Opinion – PVC: My Portuguese is more beautiful than yours

The best coach in the world is Guardiola, but if there was a nationality that stands out right now, it would be German. The last three Champions League champions were Jürgen Klopp, Hansi Flick and Thomas Tuchel.

Bringing Germans to Brazil would require interpreters. The contribution that the Portuguese school, formed from the National Institute of Physical Education, in Lisbon, and the University of Porto, brings to this football country is undeniable.

So the disputes begin. Is Abel better than Jorge Jesus or the other way around? Or is Vitor Pereira the best?

Abel Ferreira spoke nonsense when he complained that commentators analyze his work, but do not have courses for technicians. In Portugal, most do not have it either.

Abel is different from Jorge Jesus and Vítor Pereira, just as, in the past, it was known that Luxemburgo and Felipão had their strengths and weaknesses, each in their own way.

Before, the same thing happened with Zagallo, Rubens Minelli and Telê Santana. The difference is that, at that time, it was discussed whether Zico was better than Sócrates or Roberto Dinamite. And today the debate is about the coaches, because our biggest stars are in Europe – there were 23 Brazilians in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

Vítor Pereira arrives at Corinthians with titles on his resume in Portugal, China and Greece. His works focus on tactical balance, with characteristics he prefers not to give up, such as scoring under pressure for as much of the time as possible.

Remember that Pereira brought Jorge Jesus to his knees as he helped Porto beat Benfica in the penultimate round of the 2012/2013 Portuguese Championship. To the Benfica fans, the trophy seemed won until they lost the classic in the last bid, a goal scored by FC Porto by Brazilian Kelvin.

That Porto played in a 4-3-2-1, with James Rodríguez and Varela a step behind Jackson Martínez. Vítor Pereira directed the current sides of the Brazilian team, Danilo and Alex Sandro. From his recent stints, he has not been successful at Fenerbahçe. In a political crisis, the Turkish team had six coaches in the last two years.

Jorge Jesus arrived in Brazil accredited by three Portuguese titles. Before Flamengo, his most brilliant team was Benfica in 2010, with David Luiz, Aimar, Di María, Ramires and Saviola. He broke the hegemony of Porto, four-time champion, under the command of Jesualdo Ferreira in three of the four titles.

Jesualdo, one of the leaders in the process of renewing and training the new generation of coaches in Portugal, only lasted fifteen matches at Santos. He spent four months in prison in Brazil, during the pandemic, and was fired after two defeats on the return of football.

It’s no use hiring well and firing to meet the pressure. In this case, it won’t work even with Brazilians, not even if the mister comes from Mars.

Abel Ferreira is the coach of the best attack in the history of Sporting Braga. A strategy for each match, to exploit the weaknesses of the opponents. Raphael Veiga has already told how Abel designed and coached the play for the first goal of the Libertadores final.

It will be the second time in history that three major paulistas will be directed by foreigners. In 1944, São Paulo had the Portuguese Joreca, Corinthians was led by the Argentine Tiger and Palmeiras by the Uruguayan Ventura Cambom.