"We have to concentrate for 24 hours, suffer for 24 hours, and tomorrow we start getting ready."īesides Neymar's progress, there was mixed news on the injury front, with Alex Sandro still recovering alongside the forward but Danilo set to train normally on Saturday. The coach called on Brazil to "feel the loss", saying: "The World Cup doesn't give you a second chance, but this time it did. Our preparation is joint preparation, our wins are joint wins, our losses are also joint losses." Tite had made nine changes to his Brazil team, selecting an entirely different XI to that which started their finals opener.īut he said: "Who lost? All of us. "We can't say it's easier and we have an advantage. They have merit for the victory like Tunisia and the others. They had their merits, played vertically very well. "We were very careful with the match against Cameroon. I don't think we can think any prior situation makes it easy. "I think these are very strong, very tough matches. I think the results speak for themselves. With or without his star man, coach Tite certainly will not become complacent, explaining: "Brazil lost to Cameroon. Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar added: "With 72 hours before the next match, we have time on our side. Regardless of their opponents, Brazil will feel more comfortable once Neymar is back in action, but he has not yet trained with a ball following his matchday one injury. Spain's defeat the previous day appeared to open up the draw further for Brazil, who would now play the winner of Japan's clash with Croatia in the quarter-finals. The Selecao lost 1-0 to Cameroon on Friday but still topped Group G, meaning they will face South Korea in the second round, rather than Portugal. Tite warned Brazil must be "very careful" in the knockout stage of the World Cup, when they will hope to have Neymar back from injury.
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