Carlos Alberto Parreira admits mistakes in WC

Written by , 30.10 22h09

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It is been reported that Carlos Alberto Parreira has admitted for the first time that he made some mistakes in preparing his squad for the World Cup.

Parreira, now the national coach of South Africa, said he regrets taking the squad to the Swiss town of Weggis for training instead of staying in Brazil, and complained of the festival atmosphere.

"It was not at all what we expected. The world turned the Brazilian squad into popstars. The players got there like celebrities," he told Brazilian sports daily Lance. "It was very difficult. To train with 3,000 people morning and afternoon was not easy."

Parreira also blamed Brazil's failure in Germany on the physical exhaustion of his players following a hard European campaign.

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