Opinion – Juca Kfouri: The Toucans and the Club World Cup

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There are three perspectives on the participation of the disbanded meringues in this World Cup in Morocco, with Flamengo playing this Tuesday (7) against the Saudis from Al Hilal and Real Madrid on Wednesday, against the Egyptians from Al Ahly.

The first look is of the optimistic toucan, who doesn’t want to stay on the fence: the madridistas’ technical crisis, added to the veritable hospital that Santiago Bernabéu has turned into, allows us to say that never, since 2012, has a non-European been so possible be the champion.

Goalkeeper Courtois, right-back Lucas Vásquez, left-back Mendy, defender Éder Militão, midfielder and left winger Hazard and scorer Benzema are injured.

The look of the pessimistic toucan is the opposite. He will say that the Spanish squad is powerful enough to face any possible embezzlement and that at the moment the most successful shirt in the history of football will prevail.

Finally, the authentic toucan, the one who doesn’t leave the wall, will say that in football anything is possible and the best thing to do is wait and see.

With that the rare reader will have every right to look at the columnist and ask: “So, you make me read this far to say this, in good Portuguese, to say nothing?”.

Now, let’s be clear: it’s clear that Flamengo can do as Corinthians could 11 years ago, but first it will have to beat the Saudis – who knows if even a greater challenge than the current Real Madrid.

And Al Ahly could avoid a European in the final for the first time.

Me, huh?

Extremely easy

Palmeiras passed Santos with such ease that it is a case of asking if the future will not be a problem for Abel Ferreira and company, with so few opponents to match.

In knockout tournaments, chance will always be lurking, but in the Brazilian Championship marathon, nothing indicates that there will be more than one or two, at most, three rivals that could threaten Alviverde’s hegemony.

At Paulistinha, the gathering of experienced talent at Corinthians seems to be the biggest obstacle.

Hence the Derby in the ninth round, in Itaquera, on the 16th, arousing huge expectations since, after all, that is what the state championships still live on.

Prudence calls for not making predictions, so that the usual ones do not imagine possible droughts.

cup smell

Arsenal lost to Everton, their second defeat in the Premier League, and feared seeing their advantage over second-placed Manchester City drop from five to two points.

But City didn’t take advantage of losing to Tottenham and Arsenal seems fated to not complete 20 years in the queue.

Other side

The rule of journalism says that listening to the other side is mandatory.

Life says that many times compliance with the rule is a mere formality, to the point of having created the neologism “outtroladism”.

Is it really necessary to hear the version of the former Bolsonarist Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres? He who doesn’t know who put the coup draft in his hands and lost his cell phone in the United States, when he didn’t even talk to the genocidal sociopath?

Yes, the Spanish Justice must listen to everything that Daniel Alves has to say, as the Italian one listened to Robinho, because Justice and the press do not always agree.

But between us, with each statement in Barcelona, ​​the chances of Dani getting away with it are as great as the chances of him being world champion with the Brazilian team.

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