Ronaldo Fenômeno criticizes Brazil and remembers Vini Jr: “It only got better out there”

In an interview with the “Mano a Mano” podcast, the former striker and current owner of SAF do cruise, Ronaldo Phenomenon criticized Brazil’s player training system. On the occasion, he compared it with what is done in Europe, and even cited examples such as that of Vinicius Juniorrevealed by Flamengo.

“For many years, the talents that left, left because they are talents and, many times, raw. A very clear case is Vinícius Jr. He was sold to Real Madrid at the age of 18, making his first year in Real Madrid’s B team. You could see that he was not a refined athlete, so much so that everyone said that he would be loaned there, until he returned to Brazil“, put.

Speaking that training programs and certain professionals were crucial for evolution, Ronaldo continued: “When it arrived, he couldn’t control it with his left leg. And it’s Vinicius, he played for Flamengo. They didn’t prepare him correctly, because they didn’t improve his left leg, they didn’t improve his technical fundamentals, his relationship between time and space on the field. It just got better out there“.

Has this improved?

Asked on the occasion whether Brazil has learned from its mistakes and invested in better preparations for its youngsters, the five-time champion was realistic. Despite guaranteeing that it will not be something sudden, the former player stated that he believes that the change will happen in a few years.

“Brazil will make a leap in quality in about five or six years. We started five or six years ago with coaching courses, methodology courses, and the CBF has invested a lot in this. It is something that is not talked about much, perhaps even because of the slightly scratched image. This is going to change the level of Brazilian football, both in training coaches and in training methodologies, programs for the base“, he completed.