Jorginho cites Flamengo's Danilo, criticises Brazil full-backs

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·15 Juli 2026

Jorginho cites Flamengo's Danilo, criticises Brazil full-backs

What did Jorginho, former right-back, say about Brazil’s World Cup campaign?

Jorginho gave his assessment of Brazil’s 2026 World Cup campaign. Speaking about the performances of the full-backs in the squad, the four-time world champion with the ‘Seleção’ in 1994, in the United States, was highly critical. In his rant, the former player mentioned Flamengo’s Danilo by name.

– I sincerely hope great full-backs emerge, because the way our full-backs played… Douglas was very solid, Danilo was also very solid defensively. But, unfortunately, they created very little. I saw comments saying Douglas was bossing the flank. Come on, it’s not possible that people are completely blind -, he said, before concluding: – He is doing very well defensively, but offensively he was almost ineffective. When he was brave and used the channel, he managed to deliver four crosses. Danilo tried a few times, but he wasn’t successful with his crosses. I really hope true full-backs emerge, like Wesley himself, who unfortunately got injured -, Jorginho said in an interview with ‘GE’.

HOW WAS FLAMENGO’S DANILO’S JOURNEY AT THE WORLD CUP?

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Danilo arrived at the World Cup as one of Carlo Ancelotti’s trusted men. That is because, even before the final squad list was released, the Italian coach had confirmed the Flamengo defender’s place in the ‘Seleção’.

In Ancelotti’s initial plans, Danilo would serve as a kind of center-back option. However, with Wesley’s injury, which led to him being ruled out of the World Cup, the number 13 had to be used at right-back.

In Brazil’s opener against Morocco, Danilo started on the bench, with Ibañez as the starting right-back. However, still in the first half of that match, the Flamengo defender came on and became a starter for the ‘Seleção’ until the end of the World Cup.

WHAT WAS JORGINHO’S OTHER STATEMENT ABOUT THE WORLD CUP?

Besides analyzing the full-backs, Jorginho also vented about how he felt regarding the players after Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup. In the former right-back’s view, some players seemed not to care that much about what happened.

– We had many focused players, who cried, but I still feel they were missing the pain of defeat. Not that they don’t feel it, but expressing it through attitude… It seems like nothing happened. Three days later, some players were acting as if nothing had happened -, he stressed, before finishing: – The guy has a right to a vacation. He has to enjoy it, but he doesn’t need to post any bullshit, he doesn’t have to post anything. Because everyone is furious, everyone is upset. There’s no way to smile at a time like this. And it seems like it doesn’t hurt. That angers my generation, it really angers us -, Jorginho concluded.

HOW WAS BRAZIL’S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN?

After opening with a draw against Morocco, Brazil beat Haiti and Scotland in the World Cup group stage. In the round of 32, the ‘Seleção’ got the better of Japan and reached the round of 16. However, at that stage, the team said goodbye to the tournament after losing 2-1 to Norway.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.