Why Brazil is losing its fans

Its about more than losing.
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As the Copa America football tournament begins in June, one of the usual favorites is struggling; Brazil. It is the most accomplished national football team in the world and probably the one that is most significant to its country. Brazil’s football team became a symbol of Brazilian identity and progress in the 20th century but today … many fans are drifting away. This video explains what’s happened to the world’s most famous football team.
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[@briankiernan4756]

Dropping this after they draw Costa Rica in the Copa America 💀

[@despahotaru]

Ikr😂

[@BallinLikeMike23]

Brutal

[@nathanmorales2748]

So sad to see this because in my youth I fell in love with Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and other legendary footballers style and integrity. 😢

[@NicolasMagneTang]

Marketing haha 😂

[@gamescomfonseca]

Sam knew it would happen! :D

[@squawk4700]

Brazil's decline in football is proof that talent alone isn't enough-poor management and politics are killing the sport in the country.

[@CommanderNova69]

Yeah imagine if they got Don Carlo they would be an incredible team

[@kelsey_roy]

I can’t watch a game that doesn’t use hands and feet

[@samstromberg5593]

Video: All Brazil’s good players are just moving to Europe so they can make more money Your takeaway: Bro politics ruined Brazilian football😭

[@popps33]

I agree! They are in a identity crisis and the biggest issue is two-fold: pace & finish. The creative game they played requires tapping into intuition and high trust environment. There are ways to train these skills.

[@trissolariano]

@@samstromberg5593 How the hell do you think moving to Europe to make more money has nothing to do with politics??

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Growing up, Brazilian footballers like Pele and Ronaldinho were Demi-gods in our circles.

[@siddheshk6943]

Started growing up in 1950's and still growing up in 2000's 😅

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@siddheshk6943 Lol I meant Pele’s legacy has been strong 😂

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

Why is Neymar not that popular like pele?

[@akjdhajkdjhaghjkadh9804]

damn unc

[@ICharlyl]

​@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781he's good but he's also a crybaby amongst general population (not enthusiasts), there's no game in which he isn't faking fouls.

[@stonie3216]

It’s hard to overstate how crazy the 7-1 game was if you’re not a football fan. As the vid said, one of the worst losses ever, and it was in a semi finals with arguably the 2 favourites. This isn’t an incredible team vs one that barely qualified. I’ll never forget watching that game.

[@mtk3755]

And in their home

[@blizzard_king5942]

@@mtk3755no Neymar and no Thiago Silva, David luiz was captain😭 that Brazil side was a shadow of what they were when the tournament had began.

[@take2762]

The 7-1 was the semis. Germany went on to win the whole thing, beating Brazil's arch rivals Argentina 1-0. Brazil went on to lose to the Netherlands in the third place playoffs, finishing the tournament without playing in their home stadium,

[@stonie3216]

@@take2762 Ah yeah it was. Oops. I’ve edited it lol

[@Gadottinho]

well, bayern won against barcelona 8-2 for example...

[@gabrielvogas9770]

Just a linguistic curiosity: many foreigners picture "seleção" as a word we only use to describe the Brazilian national football team, but actually it is the common word in Brazilian Portuguese for any national team: for instance, "Seleção Inglesa" (English Selected) or "Seleção Alemã" (German Selected). We just only use "Seleção" to talk about "Seleção Brasileira" by elipse, like anyone else: if we talk about ours, we don't need to specify it (like an English in England saying "the national team" means the English one).

[@abdullahaanawaleh]

Yes a good example in English is the FA (the Football Association). By default it is the English FA, the governing body of football in England and for the national team. Other ones have to be specified like CFB Brasil or DFB Germany or FFF France or RFEF Spain.

[@L.internet8]

@@abdullahaanawaleh It's CBF, not CFB.

[@eimere]

Same in Spain. "La selección" is the spanish national team, and the others "selección brasileña", "selección alemana" etc

[@HOCKEYFILES-sf8gv]

Same with the Russians. A lot of people call the Russian hockey team "Sbornaya".

[@Karvelas_]

It's the same with every national team. Outsiders call them what people from inside the country do. In Greece we call the national team "the National" and all the others "National Germany" etc.

[@gabesilva9055]

There is a lot more that was left out. There is corruption inside the Brazilian soccer system, where agents pay CBF (Brazilian Soccer Federation) so their players get called to play and then they are worth more. I also don’t blame the players but, before they played for the jersey, now they don’t want to get hurt in a national game because they already make millions at their club. Last night Brazil tied Costa Rica, which is hilarious, the wage of one starting player in Brazil is worth more than the entire Costs Rican team.

