Menezes invited to coach Brazil
Sunday, 25 July 2010
SAO PAULO, Jul 24 (AP): The Brazilian football federation has invited Corinthians' Mano Menezes to coach the national team after Muricy Ramalho could not accept the job due to his contract with Fluminense.
The federation said Menezes will announce his decision on Saturday.
Federation president Ricardo Teixeira said late Friday that Menezes fits into the plan to immediately revamp the national team. "What determined the choice was the understanding that an immediate renovation is needed in the Brazilian national team," Teixeira said in a statement on the federation's website. Teixeira said Menezes would kickstart the project on Monday by summoning the Brazilian squad for the Aug. 10 friendly against the United States in New Jersey.
The Brazilian federation said Menezes was in a list of three coaches the federation put together while in South Africa following Brazil's disappointing elimination to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, and fits perfectly into the federation's project to revamp the national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Menezes is set to replace Dunga, who was fired just days after the 2-1 loss to the Dutch.
"The most important thing in our selection was the common sense of the need of a philosophy of renovation," Teixeira said. "I have absolute confidence that this will be successfully done, culminating in 2014."
The federation said Menezes will announce his decision on Saturday.
Federation president Ricardo Teixeira said late Friday that Menezes fits into the plan to immediately revamp the national team. "What determined the choice was the understanding that an immediate renovation is needed in the Brazilian national team," Teixeira said in a statement on the federation's website. Teixeira said Menezes would kickstart the project on Monday by summoning the Brazilian squad for the Aug. 10 friendly against the United States in New Jersey.
The Brazilian federation said Menezes was in a list of three coaches the federation put together while in South Africa following Brazil's disappointing elimination to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, and fits perfectly into the federation's project to revamp the national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Menezes is set to replace Dunga, who was fired just days after the 2-1 loss to the Dutch.
"The most important thing in our selection was the common sense of the need of a philosophy of renovation," Teixeira said. "I have absolute confidence that this will be successfully done, culminating in 2014."