Júnior questions Flamengo player's Brazil call-up | OneFootball

Júnior played as a left back and represented São Paulo and Palmeiras

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced the Brazil National Team squad for the World Cup on May 18. As such, the names called up by Carlo Ancelotti for left back were criticized by Júnior, a former player for Palmeiras and São Paulo.

— I don’t like it! Full-backs today are defenders; they’re no longer full-backs. Nowadays you don’t see Alex Sandro getting to the byline to cross, especially because he also crosses with his ankle. I don’t see the ball making an arc; it goes backward, it doesn’t go near the goalkeeper or the center back —, said Júnior, the 2002 world champion, in an interview with ‘Basticast’.

— And Douglas Santos as well. But I think that happened because of a lack of options. I would take Juba, from Bahia. He gets to the byline, makes passes, plays through the middle and has physical strength. If he were in Rio or São Paulo, he might have had this opportunity —, concluded the former Palmeiras and São Paulo player.

WHO WAS CALLED UP FOR THE WORLD CUP?

Alex Sandro and Douglas Santos were the names called up by Carlo Ancelotti for the World Cup. The former is an undisputed starter for Flamengo, while the latter plays for Zenit (RUS).

WHO IS LUCIANO JUBA?

Luciano Juba was even called up to the Brazil National Team, but he did not play in the matches under Carlo Ancelotti. The Bahia player has made 20 appearances this season. During that period, the full-back scored eight goals and provided three assists for his teammates.

WHICH FLAMENGO PLAYERS WERE CALLED UP?

In addition to Alex Sandro, Carlo Ancelotti called up three other Flamengo players for the World Cup. As such, center-backs Léo Pereira and Danilo, as well as midfielder Lucas Paquetá, are available for the tournament, which began last Thursday (11).

WHEN DOES THE BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM PLAY?

With Alex Sandro and Douglas Santos available, the Brazil National Team puts opinions aside and focuses on its World Cup debut. As such, Carlo Ancelotti’s team faces Morocco on Saturday (13) at 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time) in Boston.

That said, TV Globo and SBT, both on free-to-air TV, as well as CazéTV on YouTube, will broadcast the match live. In addition, Coluna do Fla will bring all the information about the match and the Flamengo players involved in the Brazil National Team’s debut.

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