[@spinyslasher6586]

Money and greed is ruining Brazilian football. Hell Brazil's 'Pele' of the 2010s, Neymar, is probably one of the best examples of a career ruined by greed.

[@markdwighttadina7655]

Part of the blame also is Neymar's ego and Vini Jr. and Endrick's rawness

[@Saiputera]

why he only attack far right party? Seem a bit bias coming from a so call "INDEPENDENT"

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@Saiputera all westerners are like this.

[@gabrielmorales7208]

​@@Saiputera Because only the far right instrumentalized the jersey for their politics. Before Bolsonaro the kit was just a national symbol that were weared by anyone. After Bolsonaro's term with his massive online propaganda, the national team jersey became attached to his political views. Bolsonaro would go out of his way to lift trophies for a league victory from Palmeiras and be in the celebrations of Copa América win in 2019. Holding the trophie, taking photos with the players as he was a member of the team. Remember the Salt Bay guy in 2022? He was in that level of inconvenience. A win of the national team was a political gain from him. Also before Bolsonaro few players were manifesting political allegiance to any politician. This began to happen with Bolsonaro, which was really devise for the fans that despised Bolsonaro's political views and awful management of the pandemia.

[@NtGism]

Whatever happens, NOTHING can delete my memories of watching the Brazilian team in 2002 and enjoying players like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu, R. Carlos, Rivaldo and so on in the Champions League. My fondest memories of football have to do with brazilian "magicians". Bless you Brazil for the wonderful moments.

[@9and7]

AND..they very well should have won 2006. Probably a better team too.

[@Jomiixx]

@@9and7 yea brazil not winning 2006 was wild to me, 3 ballon d'or winners on the same team, not just the best brazilian team ever but one of the if not the best national team of any generation

[@9and7]

@@Jomiixx shocking and a shame.

[@Saiputera]

why he only attack far right party? Seem a bit bias coming from a so call "INDEPENDENT"

[@justinthejames]

Every great national football team experiences ups and downs. As legends retire and future legends are born, these teams naturally need to rebuild and adapt to modern football. Often it takes a decade or two before a national team manages to reach the top of the world again. This is what keeps the sport exciting. Long periods of failure make the victories even more special and memorable.

[@A-man3607-p7o]

Yeah but also it’s the role of the scouts to keep scouting for talent. If you have to stay on top then saying that legends retire is not the way to go. It’s the role of management to keep introducing new faces, so they can learn from the seniors and keep this going.

[@roccociccone597]

We in Italy got the same issue…

[@rascality9714]

Brazil is having a hard last 24 hours. 😂

[@rockyluan]

No we're not! None of us are even watching Copa America... We're more interested in Brasileirão 2024, which by the way Flamengo might be winning this year and Corinthians is once again fighting relegation... A lot of us aren't even aware of Copa America or even care about Copa America!

[@epr118]

Neuer was so pissed when Brazil scored in that 7-1 game.

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

The whole German team

[@fatmirzekaj5582]

No, they allowed Oscar to score to lessen their embarrassment.

[@jvctr5977]

Winner mentality. The thing that Brazil National Team has lost since 1994.

[@brunohenriqueeng]

The Brazilian championship does not stop during the Copa América, so players called up for the competition miss their clubs in more than 10 rounds of the Brazilian championship. This is yet another reason for Brazilian fans to stay away and not support the CBF team.

[@JakeStevyson]

More divisive or Scheduling conflicts?

[@brunohenriqueeng]

@@JakeStevyson Scheduling conflict. The main championship is taking place parallel to the Copa América. Flamengo, the current leader, is having to play without 5 of its main players.

[@Karvelas_]

Genuine question. Why does it not stop? Most other South American leagues stop of have ended.

[@samelmudir]

MLS also haven't stopped

[@mikeditocco9075]

It’s a bit difficult to take a break for a month-long tournament when you only have 7-8 months to complete a 38-match season, due to the state championships taking up January through April. Honestly, the role of the Brazilian clubs and the league system in the downfall of the national team deserves a deep dive video of its own.

[@Rukhage]

As an Argentine I always want Brazil to be at the top of its game because it means that we need to be at the top of our game. The greatest continental rivalry in football means nothing if one team is languishing. And as for what Brazil is going through it's exactly what Argentina went through in the past 30 years before we won the Cup in 2022. I hope that the Scratch gets back up and give us that beautiful old rivalry.

