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Brazil set to give Dunga a second chance as manager

The Brazilian FA are expected to name Big Phil Scolari’s successor tomorrow.

BRAZIL ARE SET to give former skipper Dunga a second stint as national coach with reports that he will be presented as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s successor tomorrow.

After early speculation the Brazilian FA (CBF) would turn to currently clubless former Corinthians boss Tite, Saturday saw a flurry of media reports saying that they would in fact turn to Dunga, sacked after the 2010 World Cup.

Globo reported Dunga would likely choose Jorginho, his team-mate in the World Cup-winning USA 1994 squad, as his right-hand man.

The Brazilian media conglomerate added that Dunga, 50, had been mulling a big-money offer from Venezuela as the latter, buoyed by a strong run at the 2011 Copa America, chase a first World Cup qualification for Russia 2018.

Globo added that on learning the Brazil job was once again in the offing, Dunga had decided to focus on that instead rather that chase a reported $5 million Venezuelan bonus in the event of finals qualification.

The former Fiorentina and Stuttgart midfielder replaced 1994 coach Carlos Alberto Parreira in the top job after the 2006 World Cup. He then led Brazil to Copa America success in 2007 and the 2009 Confederations Cup.

But the CBF wielded the axe after Dunga’s Brazil side, seen by many fans as over-cautious, lost their 2010 World Cup quarter-final to Holland.

After their 2014 World Cup semi-final humiliation on home soil at the hands of champions Germany, Brazil are now seeking to overhaul their domestic game as well as their five-times world champions national side.

But attempts at very incremental reform in recent years have foundered.

Since Dunga was fired, Mano Menezes has likewise been tried and found wanting while Scolari has come back and proved unable to repeat his 2002 World Cup success — though he did lead Brazil to last year’s Confederations Cup.

Dunga is now seemingly poised to follow Parreira and Scolari in having a second bite at the Seleção cherry.

In his first spell at the helm he oversaw 42 wins in 60 games for 12 draws and six losses.

- © AFP, 2014

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    Mute Eoghan Duignan
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    Jul 21st 2014, 12:20 PM

    Please correct me if im wrong but was dunga not a very negative coach aswell when he managed brazil before?

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    Jul 21st 2014, 1:26 PM

    Yes he was. This is papering over the cracks if ever there was an example of it.

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    Jul 21st 2014, 1:35 PM

    It already says that in the article Duigo, you’re undeserving of your 22 odd thumbs up

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    Jul 21st 2014, 3:59 PM

    It appears to be Brazil manager you have to have been Brazil manager before …..managerception

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    Jul 21st 2014, 2:50 PM

    frying pan into the fire.

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    Jul 21st 2014, 5:12 PM

    The same as Utd going back to Moyes if Van Gaal does bad…………madness

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    Jul 21st 2014, 4:50 PM

    Foxy you devil!!;-)

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