National team players complain about refereeing performance in interviews after defeat in Morocco
The lack of integration was decisive for the renewed ones Brazilian team start cycle for World Cup 2026 with defeat a Moroccovalued casemir AND Rodrygo, two of the remains of the last World Cup in Qatar. More than disengagement, they cited limited time as an obstacle for the group to understand the ideas of interim Ramon Menezes. Five days of training until Saturday’s friendly in Tangier.
“Ramon has good ideas, he’s a good coach, he has a great desire to win. But the system takes time to understand. Five days are too few,” considered midfielder Casemiro. It was him, the captain of the team, the only Brazilian goal in the match won 2 to 1 by the Moroccans.
Although Brazil has been dominated at times by Morocco, Casemiro approved the presentation in Tangier. “As far as possible, the team played a good game,” he analyzed.
The lack of form of the Brazilians resulting from the ongoing renewal contrasts with the already established work of the Moroccan team. The basis of the semi-finalist team from the last Cup has been retained, which was essential for the African team to beat Brazil this Saturday. Elated fans even shouted “olé” in Tangier.
“Morocco has already had a project, a game idea for some time. They are players of the highest level. We only had five days to buy the new coaches’ idea,” Casemiro reiterated. “We always work to win, when you lose you have to improve, but it seemed good to me. We had new players who were up to par.”
With Pelé’s 10 behind him, Rodrygo endorsed the team captain’s thought: it’s difficult, at the beginning of a cycle, to seek a quick adaptation in the face of so many new faces. “We could have done a little better, but it’s a new cycle, a beginning, many new players are playing together for the first time. It’s not an excuse, we did everything to win,” said the Real Madrid striker.
Rodrygo wore the number 10 because Neymar, injured, was not called up. The interim call-up of Ramon Menezes counted ten athletes who had never worn the jersey of the Brazilian national team. “Many players here for the first time, it’s complicated. We always have to try to win, we will work to return in June,” he said referring to the next Fifa Date, with new friendlies for the Brazilian team.
The two also complained about Tunisian referee Selmi Sadok. According to Casemiro and Rodrygo, the referee called non-existent fouls as Brazil put pressure on their rivals when the ball was out. “We had to press slowly because we knew there was going to be a foul. Playing here wasn’t easy,” complained the Real Madrid forward.
Source: Terra
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