[@Supermunch2000]

Trigger warning for Brazilians between <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="664">11:04</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="710">11:50</a> (graphic violence and 7x1)

[@chombus2602]

Nah, it's pretty fun (I'm brazilian)

[@fixieboy3052]

I just can’t believe he didn’t mention Ronaldinho…. Also the bycicle kick was invented in Chile before Leónidas in Brazil, there is a reason even Brazilians call it “Chilena”

[@riquejb9838]

We don’t call it chilena honestly, we say either “gol de bike” ou “gol de bicicleta” 🫠

[@joebueno]

we don't call it "chilena", we call it "bicicleta"

[@u1rtc7t5f64t157856v8]

Drogba deserves a searchparty deep dive

[@Search-Party]

hell yes

[@JJ-ud1xr]

Why is that?

[@BOT-MERC]

Drugs

[@arturoquiroz3521]

Ronaldinho was the last Brazilian who had that famous style, it was fun to watch.

[@jamesk2429]

neymar??

[@oluwatayo.x]

@@jamesk2429my reactions exactly

[@bradyscott4483]

Neymar had it and of course fans hated him for it. These same fans would’ve hated Ronaldinho

[@eduardosoares7453]

​@@jamesk2429Neymar didnt win any important title, Ronaldinho won.

[@biscoito1r]

@@eduardosoares7453 Neymar won Brazil's first Olympic title plus Copa America and Nobody Cares Confederation Cup.

[@TanibImtiaz]

As a Bangladeshi, 🇧🇩 I grew up obsessed with Brazilian football. The fandom here is huge-during World Cups, every house and street is covered with Brazilian flags. I still remember watching my first World Cup in 2002, where Brazil won and I became a huge fan. It’s sad to see them struggling now; I really miss the vibrant team spirit they used to have.

[@Odisseu_AOE]

Brazil will come back strong, Vini is the leader we lacked since Ronaldinho.

[@marihutten]

That's how it goes, eras come and go. Imagine being 10 in 1970, you wouldn't see Brazil win for another 24 years. Same gap as the next wc

[@ThomasLiljeruhm]

You could've mentioned their World Cup silver medal in 1998 too. For me, 1994-2002 was the golden years of Brazilian football.

[@H0ldThat]

My dad grew up in Africa in the 70s/80s. Him and his friends shined shoes for weeks in order to afford a plain yellow t-shirt that they'd share between themselves. They then did the same to afford a green t-shirt. They took both t-shirts home to his mother, who cut out a '10' from the green shirt and stitched it onto the back of the yellow. It's crazy because they had no way to watch live football. They'd never seen Zico. They'd never seen Pele. They'd never seen Garrincha. They'd never seen Rivelino. Yet they still knew how special that yellow number 10 was. This really highlights the influence of Brazil on football culture imo. Kids in Africa spent hours trying to emulate a style of football that they'd never even seen, yet they knew was beautiful! I've been on this Earth for 21 years and am yet to see Brazil achieve anything... I hope that changes one day soon!

[@ryanmontague3377]

Was at the game against Costa Rica yesterday. Brazil definitely isn’t what it used to be to be, perfect timing on this video

[@frankkkbard0n315]

In the game against costa rica, I noticed and comented how weird it is that there is Not a sound in the neighbourhood. No one cheering, no one cursing, no one throwing firework, no one with the Tv turned on really loud, just dead silence. That started with the 7x1, but it only got worse through the years

[@spinyslasher6586]

What's even sadder is that Brazil's sworn enemy in football, Argentina, is having probably one of the best times in their football history, and their next generation is looking brighter while Brazil's is looking darker.

[@torrecillas999]

How do you say that ?? The next generarion from Brazil is far better, Vini, Rodrigo,Endrick, Vitor Roque, Estevão

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@torrecillas999 all attackers already playing in Europe indoctrinated into European football tactics. Where are the fullbacks, center backs and midfielders?

[@deSechelles]

Bro really play the whole 7-1 tragedy highlight. 😂

[@Search-Party]

For journalism.

[@whmsft]

@@Search-Party emotional moment though...

[@miladeskandari7]

I'm 28. I miss the old Brazil. Football hasn't been the same sport I fell in love with since I was 6 and lack of Brazilian magic is part of it.

[@Realistic_Management]

You should do a video exploring why Canadian teams have gone 31 years without winning a Stanley Cup. Before 1993, Canadian teams regularly won the Cup. I think it's a combination of factors including the new salary cap system, expansion of teams, push to grow the sport in non-traditional U.S. markets, and overall corporatization of the sport (the original NHL had a significant anti-capitalist bent).

