See the coaches quoted to take over the Brazilian national team in 2023

After the elimination to Croatia, Tite confirmed that he leaves the command of the Brazilian team. The CBF states that it will announce the new coach in January, under the decision of the president, Ednaldo Rodrigues. Some names, among foreigners and Brazilians, are already speculated.

See below the main candidates to take over the Brazilian national team in 2023:

Carlo Ancelotti, 63, Real Madrid

The Italian is the current champion of the Champions League and the Spanish Championship, with Real Madrid. In the merengue team, he commands Brazilians like Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Éder Militão, in addition to Casemiro, who recently left.

He was five times champion of European leagues since 2003, in passages by Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. He won four Champions Leagues as a coach, winning twice with Milan and Madrid.

Last season, they won the league title and the Champions League championship in a heroic campaign. With a mix of young prospects and veterans out of their prime, the experienced coach knocked out favorites like Guardiola’s Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

Ancelotti is one of Tite’s inspirations and, according to UOL Esporte, he was consulted by the CBF in October for the position in the Brazilian national team – he would have agreed to negotiate, but would only accept talking after the end of the European season, in June 2023.

He is seen as a balanced coach between defense and attack.

This Monday afternoon (12), the CBF released a note denying any negotiation with the Italian or with other coaches.

Fernando Diniz, 48, Fluminense

The coach from Minas Gerais is known for his loyalty to the offensive game and possession of the ball. Its teams are praised for playing bright football but criticized for their irregularity. Diniz tends to take risks, especially when passing the ball, which happens almost obligatorily on the ground, with short passes and exchanges of position between defenders and midfielders.

With his tactical audacity, the coach hit the bar in decisive moments: he was runner-up in Paulistão 2016 to Santos de Dorival Júnior, after surprising São Paulo and Corinthians in the knockout round.

At Athletico Paranaense, he was fired in mid-2018, before the team won the Copa Sudamericana with Tiago Nunes.

During his time at São Paulo, he came closer to winning his most important title: Diniz led the Brasileirão with a gap of seven points for second place until the 27th round. With about a month and a half to the end of the championship, the São Paulo tricolor was defeated five times, drew four and won two games among the remaining eleven.

The coach did not finish the championship with the team: he was fired in the 33rd round, and São Paulo was in fourth place. Flamengo, by Rogério Ceni, won the title. In the same season, still with São Paulo, he reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil, but fell at Morumbi to Grêmio by Renato Portaluppi.

In his second spell at Fluminense, Diniz reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil again, but fell again, this time to Corinthians, owned by Portuguese Vitor Pereira.

Jorge Jesus, 68, Fenerbahçe

The Portuguese won almost everything he played for in his short spell at Flamengo, between 2019 and 2020: he was Brazilian and Libertadores champion in 2019, and Carioca champion, Supercopa do Brasil and Recopa Sul-Americana the following year. In a short time, Mister made the team from Rio practically unbeatable — among the 57 games played, he won 43, drew 10 and lost 4.

Since his departure from the red-black, however, he has not won titles in the teams he has played for. In his second spell at Benfica, he was eliminated early in the Champions League in his first season. In the second, he classified the team for the knockout stage, but ended up being fired before the qualifiers, after a defeat by Porto.

Jesus is another enthusiast of the offensive game: he values ​​possession in the attack and leaves his defense lines forward, ready to press after the loss of possession.

Abel Ferreira, 43, Palmeiras

Another Portuguese, the coach has also won much of what he has played for since arriving at Verdão in September 2020. In the account, there are two Libertadores, a Copa do Brasil, a Brasileirão, a Paulistão and a Recopa Sul-Americana. Abel was so victorious in such a short time that he is already considered by the Alviverde fans the greatest coach in the history of the club.

Before Palmeiras, he coached Sporting B, Braga and PAOK. His style of play is recognizable for his quick and vertical counterattacks, playing many times waiting for an error from the opponent, in a more conservative way than idealized by most of the other coaches quoted for the national team.

Dorival Junior, 60, no club

The São Paulo coach asked to leave Flamengo after the club sounded out the Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira, former Corinthians, even after the good results of the red-black team in 2022. According to Dorival, “the board understood, and I respect that, that this moment It would be a change.”

Hired in June, he recovered the team after the departure of Portuguese Paulo Souza, who was unsuccessful in the first half. He got Pedro back, who used to be on reserve – the center forward ended up being called up by Tite due to his great performance in the second half of 2022. In October, he won the Libertadores and Copa do Brasil with Flamengo, cradling one of the best phases for the club since inception. departure of Jorge Jesus.

Dorival was involved in controversy with Neymar, in 2010, at the beginning of the player’s career, when he was his coach at Santos. He clashed with the young star, who cursed him after being prevented from taking a penalty. In the clash between the two, Santos opted for the dismissal of Dorival, who did not go back on the need to punish Neymar, and intended to leave him away for 15 days after the incident.

He is an attacking coach, who applies tactics similar to those of Pep Guardiola, another figure on the list, with whom he studied during a sabbatical in Europe, following the Spaniard’s work at Bayern Munich.

Throughout his career, he played for several Brazilian clubs. Among them are Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Flamengo, Athletico Paranaense, Internacional, Fluminense, Ceará, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Vasco.

Pep Guardiola, 51, Manchester City

The Spaniard, considered one of the best in the world, is the dream of many fans to lead the Brazilian team. Shortly before the Cup, however, Guardiola extended his contract with Manchester City for another two years. For the English team, he won four national titles and is looking for the unprecedented Champions League for Citizens. It is unlikely that the coach will take over the selection, but he has been asked for and quoted for the position for a long time.

Before, he commanded Bayern Munich. With the Bavarians, he won three German championships, but hit the crossbar in the Champions League. His great work was at Barcelona, ​​between 2008 and 2012: he won two Champions Leagues and three Spanish championships there, in addition to inspiring the world with his offensive style of play, which places great value on ball possession.