David Luiz always looks like he’s on the verge of pulling the lamest pranks – and really, he does the best ones – but the Chelsea joker should be happy because he has been recalled to the Brazil squad next month! The selecao are scheduled to face Argentina, Costa Rica and Mexico. There are two separate squad lists for this one because the first one is a qualifier and the other two are friendlies.
It’s also obvious that Menezes is still experimenting, which is probably why the Brazilian media is calling for his head. Interestingly, Hernanes makes his return after a long time, and so does Fred (a big question mark here). Ronaldinho and Neymar retain their positions while Leandro Damiao and Pato have been excluded due to injuries.
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/Italy), Jefferson (Botafogo), Neto (Fiorentina/Italy)
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona/Spain), Fabio (Manchester United/England) Marcelo (Real Madrid/Spain), Adriano (Barcelona/Spain), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Thiago Silva (AC Milan/Italy), David Luiz (Chelsea/England), Dede (Vasco da Gama)
Midfielders: Lucas Leiva (Liverpool/England), Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk/Ukraine), Sandro (Tottenham/England), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich/Germany), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Elias (Sporting/Portugal), Oscar (Internacional), Hernanes (Lazio/Italy)Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Kleber (Porto/Portugal), Hulk (Porto/Portugal), Jonas (Valencia/Spain), Fred (Fluminense), Ronaldinho (Flamengo) (Complete squad list)
And these marvelous array of boots belonging to the Selecao were captured in the dressing room earlier last month. Don’t worry – it doesn’t stink, unless David Luiz had something to do with it!
Photos via R.Ribeiro