[@0livelive0]

Agreed! But as an oilers fan commenting this right after the oilers lost game 7 is too real

[@Realistic_Management]

@@0livelive0 🥲

[@marihutten]

Canada sucks at most sports because all the sports are owned by the same marketing corporation. The moment each sport is its own thing it'll get better. Imagine buying a ticket to see a TFC game and only like 10% of it goes to actual TFC the rest goes to a pool of marketing expense for all types of sports that aren't even soccer and to help pay hockey things. I hope for an end to the Maple Leaf sports reign and then canada will get back to winning things. The Raptors win is an anomaly of modern times lol

[@hyperproductionsa4906]

Funny how no one's complaining about your sponsor on this video 😅

[@Box0898]

I think they're deleting negative comments

[@moraka_moalosi]

This piece hit so much home South African Football also lost its flair by players moving away from the country... They lost what we used to call show me your number or what is now be given the dark name of showboating. I will never forget South African vs Brazil in 1996, it's one of the best football games I have ever witnessed.

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

I think sundowns is now helping out

[@chazjohannsen]

Bruh. As soon as you started talking about “talking to someone”, I was dreading where this was going.

[@MaxPowers1245]

Yeah why are they still “going there” ? Doesn’t everyone know it’s a scam and they sell your data ?

[@silversan9743]

Great video, but why that sponsor ?

[@JakeStevyson]

I was going to say that

[@joeym5243]

​@JoshuaNinetyninebro said it in the most chill way possible. Plus this sponsor is a notoriously bad company.

[@Odisseu_AOE]

Why not?

[@skasev]

Got a problem with indirectly paying the channel you are enjoying? What’s your day job fella? Would you work for nothing?

[@ShubhThakkar]

​@@skasev He clearly has a problem with that specific sponsor, not sponsorships in general I don't know his job but yours must involve speaking out of your ass on a regular basis

[@abhish3kjain]

Unfortunately the internet has taken everything down, including our players. Those are not professional players. They are all influencers at best.

[@nikodraganic]

For a channel that prides itself with its research, I would expect some more digging into the sponsorships you take.

[@kristeinsalmath1959]

Since Neymar era It was obvious Brazil will never recover. 2002 was the last golden era of Brazil.

[@siggychi]

The timing with the draw to Costa Rica yesterday haha

[@JesusOrDestruction]

Brazil's old style of play doesn't work in todays game. that's why they don't win anymore

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

True they need to research the modern day of play and improve on the approach

[@Gregoregatos]

In my opinion the government should make selecao players be chosen only from brazilian clubs, like new zealand does to their rugby team to keep their identity. For instance, the last selecao for the world cup ignored great players that were showing pure talent, just cause they were playing in brazil instead of europe. There's an unspoken rule in the executive of the CBF, where they think only the ones that got sent to europe, precisely the ones that forgot their roots, are good enough for the selecao. Bullshit in my opinion, the last selecao in the qatar wc could've been much much better with more players from palmeiras, corinthians, fluminense and flamengo. edit: grammar

[@spinyslasher6586]

Brasilian Serie A is insanely underrated, even by the CBF. They think the players aren't worth it unless they move to clubs like Real Madrid.

[@DIAC1987]

I was going to comment something similar in nature. Soccer is a team sport, and growing a national team to the quality it used to have will require years of teamwork, growing together, patience, and overall commodity. Might not be the best timing today, but the Brazilian government can perhaps invest a little more to the national team, maybe pay the players and coaches a bit better so the talent can remain in the country instead of chasing the Euros overseas. This plan won't fix everything nor will it fix the problem immediately, but in the long run it can produce teams with great chemistry and perhaps teams that can win it all.

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@DIAC1987 I don't think that's the main problem. Brazil's footballing rival, Argentina, also has most of its main players playing in Europe, but they're currently the best team in the world. The main problem is the unity and cohesion within the squad, and a lack of leadership. Brazil's team feels headless when they play, there's no link-ups, everyone is just doing what they like. Although there have been players who could lead the team, like Thiago Silva, they simply did not get the respect they deserved from the rest of the team. The allure of money and fame had inflated the players' ego, and there was no one who brought them down to Earth.

[@DIAC1987]

@@spinyslasher6586 lol you're not wrong, but it definitely helps to have a Messi in the lineup.

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@DIAC1987 Brazil had plenty of generational talent that got wasted. It's on them for failing to bank on talent properly.

[@aye3678]

Shout out to the Search Party team. Y'all have been nailing it with the content! Loving my time here :)

[@audacious0604]

I watched the highlights of their match against Costa Rica yesterday. Brazil played more like a mediocre European team. In fact, I think they're even worse than teams like Switzerland and Austria.

