Carlos Parreira Quotes (41 Quotes)

Venezuela don't have the decisiveness we have in attack and that is the difference, that's why we deserved to win.

There's no reason to deny the request. We know he already was doubtful to play against Zaragoza.

Other teams have problems deciding who will be picked, we have problems deciding who will be left out. Some very good players will miss out because we can only take 23.

We want to preserve his health. He's not being dropped.

We have less than one year before the World Cup. I want to have the best team in all the games, the qualifiers and every friendly before the competition.

Of course they haven't played together enough for us to make an adequate evaluation. But there's no doubt (Chile) will have to be extra cautious. They are two great strikers, and if one is not on, the other will be.

It's wonderful for Brazil to have so many talented forwards. We have many good players, and I don't think other teams have so many, so I think that it's a good problem. We have good replacements. It's wonderful.

It will be a good experience for us to take on a national team with a similar style to Australia, our second opponents at the World Cup.

Of course Brazil has the condition to impose its style and advance. But I don't agree when people say the group is easy. It's actually a tricky group.

Goal celebrations are always welcome on the Brazilian team. But there should be limits.

This will be useful in that we will be meeting a team with some similar characteristics to Australia, our opponents in our second game.

He has to lead the national team. He has to be a model and an example.

I don't think that sex one day before the game will have any harm on the player. Just sex, no problem.

I was against the defending champion having to qualify, but we need to thank FIFA for changing the rules. We would have immense difficulties if we hadn't played the qualifiers. It allowed our players to play in a competitive situation, similar to what they will find in the Cup.

Planning doesn't depend on us. I wanted to play three or four games. The FIFA calendar isn't enough.

It's a team with similar characteristics to Australia, our adversary in the second match of Group F.

It's an extra advantage to have all of them playing together. I'd be worried if I was the coach on the other side, trying to figure out how to set up my team to stop an attack like that.

The Confederations Cup was a very important competition for Brazil. We fielded our best outfit and clashed with many high-class teams. It provided us with the chance to test many players.

It was a mental victory more than anything else. I am very proud of my team because it is very, very difficult to beat Germany especially when they are at home.

It's nothing to worry about, it's not even pain, just discomfort.

It was an heroic and emblematic victory.

The most important thing is to have a balanced group. We need to be prepared for injuries and suspensions during the competition.

Today we finished the first stage of our World Cup preparation, now we have nine months to focus on the tournament. But we need to keep working hard, we still have a chance to finish the qualifying tournament in first place. That's our next goal.

I think the extension of the deadline would make sense.

The only good thing that came out of the first half was the goal. The midfield never connected with the attack, thankfully we corrected that, allowing us to easily win in the second period.

This is his second injury in around one month, he has played 70 games already this season and we don't want to take any risks.

I had to use the opportunity to make six substitutions ... to help make the final selection.

It wouldn't be a surprise if the title goes to a new team. We cannot ignore Portugal or Holland as possible winners. It's also necessary to be careful with the new powerful nations like Japan, the United States and South Korea.

It's not time for experiments.

I will definitely make some changes, probably two or three. But it could be more than that, I haven't decided yet.

Conditions were very special but we can't complain, we were here to play no matter what and tried to use those conditions to suit our team.

Because of the historical rivalry there are no friendly games between Brazil and Argentina.

We never thought it would be easy. Argentina came with all these experienced players, but our team proved they are capable of overcoming any difficulties.

The important thing is that his injury heals perfectly and that he reports in shape.

This win gives us security for the quarterfinals. It showed we are capable of playing good soccer.

Afterwards, during the course of the competition, the results and performances will determine whether or not it's necessary to change.

I usually don't like to single out anybody, but Adriano was very important to this title.

In all of my career this is maybe one of the most abnormal results I have witnessed. It was just one of football's accidents.

It definitely feels different to beat Argentina. They are one of the references in world soccer. It's hard to describe how good this feels right now.

They shouldn't have celebrated ahead of time. It's one thing to slow the game down, but you can get in trouble when you start fooling around with the ball before it's all over.

The weather conditions did not help us.