Parabens to Rio de Janeiro… hosts of the 2016 Olympic Games! Let’s take a short break away from futbol, shall we, and celebrate… like the sexy pessoas did at Copacabana yesterday! Pele was in tears but they didn’t bother to fly his best friend Romario to Copenhagen to hand him a tissue (they could’ve easily invited Ronaldo along too and played the ‘we’re a football crazy nation’ card but alas, Lula knew the importance of being modest).
Also, Madrid’s candidacy video actually showed Kaka (seriously now…) so that was a big no-no. Potter Perez’s monetary flamboyance will not go down well with the tios working for IOC. It must be sad for Madrid, however. They failed in their quest to host the games for the second time in a row. Raul The Great One looked exasperated… like a Brocolli in distress.
Anyway, we’ve calculated and the current crop of U-15 Brazil boys have a good chance of representing the Brazil squad in 2016. Who knows? Neymar could even captain the side. Oh caras, this makes us feel old.
AH! That’s the very picture we haven’t been able to get out of our minds since last August. Kun and Maradona are sitting right in front of a Starbucks outlet in Beijing (although it’s not visible in the picture) and Maradona is telling Kun how he should break the Brazilian defence duo of Thiago Silva and Marcelo. Yes, right there. On that bench. And of course, warning Kun about the implications if he doesn’t ‘fess up to the foetus growing in Gianina’s womb (ok, ok, we’ll give it a break!)
“It’s not the first time that there have been rumours about my future but I decide what happens,” Kun told a news conference on Friday. “I have said many times that when I am not content here at this club I will say so but I am very happy here,” he added.
“I am feeling very good, I am happy in this team and I am only thinking about Atletico de Madrid.”
Wow, we’re very impressed with Kun’s spirit. Now let’s see how long it’ll last…
OK, so everyone is pointing the accusing finger at Dunga, which was unavoidable from the start. Absolutely no one wants to be in his position right now. TBH, there were already cracks showing on the eve of the Argentina match. WHO publicly criticizes their own player before such a crucial game?! A bad Pato is still better than a ‘lucky’ Rafael Sobis. Waiting 105 minutes for him to score an extra time goal against Cameroon should have knocked some sense into Dunga’s head, but apparently NOT and Sobis had to start against Argentina and eventually missed all his chances.
Well done. Do you know who we really needed? Robinho. CBF, PLEASE get a coach who actually encourages free flowing football instead of relying on defensive counter-attacks. And one who doesn’t blatantly tell the press that his OWN player is undeveloped. Way to go, Dunga! You said “it’s gold for Brazil or nothing.” Well, so much for that! As expected, Ronaldinho took a leisure stroll in mid-field and was sadly outclassed by Lionel Messi. Fielding Alex Silva in place of Thiago was probably the final straw. Thiago Silva’s the best defender I’ve seen in this Olympic squad but he didn’t get to play. And Ronaldinho’s intentions in this tournament from the start had been rather dodgy. It was almost as if he chose to ‘run away’ from his problems by coming to Beijing to compete. He was just another weak link.
Anyway whatevs, we still beat Argentina last year at the Copa America finals (and previously in the Confederations Cup) – by the same humiliating scoreline. So if they weren’t able to pull off a come back even against our U-23 football squad, it would’ve been really tragic. They are deserving winners, I must say but can someone please tell Maradona and his beloved son-in-law Aguero to shut the hell up with their irrelevant comments. Aguero, you impregnated a 17-year old who happens to be Maradona’s daughter. So that deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award already. Do you really need to harp on about your thumb-sucking display of affection for a foetus growing inside your teen bride’s womb? Also, no one gives a rat ass about Maradona’s comments either. Yes, you were ONCE great, Maradona, but you are pretty useless to Brazil at this point of time.
Globo went (unsurprisingly) insanely overboard with their post-match coverage. Apparently, the front cover of the newspaper had an image of a tombstone and outrageous headlines that read “Brazilian football, five-time world champions, informs of the death of Dunga’s team yesterday in Beijing, China.” Oh yes, they added this too : “Don’t bother to bring flowers”. LMAO. Here are all the other newspapers in the country and their epic headlines….
Moving on, let’s just concentrate on the WC Qualifiers next month. I’m sorry that Marta and Co’ didn’t win the gold for Brazil either because they really wanted it and that was the difference. It was really heart wrenching to see Cristiane cry because she had worked so hard throughout the tournament and in the end ‘luck’ decided blew it for the women’s team.
Yeah, I’m laying off my writing again for football. There’s a shoot for one of the shows I’m writing for this Saturday and a RF photoshoot on Sunday… which has ‘FUN’ written all over it.
OUT of all the events at the Olympics, gymnastics and swimming have always tipped the scales when it comes to entertainment. Just gotta add ’synchronised diving’ to that list (dayum!) While the football has been traditionally skewed towards introducing new talent, it’s actually looking up this time around. The national squads are sending their star players although FIFA has never included the Olympics as part of its annual footballing schedule. Clubs aren’t rejoicing over that matter either, but whatever. They need to take a chill pill, especially Werder Bremen. O HAY THUR PLZ ENJOY YOUR GERMAN BRATWURST AND LEAVE DIEGO ALONE! And Sepp Blatter better sort that shit out pronto or I swear that he will never be re-elected again. Kaka’s pissed and if he moves to Chelsea because of this whole Olympic-she-bang, it’s all Blatter’s fucking fault.
Am particularly enjoying women’s football this year. There’s a lot of quality in the competition. Of course, the US and Brazil are leading the pack there. Hah, Marta and Cristiane always manage to make their markers look like fools. ALWAYS. Watching Marta is almost like watching the female Kaka and Garrincha in one. What a joy! They are all marvelous.
With that said, I think Ronaldinho’s trying to use the Olympics to set his career back on track (pretty obvious there). Amigo Alex Pato is looking a little sad I must say, but things will pick up. Dude, please open up your luggage. Fuck MJC should pay me for the shameless plug of an envelope that even Hernanes, Dinho and co’ know about now. Aaaah, embarrassing!
Oi futbolitas! Our adventure with the selecao was a non-stop whirlwind… one adventure after the other!
Rushing against deadlines, heading to the team’s hotel for interviews and press conferences, proceeding to the national stadium for the closed door training sessions (four days in a row), catching the team again at the mixed media zone for interviews, talking to Pato near the dressing room, going shopping (and this includes helping Pato to choose his digital camera – HA-HA-HA), getting mercilessly teased by the Brazilian media and one of the nicest hombres we’ve met, the press officer Rodrigo…. laughing at players who have to do extra rounds AND fight off the heat and finally, watching Anderson give his boot away to a young and passionate fan, checking out Diego and Thiago Silva openly (tyvm) and the best part of it all….Pato giving me his jersey after the game! Great memories, great times… More photos under the cut and 2 videos!
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