[@notarealperson9709]

lul Germany single-handedly destroyed an entire generation of Brazilian football in 2014

[@_patch21]

7-1 #NeverForget

[@JOKEMMM]

​@@_patch21BR7Z1L

[@zusafrostbite]

and then i guess destroying themselves as well. Who knew one game could kill 2 national teams

[@Odisseu_AOE]

Nah, the generation was destroyed because it rellied on a weak leader and human being called Neymar.

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@zusafrostbite The difference is that, Germany is making a comeback, Brazil is sinking further.

[@hb3393]

7-1 wasnt just "one of the worst" world cup losses, it was easily THE biggest loss in all of football history, contextually speaking. It was unthinkable

[@ch.ch186]

I remember the 2002 team... that was one scary team - a death squad. Unfortunately after that world cup, the team was on decline. Then in 2014, one of the worst humiliations ever. A psychological damage that will take a long time to heal. I truly hope the Selecao can make a strong come back sooner than later.

[@filipelucena6883]

As a braziliam I would like to point out that we cherish more for our regional teams rather than the national, several factores involvolved. If you ask brazilians, most of the would prefer their team to win a Libertadores rather than brazil winning a worldcup. I Wonder if this happens around the world?

[@cosmoluc]

As a Dutch person (admittedly, I kind of enjoy watching football, but am not really a year-round fan): no, I don't think so. No team in the Netherlands is more important than the national team. Three clubs have won European cups, of which one had three back-to-back titles, but the 1988 European championship victory is much more well-known. Even if my own favourite football club, from my home region (we are definitely not one of the three clubs to have won the European Cup), would win the Champions League, I would not be as happy as I would be if the Netherlands - finally - win the World Cup.

[@adsonreinaldosilva]

As a Brazilian, I would like to point out that most people around me would prefer the world cup. Even with my team being the Vasco da Gama mentioned in the video (we aren't being competitive since 2011 😭).

[@joebueno]

I couldn't disagree more. Maybe this is the perception of young fans, such as yourself, because you grew up not seeing Brazil playing good football in a World Cup. But I grew up with Brazil being the master reference in football and we would spend 4 years waiting for the WC, streets would be painted, decorated, that's all people would talk about in schools, work, streets... But that's exactly the point of the video. Brazilians don't see ourselves represented in the national team anymore, so it's only normal that, on the other hand, we still identify with our clubs. Plus, the Libertadores became a thing for Brazil only recently. Especially after the country became so much economically powerful than their neighbours - and Argentina went the other way around - and started winning all of the Libertadores editions, one after the other...

[@blackout995]

Something to add to this video is that luck has not been on their side. Countries like Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, and Argentina have had golden generations that would (and did) beat the BR national teams of 2006-2022. The team also lacked a set of reliable attackers, which has always been their strongest suit. Their time will come again. The country produces extraordinary talents consistently. Just needs to develop talent and support the right leadership, as you point out.

[@jackcole2935]

Brazil have been disappointing in the past couple decades, and winning a World Cup is so hard. Endrick and Estevao coming through Palmeiras should be the future of the team.

[@sagartomar3461]

Brazil in football looks like Australia in cricket

[@charlesnd2-0]

how?!? australia won the world cup last year and brazil hasn’t done anything in the past 5 years?!??

[@s4kiko_]

Just because Australia didn't make it into the semi final doesn't mean they are trash.

[@ayubali2431]

Australia literally won the last world cup in 2023 defeating India in Indian soil and a record sixth world cup, which is more than Brazil has in football. That is a bad analogy, A better comparison would be India in cricket

[@ryanmontague3377]

Lowkey more like USA in basketball, but that’s about to change this Olympics

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

Australia is the king of cricket Brazil used to be but not anymore

[@DeftPol]

Interesting episode - I’d wondered what was behind Brazil’s decline. Growing up in Australia we didn’t much follow soccer, but whenever we thought of it, we all thought of Brazil and liked they fact that they wore the same national colours as Australia - and also because their playing philosophy appeared to mirror that of the big national teams of Australia, which at the time were the Wallabies in Rugby Union (a relatively minor sport in Australia, but which enjoyed incredible success in the 80s and 90s with 2 world cup wins built largely on the back of a “running” flamboyant style) and Cricket, where Australia has been staggeringly successful with 6 ODI World Cup wins, largely on the back of an incredibly aggressive style. Actually - if you want to analyse an interesting topic, you ought to look at “Why Australian Rugby is losing fans”. We weren’t on the level of Brazil in soccer, but in 2002 the Wallabies had won literally everything (World Cup, the series with the All Blacks, the British Lions series and regularly beat all their major rivals). It looked like they’d never fall from the top, but 22 years later the game is in utter disarray on the back of bad investments from wars it launched with the more working class “Rugby League” competition called the NRL and then “Aussie Rules’” competition the AFL started hollowing them out. It’s actually a pretty fascinating story that not many people outside of Australia appear to understand, yet those same people still often associate Australia with “Rugby” and don’t get why the Wallabies have been so weak for so long now.

