桑巴军团9号悠久的历史、豪华的名单在弗雷德这里戛然而止。

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.

对巴西来说，这届世界杯的主题就是缅怀昔日的辉煌。为此他们重新召回了在2002年率队夺冠的斯科拉里，也召回了他极具特色的以个人魅力和鼓舞精神为主的执教方法，而真正的技战术训练则不够重视。

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，巴西的教练是马诺·梅内泽斯，他不喜欢弗雷德强壮、笨拙的踢球方式，也拒绝启用这位强力前锋。梅内泽斯甚至尝试了不要中锋，当然，巴西现在也缺乏合适的中锋。不过梅内泽斯并没有取得成功。