Home » » Germany became the first European team to win the FIFA World Cup in South America, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the tournament decider in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Joachim Low's men routed host nation Brazil 7-1 en route to the final, before the Netherlands eased past the five-time world champions 3-0 in the third-place play-off on Saturday. Back-to-back humiliations cost coach Luiz Felipe Scolari his job after the World Cup and further compounded the nation's problems, with Brazil - quarter-finalists in 2006 (Germany) and 2010 (South Africa) - having failed to reach the final since winning the prestigious event in 2002 (South Korea/Japan). And Menezes, who succeeded Dunga after the 2010 World Cup before he was replaced by Scolari in 2012, told TV Esporte that Brazil cannot afford to rely on individual brilliance with technical ability in decline. "We know exactly what our problems are, but we don't know how to fix them or we lack capable people with knowledge to understand the best path to take," said Menezes - enjoying a second stint in charge of Corinthians after he was relieved of his national team duties following a run of disappointing results, including Brazil's elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa America. "This is what Brazilian football lacks, then (if we fixed the problems) we certainly could keep managers longer and improve the development of players, which is something that has declined a lot. "The level of our players nowadays is technically worse. Our ball control is worse, as is our passing, and people sometimes confuses juggling with the ability to play football, but they are different things." Menezes added: "We see that the European football that has been developed (in recent years), does everything better than us. "We still have the dribbling, the pure individual ability of the players a talent, but we don't know how to develop players like we used to do in the past. That's why we are lagging behind."

Germany became the first European team to win the FIFA World Cup in South America, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the tournament decider in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Joachim Low's men routed host nation Brazil 7-1 en route to the final, before the Netherlands eased past the five-time world champions 3-0 in the third-place play-off on Saturday. Back-to-back humiliations cost coach Luiz Felipe Scolari his job after the World Cup and further compounded the nation's problems, with Brazil - quarter-finalists in 2006 (Germany) and 2010 (South Africa) - having failed to reach the final since winning the prestigious event in 2002 (South Korea/Japan). And Menezes, who succeeded Dunga after the 2010 World Cup before he was replaced by Scolari in 2012, told TV Esporte that Brazil cannot afford to rely on individual brilliance with technical ability in decline. "We know exactly what our problems are, but we don't know how to fix them or we lack capable people with knowledge to understand the best path to take," said Menezes - enjoying a second stint in charge of Corinthians after he was relieved of his national team duties following a run of disappointing results, including Brazil's elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa America. "This is what Brazilian football lacks, then (if we fixed the problems) we certainly could keep managers longer and improve the development of players, which is something that has declined a lot. "The level of our players nowadays is technically worse. Our ball control is worse, as is our passing, and people sometimes confuses juggling with the ability to play football, but they are different things." Menezes added: "We see that the European football that has been developed (in recent years), does everything better than us. "We still have the dribbling, the pure individual ability of the players a talent, but we don't know how to develop players like we used to do in the past. That's why we are lagging behind."

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Germany became the first European team to win the FIFA World Cup in South America, vanquishing Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the tournament decider in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
Joachim Low's men routed host nation Brazil 7-1 en route to the final, afore the Netherlands facilitated past the five-time world champions 3-0 in the third-place play-off on Saturday.
Back-to-back mortifications cost coach Luiz Felipe Scolari his job after the World Cup and further compounded the nation's quandaries, with Brazil - quarter-finalists in 2006 (Germany) and 2010 (South Africa) - having failed to reach the final since winning the prestigious event in 2002 (South Korea/Japan).
And Menezes, who prospered Dunga after the 2010 World Cup afore he was superseded by Scolari in 2012, told TV Esporte that Brazil cannot afford to rely on individual brilliance with technical ability in decline.
"We ken precisely what our quandaries are, but we don't ken how to fine-tune them or we lack capable people with cognizance to understand the best path to take," verbally expressed Menezes - relishing a second stint in charge of Corinthians after he was palliated of his national team obligations following a run of disappointing results, including Brazil's elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa America.
"This is what Brazilian football lacks, then (if we fine-tuned the quandaries) we certainly could keep managers longer and amend the development of players, which is something that has declined a lot.
"The level of our players nowadays is technically worse. Our ball control is worse, as is our passing, and people sometimes perplexes juggling with the ability to play football, but they are different things."
Menezes integrated: "We visually perceive that the European football that has been developed (in recent years), does everything more preponderant than us.
"We still have the dribbling, the pristine individual ability of the players an aptitude, but we don't ken how to develop players like we used to do in the past. That's why we are lagging behind."
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