[@mchiarelli91]

I feel like these videos should be longer or a bit more in depth. They cover interesting topics but a lot of times seem way too surface level. Even for KZbin standards

[@langelihlemakhoba9917]

Every country takes football serious now. It won't be easy going back to the top for these new Brazil players.

[@marihutten]

I think Brazil not winning as much has more to do with this than with not having talent or anything like that. When you are way above everyone else your talent stands out, when the talent pool is so large it's way less obvious. I mean, you see Argentina, even they didn't win comfortably. Every match was a struggle. Every match in knockout except one ended in a tie. It wasn't like they were easily beating everyone.

[@langelihlemakhoba9917]

@@marihutten Yes, Brazil is still a highly talented team. But so is everyone.

[@flaviog3047]

As a brazilian, I completely agree with everything that was said in this video. I don't watch many games anymore, but when I watch it, it's crystal clear how "european" our futebol has become. It's not that fun anymore. It is more like strategic chess than a creativity and art sport which we're known for and good at. Of course, that are some sparks of creativity like it was said, but it's rare. As a curiosity (and it was mentioned in the video), when we play futebol with our friends and not in a official terms, we're focused on having a good time and fun. Sometimes, a good dribble is more important and more valued than the goal itself. It's nice to make goals, but the play that got that result is what makes us laugh, enjoy, and vibrate. It's where the energy is. Ps: I'm not saying that european football is boring, they are really good. But when it's "translated" to our sytle, it didn't work well.

[@Lottoboi100]

I believe Brazil's inability to develop elite coaches is a huge factor in the downfall of the national team got to fix that

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

Yes coaches that have modern tactics

[@melooo3347]

Blaming the downfall on players playing in Europe is wild, this video is great, but really misses the mark in many aspects. The game has evolved a lot, and it will continue to evolve, it’s more tactical and cerebral than ever, teams and players that don’t adapt will fall behind. Sure Brasil could continue to play they old flashy style but they would get absolutely destroyed, regardless creativity hasn’t disappeared it’s still there in brasil and many other teams. I liked the video, but it lacks a lot of context and it felt super superficial…

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

Tactics true have evolved

[@andrekoerber7334]

If only players from Brazil would play for Brazil they would hardly qualify for any WC. In the past it worked but these times have long gone. In19 82 only Falcao played in Italy (Roma) and nobody knew any Brazilian player expect Zico. It worked as an element of surprise in the beginning of the 82 WC but we all know how it ended.

[@JustLennart]

I do not think the video is explicily claiming that, just stating the views on others on it, but I do agree with your point. There is this almot mythological tendency to talk about the "Samba football" of the Brazilians as if they are somehow technically more gifted compared to the most gifted players of other nations. But apart from maybe the early days of football (and maybe not even, but I simply did not live at that time) it mostly seems to be a selection bias. Quantitatively there might have been more gifted Brazilian players, but Brazil is also by far the most populous football country, only recently having been overtaken by Nigeria. It's no suprise their talent pool would be bigger to find more and better players. The tactical shift in that last 10-15 years also led to a much higher tempo in the sport in general at top level and with it came less space to dribble and a disappearance of the traditional creative role of the no 10. This more rigid form of football is not at all an experience specific too Brazilians.

[@gregory5749]

During the Cold War, Yugoslavia didn't allow their football players to play for clubs in other countries until they turned 27-28 and they had great players. Probably not as good as Brazilians but you know what I mean. Maybe Brazil should do something similar.

[@artuhr619]

I was sitting at a bar watching the Brazil defeat by Germany I made a bet with the bartender that Germany will win,he said each goal Germany will score a shot is on the house... 7 shots later the bartender was crying 😭😂

[@yasmimanabella]

I don't have this specific feeling of disappointment because the last time Brazil won a World Cup I was 2 years-old. So I don't remember. But the real feeling I have is more like "I wish I could see a victory like this"

[@jelanifinkley6407]

No mention of them winning the Olympics in rio against Germany in the final, that was an epic performance, one of the best of rio2016

[@jvctr5977]

No one cares about a under-23 tournament in football.

[@Drxxyt]

I had 15 minutes to eat breakfast this morning and your video popped up on my home page. Great topic, one of my favorite channels, and very insightful. Today will be a great day thanks SP

[@Dilup0_0]

Soccer Nuzlocke when?

