football league from my friend in Brazil, as kids in my neighborhood we were obsessed with this VHS records. I knew almost every player in "big 12" clubs, so i know that there was (at least until 2010) concentration of quality in domestic league that would not be worse than their european players. I can bet that brazil league selection would trash brazilian national team in 2014 with big margin, of course they would not choke , choking is common with south american european players , you rarely see this in brazilian league or clubs playing copa libertadores . For exampe Gabigol Barbossa is better striker than any european striker in brazilian team. Brazil would have healthier national team if they would give up on craizy expectations and play style that is well-known for their players in domestic leagues, people will have more in common with players who have more humble approach, and lets be honest quality is not so differental that it will be a disaster. These players would work harder and there would be less expectations for mental breakdowns and mental choking.

good, if that happen sun will not explode. But, I'm sure that they would qualify , players do not learn to play when they come to manchester city, sevilla, atalanta or southampton, brazil still have better football schools and clubs with big tradition, no expectations and clear message to foreign mercenaries for who clubs come first. If Brazil continue to be "window for european clubs" than they will continue on the path to be average football nation.

It's better for Brazil to exclude foreign based players from playing national team. They are not brazilians but european players of brazilian origin. They are loyal to individual showbiz stories and their clubs, national team is only here to fulfill their individual dreams and raise their future transfers. They don't play the brazilian league style, many of them like Vini didn't play for brazilian clubs before europe or played very little role before they got sold as early as 17-18y old. You should give chance to domestic playesrs, if he want to play for brazil he should not go to premiership in his early 20s or 18y old, if first loyality is money than be "grateful" and play for england , france, portugal etc. This players with their "european" heads are no good for brazilian football, they choke, they are mentaly weak profesional legionnaries playing for big bosses money. Give chance to domestic players, the dont need to be samba dancing kings, it does not pass anymore nor it is popular in other countries, you don't need to be ideological image for racist european fantasies. Play something that is more distincitive for brazilian footbol last 30 years and brought good results , counter-attacking football in 4-2-2-2 (with derivations) football which was most common tactic in brazilian league. If players go early in europe for money , don't allow him to play anymore for brazil, simple as that, nothing will happen, its just a sport, no nuclear meltdown will appear. Football is team sport, no need to fullfil individual dreams, national teams should not be platform for individual marketing and individual "dream fairy tales". Play with domestic league players, they will be more like team and they will not have problem with style and mental choking, nobody will expect from them to win the world cup, but they will still have techincal capabilities than common european player. But technique shows itself in counter-attacking football and I'm not talking about flair, just basic technique that allows players to do something quicker and effective than other player. Brazil won their world cups with mostly domestic players from brazilian league, not european starlets with brazilian names.