桑巴軍團9號悠久的歷史、豪華的名單在弗雷德這里戛然而止。

Hiding behind past success has been a theme of this World Cup for Brazil, not least in bringing back Scolari, who led them to their last tournament success in 2002, with his particular brand of leadership built more on charisma and chest-beating character than coaching.

對巴西來說，這屆世界杯的主題就是緬懷昔日的輝煌。為此他們重新召回了在2002年率隊奪冠的斯科拉里，也召回了他極具特色的以個人魅力和鼓舞精神為主的執教方法，而真正的技戰術訓練則不夠重視。

Fred was shunned by Scolari’s unpopular predecessor, Mano Menezes, who wanted to move on from the limited style of play that the strong but immobile striker represented. Menezes even toyed with playing without a central striker, not least because of the dearth there is at present for Brazil.

在斯科拉里之前，巴西的教練是馬諾·梅內澤斯，他不喜歡弗雷德強壯、笨拙的踢球方式，也拒絕啟用這位強力前鋒。梅內澤斯甚至嘗試了不要中鋒，當然，巴西現在也缺乏合適的中鋒。不過梅內澤斯并沒有取得成功。