[@skanda3337]

This video title should have been history of Brazil football. Not why Brazil football lose fans.

[@Chillwire2]

Its not just brazil. Its talent in football overall that is in decline and brazil often rely on talent to win tournaments.

[@raphaeldecastropereira6987]

Even the Brazilian National Championship is becoming less brazilian, the clubs are hiring lots of foreigner coaches and players in the last decade

[@jrodartec]

Pele is from Três Corações (three hearts), which is in Minas Geraes, not São Paulo. He played for Santos, which is a small city near São Paulo, but he is not natural from there.

[@eduardofigueiredo2491]

Great video. I am Brazilian and I think you were right on the spot with this analysis.

[@thiagoveloso7610]

Since football went global and more players started to play in europe, they started to learn the european way of the game. More physical, more tactical. BUT. Who coaches the Seleção? The brazilian coaches are outdated and they simply lack behind what foreign coaches have to offer. You can see this at the brazilian league, where the top clubs roll with portuguese or argentinian coaches. It is time to embrace the change of scenery and bring a foreign coach to the Seleção. I doubt CBF (the football federation) will allow it tho.

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

True tactics have greatly changed

[@yankees88888g]

You should've mentioned that the last time they won a trophy (2019 copa america), their main man was a 23 year old that was playing in brazil. What the team needs to do is limit the European based players and call more players who play in brazil.

[@Zukez]

The quality of your storytelling and animations get me to watch long videos about things I couldn't care less about. Top notch.

[@satyamstark1124]

I kinda hate football now, it's now more focused on acting hurt on the field than playing.

[@ICharlyl]

I absolutely hate the game because of it. But I also really dislike the strategy to win by one goal and push every player to your goal and defend that one goal for the rest of the game, it's soooo boring to watch a game like that and I hate it's so prevalent. A good match of soccer is among the best sports ever to watch, it's truly beautiful,but the current ruleset incentivizes these hideous ways of playing which makes it almost unwatchable

[@steveburke7675]

...well...Brazil DOES have the best player in the world at THAT.

[@PatrickLemay]

Good video. Grew up with them winning and fell in love with that jersey. Good the love of the game, we need Brazil to be competitive again.

[@andrewfossatti4937]

Awesome video thank you so much!!! Would love to see a similar video showcasing the evolution of the Argentine national team.

[@educarvalho6516]

It's funny how the true main problem is never mentioned outside of Brazil in a blatant and straightforward way. The main problem is Europe and modern European positional game. Brazilian players are going to Europe too early in exchange for millions of euros, therefore losing knowledge and touch with the Brazilian style of play, with Brazilian dribbling and Brazilian relationist game. Arriving in Europe, they are met with Guardiola style positional game and European tactics and discipline, they are asked to forget the very little they learned at the football academies in Brazil in order to start playing like an European, due to that, they barely get to achieve any sense of intimacy and familiarity with other Brazilian players or the Brazilian style. Unable to play like a consistent and coherent group, the national team has become heavily dependent on individual talent and individual talent doesn't win world cups all by itself. Our mistake is trying to imitate European football and abandoning our true roots and sense of style.

[@adhir.8348]

out of curiosity why do you make the behind the scenes after effects stuff a part of every video/

[@bzbvbubu]

Im at a loss of words, 7x1 was so emotional to me that i refuse to discuss it to this day! It was when i stopped following the team, it is sad

[@aaradhyadixit4322]

i love your videos on football.. gracias!! keep going :)

[@bromeotorres6964]

Watching Brazil in the early 2000s as a kid made me a football fan to this day. Mind blown by the artistry of the Brazilian national team.

[@RodrigoBonino-ft7xg]

Great video and great channel! I'm form Uruguay and would like to propose a video analyzing our player's international performances, in contrast with domestic league and clubs quality. I like our football, but our tournaments have some really amateur conditions and resources.

[@BlakeGuidry]

Insane timing on this video

[@jacoboreyesphd]

Awesome content! please keep them comming!

[@so1745]

Do Belgium next and how it creates unity in the country

[@AP-o2]

That’s actually interesting. Sports and mainly football and cycling does really unite us. Although I also have to say that mainly politicians like to stress out the differences between our different country parts

[@AbdiHassan-uz3wg]

This channel never disappoints.

[@ihzaanantama8261]

You guys are my new favorite channel

[@Odisseu_AOE]

Shoutout to Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama, the most beautiful club history in Brazil and maybe the world. 💢

[@adnastu]

Such an Incredible video🔥 so sad to see their decline tho ... Ronaldinho was one of those who made me love football

[@Wolforce]

Great video as always!

