The senior team loses to the youth team: Brazil "lost three times" to Argentina, and the home team was humiliated and missed the Olympics
Brazil lost 1-0 to Argentina in the Olympic qualifiers, encountered a "national" hatred (the two teams have a feud), and was also eliminated by their opponents and did not enter the main tournament of the Olympic Games. This is the first time in nearly 20 years that the Brazilian team has suffered such humiliation, which is helpless. Of course, this Olympic preliminary team may not be "too sad", after all, in the past three months, they are only one team that has been "killed" by Argentina three times:
Prior to that, their younger brothers were swept 3-0 by Argentina in the U17 World Cup, making Echeverry famous and joining Manchester City;
Seniors Brazil lost 1-0 to Argentina and were beaten on their home turf. The main reason is that Brazil's home stadium can be described as a holy place, and they have maintained a 60+ unbeaten record in the world preliminary tournament (51 wins, 13 draws), and this loss to the Pampas Eagles is a real "decision against their ancestors".
The three generations of the old, middle and young generations have encountered the opponent all-encompassing, which is enough to see the problems of the Brazilian team. The problem of their talent disconnection and lack of reliable star support has erupted in all echelons from U17 to senior teams, and they still want to play "beautiful and colorful" samba football, which has long been incapable. Obviously, fans and some legends still live in their impressions, and they have good imaginations and memories of Brazil, except for Pele, Romario, and Ronaldo, but the reality of unbearable reality really hit them hard, and the actual scene of being killed by Argentina is enough to pull them back from the emperor's new clothes.
What's even more deadly is that the distance between Brazilian football and the new world is getting farther and farther away. In the European system, which emphasizes technology, data and new ideas, the arrangement of athletes' growth is full of "truth". In addition to talent, they pay attention to the development of tracks, and each malleable talent will be worked hard to build into the character they should become. On the other hand, the Brazilian players are still in the trap of decades ago and can't get out. Nowadays, few people use the term "flashy foot dance steps" to describe the excellence of green athletes, and the quick transition between attack and defense and excellent tactical understanding can completely blow up those "castles in the air".
Since 2002, Brazil has never participated in the World Cup, even if you count the MVP Ronaldo of that year, he is basically a Brazilian player produced by the European system. It can be seen that they have really not made much progress and have fallen behind too much over the years.
Carlo Ancelotti's arrival was considered a key point in Brazil's rebirth. After all, as a world-class coach, he knows too well what the current football style is and how to lead the team to shape this style. However, An Shuai originally "promised" to go here, but later he still caught up with Real Madrid, which made the Brazilian Football Federation very hurt. arranged a domestic veteran in a panic, which was really at odds with what they wanted.
Also, No. 10 Neymar has become a "meat mar", which can be regarded as completely tearing off the fig leaf. After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, he basically said goodbye to the big five leagues, and the richness and carefree life in the Middle East has long made him forget the joy of football. Every day, it is the wine and meat beauties and the big body yacht, and there is no interest in training and competition. With such a leader, you can imagine what kind of development the team will have.
As the comments under the news of the loss to Argentina and the loss of qualification for the Olympics are discussed: don't think of it as a "big defeat", perhaps, Brazil's decline is just the beginning.