Many critics have long been saying that days of Ronaldinho are over, but it is a slap over their faces when Brazilian coach has announced him as the captain of national squad for a friendlier against Chile. In fact, this is a great opportunity for two time player of the year award winner to prove his form, and hopefully, to be selected for the upcoming Confederation Cup. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has always been an admirer of Ronaldinho and that is why he again showed his confidence in him when he offered him another chance to prove his strength. Actually, it has been a close competition between Ronaldinho and Kaka coz coach wanted to have any one of them in the last friendlier before the world cup warm up tournament, and when it was cleared that only Brazilian clubs’ players will be chosen, Ronaldinho place was confirmed. Another good news for Ronaldinho is that he will be the captain of Brazilian squad which is a great honor considering his age whereby he can prove his leadership in front of the world. Coach Scolari said, “He is so important that I chose to name him the team’s captain again. I want to see the team captain to show attitude and leadership, and that’s what I expect from Ronaldinho, that he plays up to his potential and that he leads this team.”
This is not the first time, Ronaldinho will be taking the responsibilities of captain; earlier this month, 33 year old has played against Bolivia as a captain, perhaps Brazil won that match with 4-0 margin. But, he got the chance then coz only Brazilian clubs’ players were selected for that match which is exactly the situation this time too. Scolari added, “Ronaldinho has the advantage because he played against Bolivia and he will play again tomorrow and he has been playing regularly, while Kaka is having more difficulties.”
The last friendlier will be a test match for Ronaldinho and other two contenders for the final Brazilian team for the coming confederation cup, coz coach has already said that there are two to three vacant spots in the squad and there are many players fighting for them, hence it would be a tough decision to take two or three of them and refusing others. Anyways, Brazil has always been a galaxy of soccer stars so there is a good fight for choosing best out of the bests, let’s see if Ronaldinho finds a place in Confederation cup.