The post-World Cup era is a transitional era in the world of foreign football. Most coach contracts will expire at that time, as most federations set deadlines during World Cup cycles.
The last World Cup was plagued by shocks and concussions, so many of the main contenders underperformed. This led to a lot of research and reflection after the tournament, which led to many changes in training.
Among them, Brazil’s head coach, Pia Sundhage, whose contract ran until the 2024 Olympics. However, after an organisational-level surprise in Australia, he fired or resigned from his position depending on who you ask. In any case, he is no longer at the helm of the Seleção and Arthur Elias has been selected to update it.
Legendary coach Pia Sundhage was named head coach of Brazil right after the 2019 World Cup.
It led his team to achieve some pretty decent effects at first. They lost by the fallout in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to eventual champion Canada before winning the Copa America in 2021, which was a minimal expectation given Brazil’s dominance in the region.
Sundhage’s stance was not under scrutiny before the World Cup, and things started well for his team. A 4-0 loss to Panama with perfect offensive functionality, like a resounding victory, but it was all downhill after that.
The real decider was against France, which was an exciting affair from start to finish. It may have gone either way, but unfortunately for Brazil, they didn’t leave with anything. Therefore, their last hosting match against Jamaica was an unmissable victory, but they only managed a draw against the determined defense of the Reggae Girlz and were therefore eliminated from the World Cup.
Obviously, Brazil narrowly lost and had a completely disastrous World Cup. Therefore, letting Sundhage stay at least until his contract expired would have been the worst decision, although it is possible that clever arguments were also made in favour of his separation.
Chief among them was his tactical inflexibility. While they gave a lot of freedom of position to their players on the field, they stayed true to their 4-4-2 system in all matches and did not solve some disorders such as the lack of space in the midfield because striker Kerolin was deployed. there.
While Kerolin played admirably in an unknown role, Pia Sundhage could have done better by pushing her up the field and an out-of-this-world midfield. (Photo via Chris Hyde – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
In short, Brazil’s resolve to upgrade Pia Sundhage is understandable, but much of it depended on who succeeded her.
The good news is that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has met and nominated an almost perfect candidate. Arthur Elias is the one who knows the ins and outs of Brazilian football, and more particularly Brazilian women’s football.
The São Paulo coach began his career almost twenty years ago, in 2006, when he took charge of the women’s soccer team of the University of São Paulo. Three years later, he had his first opportunity at a club: Nacional. After a few seasons there, he joined the Olympic Centre, which he then led to its first elite league name in 2013.
In 2015, Elías joined Audax, which had just signed a collaboration agreement with local giant Corinthians. With them he was even luckier, winning the Copa do Brasil in 2016 and the Copa Libertadores Sudamericana in 2017.
When Corinthians decided to split up and restart their own women’s team in 2018, they made sure to take Elias with them. He temporarily forged a dynasty with them, winning 4 of Brazil’s last five league titles (and hoping to win this season). ) as well as two more Libertadores Cups.
Corinthians’ 2021 Copa Libertadores triumph is their third in five years (including Array’s). Audax in 2017). (Photo via EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images)
Obviously, Elias is someone who has risen through the ranks and has achieved an immense fortune in Brazilian club football. Therefore, it is naturally logical as a candidate for the national team position. In addition, their tactical concepts also seem to be in line with what La Seleção deserves to want. He is not one who subscribes to inflexible positional concepts, but he allows players to have great freedom when holding the ball in a possession-based style, while also emphasizing defensive solidity and off-the-ball urgency.
Overall, Elias turns out to be the best user to coach Brazil at the Paris Olympics and beyond, given his professional experience and taste for the game. There is never a guarantee of success, especially in foreign football, but it turns out to be as a player. bet like any other.
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