At a time when Tites’ succession is being debated, Rivaldo, Brazil’s champion in 2002, was against choosing a foreigner to coach the national team. a foreign coach for our national team. I believe that we have coaches capable of taking over the national team at this moment and doing a good job”, writes the former attacker.
“Bringing in a foreign coach is not a guarantee that we will be world champions. Although if it was safe, I believe that the foreign coach would like to be world champion for his country and make his nation happy”, he continues in a publication where he adds.
Foreigners are obviously also very good coaches, but the Brazilian national team is ours, the nation’s and should be managed by someone with Brazilian blood in his veins. The most important thing is the players, we have to help them, encourage them and give them confidence…”
Portugal’s Abel Ferreira and Jorge Jesus were among the names suggested as possible successors to Tite, who stepped down after Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final elimination. The list of candidates includes, among others, the Spaniards Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique and the Italian Carlo Ancelotti.
