With 6 wins from his first 6 games in charge of Brazil, coach Tite is the toast of the Brazilian sports press at the moment. The Seleção have moved from 6th to four points clear at the top of the CONMEBOL qualifying table under his stewardship, scoring 17 goals and conceding only one (an own goal).
However, Tite was quick to credit his coaching staff and his players for the upturn in fortunes, “You (the press) are the first culprits because of the overvaluation of the managers, we are the first to be praised, but it is a strong collective work to make things happen.
“Cleber Xavier, Silvinho, Maurício, Fernando, Matheus, Fábio, Anderson Paixão and Taffarel: they have been relentless in their quest for information and knowledge. Congratulations for the spectacle today, the fans applauded the Peru team who had a high confidence level, they were aggressive in the first half.
“In the second period space appeared and individuals with quality exploited the spaces, largely thanks to the fatigue of Peru. It was a difficult game, I’m very happy with the quality of the performance.”
Tite also lavished praise on his players for maintaining focus after their 3-0 drubbing of Argentina on Thursday, “The team is prepared to maintain a very high level of concentration and the team is mentally very strong. They could have taken the result against Argentina and naturally lowered their guard. But we maintained the level of performance.”
