Brazil had an awful fall during the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup. They have ranked 4th place but was faced with humiliation having been beaten by Germany on a 7-1 finish.
Brazil's 22 year old star, Neymar, gave an exclusive interview with Globo television broadcast Sunday. When he was asked why Brazil failed during the World Cup he said that there are things that cannot be explained and that "We cried because it was our childhood dream (to win it) and had fought hard to get to where we were."
He said that if given the chance, he would still choose the same roster of team but knew that they have fallen and will need time to recover. He said "I think Brazilian football is behind. It's behind Germany and Spain. We've slipped behind and we have to be man enough to admit it."
Neymar was not able to play with the team during their match against Germany which yielded a devastating 7-1 final score. This was due to the fact that he had a broken vertebra which he acquired during the previous game with Colombia.
With regards to their loss, Neymar said "There was no particular mistake made by the Selecao. I am not someone who understands a huge amount about tactics." He also does not blame his former coach for their loss and that they trained well during the match. Neymar said ""I had a leader (who was) one of the best Brazilian coaches I've had. We always trained. We gave our all"
But he admitted that the intensity of Brazil's training was not at par with the training down in Europe. He said "You train more, but sometimes you train with less determination. That's how Brazilians are."
He also revealed that there were some coaching techniques taught that were harmful for the young players.
"The information passed onto a player is important -- you have to ask why a player did (something in error). I almost learned things wrongly. The ball would come to my left leg. The coach would say to switch it onto my right foot to kick as I am right-handed. So then my father corrected that and said, no, if the ball coes to your left leg then you hit it with your left."
Brazil is now working their way to get back up after their big loss.
