Asked if Menezes didn’t select him because of his failed penalty in the Copa America, Elano said: “Knowing him I don’t think so. The problem is that in Brazil when something bad happens the guilt needs to be put on someone. I recognise my mistake, I’m part of the problems within the selecao but I’m not the one responsible for them.”
“I’m sad and disappointed,” he also said. “Because I know I have the conditions to be part of the group. I see the Selecao as a gift and I will carry on working to deserve another convocation.”
