Brazil face England at Wembley on Saturday, 23 March after a failed pursuit of Carlo Ancelotti led to a 'lost year' and embarrassment.
Brazil have only won two of their first six South American World Cup qualifying matches and were beaten 1-0 at home by Argentina in November
Since then, the Selecao have had two caretaker managers - Ramon Menezes and Fernando Diniz - and another manager they assumed had been hired and In 2023, the Selecao finished a year with more defeats than wins for the first time since 1963 - in total, they lost five times, drew once and won just three times in nine games, breaking several negative records along the way, including losing a home World Cup qualifier - versus Argentina - and three consecutive qualifiers - versus Colombia, Uruguay and Argentina - for the first time.
It instantly sparked a local debate on whether Brazil should wait for any coach, regardless of how impressive their CV was. In his brief spell, Menezes failed to impress, so Rodrigues came up with another unusual solution, naming Fluminense coach Diniz on a temporary basis while he still maintained his role with the Libertadores Cup champions.
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