BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Brazil football coach, claiming he would be better off sorting out the Italian national team's problems
The Brazilian Football Confederation has opted for 64-year-old Ancelotti, believing one of the most successful coaches in European football history will deliver them their sixth World Cup trophy but first since 2002.Brazil were knocked out in the quarter-finals and coach Tite stepped down."What is difficult is to come here and to coach Corinthians .
"The problem is not Diniz, the problem is we do not possess today the level of players we had in previous eras," said Lula. Ancelotti will be the fourth non-Brazilian to coach Brazil. The last was Argentine Filpo Nunez who was in charge for one game in 1965.
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