retired_nasty

"User is not good enough for Brazil, Juninho is Ugly" Says Cafu
AC Milans Cafu has today announced that he feels like retiring from international football. He feels that Untitled User has made a mistake making Juninho Pernambucano captain. Cafu went on to say how ugly Juninho Pernambucano is.

retired_jdupont

I would call up another player instead of Romário and possible another one instead of Vágner Love. I wouldn't call up Roque Júnior either.

Your goalkeepers (Dida, Júlio César and Rogério Ceni) are well-chosen.

I would experiment younger players for defense since some of them are old (like Cafu and Roberto Carlos).

Midfield is OK.

I didn't name any players to replace the ones I wouldn't call up as I don't want to spoil the fun of finding good players by yourself.

retired_jdupont

I would also suggest you to schedule a friendly against some very small opponent (Cuba, Haiti or Canada, for instance). Then you call up only Brazil-based players. It would be great for you to experiment players.

This suggestion will only work well if you have the Brazilian League in your game.

retired_nasty

Thanks for the suggestion. I have Brazil's top league running so I will try that in one of the World Cup Qualifyers in October/November. Brazil have already qualified so I will treat them matches like friendlys. Vagner Love has only really been called up as Fred is injured. Romario has 20 influence on my game and with his age I thought he could be stand in captain. Hope you are all enjoying the story.

retired_nasty

With not long to go untill the World Cup qualifier against Ecuador and Friendly with Trinidad I wanted to contact Cafu. I managed to get his phone number and ring him.
"Hello."
"Hello Cafu. It is Untitled User, how are you?"
"Fine. Got a bit of a cold. But fine." Cafu did not sound to happy.
"Look, I rung to see if you would come back and play for Brazil against Ecuador?"
"Only if I am captain." he shouted.
"But Cafu, Juninho Pernambucano is captain."
"Juninho is an awful captain."
"Look Cafu. You have been stripped of the captaincy but you can still play for the national team!" I was desperate, Cafu was a great player.
"I will see." Cafu hung up.

The summer had gone quick. If I had been told at the start of the summer that I would be managing Brazil I would have been in shock. I was not sure who to pick in my next Brazil starting line up. If Cafu was not playing I would play Beletti at right back. Ze Roberto had player well when he came on in the second half against Croatia but Ronaldinho had been excellent on the left. I could move Ronaldinho to just behind the strikers but Rivaldo had done so well there. Whatever I did I knew there would be a few upset players though.

A week before the Ecuador match I comfirmed that the squad would be the same.

retired_toad72

Seems like you may have upset a few fans when stripping Brazil legend Cafu off his captain status. However, looks like you're the manager so you choose who plays and who's captain etc.

I'm thinking about starting my own international career from the start, probably with England:thup:

retired_nasty

Carlos Alberto Parriera new Conrinthians manager
Ex Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parriera has today been appointed new manager of Corinthians.

Me and the squad did not arive in Ecuador untill the second of September. We went straight to the Modelo Stadium.
The quick training session we had was not long enough for me to look at the players. The highlight of the day was that Cafu showed up.

September 3rd, Ecuador V Brazil World Cup Qualifying South America.

I told the team who was playing. We kept to the same formation used against Croatia.
Starting Line up: Dida Cafu Juan Lucio Roberto Carlos Juninho Pernambucano(C) Emerson Kaka Ronaldinho Ronaldo Adriano
Subs: Rogerio Ceni Belletti Luisao Gilberto Silva Julio Baptisa Rivaldo Vagner Love

1st Half

My assistant manager Jario Leal had told me that he thought I should have started Cafu in midfield and Belletti at right back.
I did not agree with him!
I was not as nervous as I had been when we played Croatia. The match started well. Ronaldo was causing all sorts of problems for their defence.
Twenty minutes in Delago was causing problems for our defence! Cafu walked by Delago and he dived! Cafu was sent off, Jario Leal went over to the ref to ask why, and got sent to the stands!
Brazil Sub: Adriano off Belletti On
On twentyseven minutes Juninho Pernambucano had a free kick, it went right to Ronaldo's head and GOAL!!!!
Three minutes later Ronaldinho went on a run and crossed it into the box, Juninho headed it in GOAl!!!
Three minutes after that Juninho had a free kick on the edge of the box, chipped it in to Belletti GOAL!!!
At half time I told the boys how pleased I was.

Brazil sub: Ronaldo off Rivaldo on

2nd Half

The boys came out and player how they had when they went in.
On the sixty sixth minute history repeated its self when Ronaldinho crossed it in to Juninho GOAL!!!!!
I think I knew who would be man of the match today.
On the seventy fith minute Delago scored for Ecuador. My heart was beating very fast, what if we lost!?
Brazil sub: Kaka off Julio Baptista on
I could not belive it when Lucio got sent off with five mintutes to go. The ref did not know what he was doing.


Final score
Ecuador 1 Brazil 4
Delago75 Ronaldo 27
Juninho Pernambucano 30, 65
Belletti 33

Man of the match: Juninho Pernambucano(C)


Later that evening at the hotel we were staying at Cafu told me that he was sory for how he had acted. He accepted that Juninho was captain.
We headed off to Brazil the next morning where we would face, Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad had some good players, Dwight Yorke, Carlos Edwarda and Shakka Hislop. Many thought they had a chance of qualiying for the World Cup.

retired_nasty

Should read: The Boys came out and PLAYED how they had when they went in.

retired_nasty

Pick me: Alex begs Untitled User
Brazil star Alex of Ferbache has told a Turkish newspaper of how unhappy he is at not being called up to User's squad. Alex has so far scored 3 goals from midfield this season.


This article gave me something to think about. Maybe if I dropped Romario from my squads and called Alex up instead. Alex could become my ba

retired_nasty

This article gave me something to think about. Maybe if I dropped Romario from my squads and called Alex up instead. Alex could become my back up attacking midfielder.