Football: Coach unhappy with Ronaldinho, Luiz
Ronaldinho and David Luiz were given a public ticking off by Brazil coach Mano Menezes.
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Ronaldinho and David Luiz were given a public ticking off by Brazil coach Mano Menezes after the team secured a 2-1 friendly win over Bosnia. Menezes said that Brazil’s moves had tended to break down when they reached Ronaldinho. “He didn’t continue the moves or provide the final pass which he is capable of and which is a characteristic of his,” said the coach who added that mistakes were part of the game but that Luiz, who was marking Bosnia forward Edin Dzeko, had let one error affect him for the rest of the game. “Individually, Luiz was not up to his usual standards, and he knows that.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2012.
Ronaldinho and David Luiz were given a public ticking off by Brazil coach Mano Menezes after the team secured a 2-1 friendly win over Bosnia. Menezes said that Brazil’s moves had tended to break down when they reached Ronaldinho. “He didn’t continue the moves or provide the final pass which he is capable of and which is a characteristic of his,” said the coach who added that mistakes were part of the game but that Luiz, who was marking Bosnia forward Edin Dzeko, had let one error affect him for the rest of the game. “Individually, Luiz was not up to his usual standards, and he knows that.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2012.