[@Leirbaag1]

So imagine just thinking about what really happened to Brazil national football team and this video just pop out when you open the YT.

[@ezra4902]

Great content! Keep up the good work

[@qkomodo9098]

Theres WAY too many factors in the downfall of Brazilian football 1. Rossi single-handedly destroying the 1982 squad 2. Zidane Single-Handedly destroying the 2006 squad 3. The 2014 7-1 defeat as hosts 4. The tragic downfall & relegation of Santos 5. the best youth prospects being sent to Europe as teenagers 6. The political division among the squad 7. The economic woes of the league and country Brazil may be a massive economy with arguably the greatest impact on the sport of futbol, but I don't see them winning a Worle cup before my hair turns grey or vanishes

[@L.internet8]

I disagree w/ two topics on your comment 1. Brazil recovered from 1982 world cup loss. If we didn't, we wouldn't have 2 more titles. 2. Ever since Neymar left the team, no Santos player has ever been selected. Their relegation has no true effect on Brazilian football. If Vasco or Bahia had been relegated I doubt you'd be talking about it, even though they are both Brazilian champions and are the 12th and 13th teams with the most seasons in Série A, respectively.

[@andrekoerber7334]

Nr. 5 is disagreed. They are not "sent"...they wanna go because of their own wish in order to become millionaires, most of them arrogant ones like Neymar and Vini.

[@saktyaay]

2014 world cup give Brazil example, you can't play jogo bonito too much, football now day is different.

[@ViniciusAmano]

Now im sad. Cuz u just made me remember the only time I cried of sadness watching Brasil play. And after that, i lost all interest in soccer.

[@Karvelas_]

if you are a Brazilian, what is the attitude towards state championships? Do the Serie A teams value them? Or are they irrelevant? Do fans like them?

[@henriquesantiagooliveirale9950]

the real trouble that made brazil loss fans, it´s our own culture, brazilian crowd only follow any athlet or team when hes won. simply this, and on the other hand, we are very cristics about all the things, mainly in footbal cause our averrage it's so high . contrary then argentina crowd who follow the team always, they're follow the national team all the time, and always loves their players. our rivals know how to support differente then brazilans.

[@RicoBanani]

there were no Euros when Romario played for Barcelona

[@DhooomKetu]

Journey from pele to neymar summed up

[@sergio.ssantos]

Ironically, the brazilian football confederacy just recently has dropped a TV ad that makes a distinction between "Brazil" with the "Z" and "Brasil" with the "S", which states that the first is "rigid, stuck", while the second is "loose, creative", advocating that we still perform futebol-arte (clearly we do not).

[@wesleyreis_]

As a brazilian, I believe this new generation of players has a lot to contribute but they’re still evolving. It’s a similar issue with England’s national team, these are the most valuable players in the world in market value but they are finding it difficult to perform at the same level to the national team compared to their clubs. Brazil’s national team have recently changed of coach and this is just his initial work, very talented coach and I’ve seen a lot of improvements, but there’s also a lot to improve. The other national teams have significantly improved, so Brazil shouldn’t be like unbeatable, but will get a better performance in a near future.

[@zantiagotron07]

I’m 31 years old but around 2005 when I started playing fútbol. Ronaldinho was the one everyone wanted to be like.

[@MisterFreak579]

Well this is obviously not the same squad 20 years ago, now they have a couple of wanna be stars back then they had real Stars that made every game special to watch. Greetings from Mars.

[@henroheyneke]

Loved it! Maybe a shift back to rugby at some stage? Particularly the Springboks and them winning the World Cup back-to-back after years of mismanagement and divide? Might be an interesting story there👀 (also look into the documentaries Chasing the Sun and Chasing the Sun 2; both about the 2019 and 2023 World Cups)

[@athingwithtubes]

Great Video, I wasn't going to comment till i saw the number of views.

[@ericaconrado5184]

As a Brazilian I personally don't think that is exist a possibility to win another World Cup, because is not just a identification clash, ours clubs are struggling so much, that sometimes I think the football will collapse here. And if you think further, some spots that is full of art, improvisation and 'jeito moleque' like skate, surf and so on is where Brazil is stand out now

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

I like your football videos, might I suggest a topic: How did Greece go from nowhere, to winning the Euros, to vanishing again?

[@UkisoulE]

Losing for only one day, the next day we stand again

[@uksquall]

Finally, another Search Party video, love the quality man. Perhaps golf or tennis next time?

[@ivanpetro8464]

Every great soccer team have had its "dry seasons". Italy, Argentina, Germany, France. Italy is out of World Cup since 2014.