Originally posted by vrabbit:
Originally posted by 1251alex:
Originally posted by vrabbit:
damn, Dinho getting some serious hate from his own people. Both Zagallo and Brasil's president have come out and said Ronaldihno shouldn't be in Brasil's WC roster 
He shouldn't. Brazil is a more dimensional team without him.
while you may be right, I can't be convinced that you wouldn't want to have him on your bench and bring him in during the 2nd half at some point.
just my .02
I know I would. And people have different things against Ronaldinho in Brazil. I goes like this:
Dunga: He isn't sure how commited Ronaldinho is to playing for the Seleção. There are very deep wounds from the 2006 Cups when people thought (Dunga included) that brazilian players were not focused and were more interested in the whole media circus (the "Joga Bonito" stuff). Two players were considered the main culprits: Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos (both play in Corinthians now). But Ronaldinho also got tainted.
The Fans: The brazilian fans are torn apart on this issue. Some think (including me) that Ronaldinho is too talented too be left behind, especially since this squad is considered too ordinary, despite it's fantastic results. It's hard to take guys like Josué, Julio Batista and Elano and let Ronaldinho out. However, there's a sentiment among a great portion of the fans that Ronaldinho very rarely played well on the Seleção. It's a similar situation with Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal.
As for the PResident and Zagallo, don't take them too seriously. The first really likes soccer and gives constant opinions. And truthfully, nobody cares about them. As for Zagallo, he is just keeping his policy of always defend the CBF (BRazil's soccer federation). You'll never see him disagree with the big dogs. That's the way he's always been since the 60s.
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