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0:00First game where he played for a
0:01significant amount of minutes .
0:03What's up guys , it's Ran Santos here ,
0:08straight from my little hideout facing
0:10the Mediterranean Sea in Barceloneta ,
0:12Spain . Brazil versus Australia just
0:15ended , 4 to 2 . And I have a few
0:18comments to make about this match ,
0:20which was an excellent game , okay ? We
0:23had two or three lead changes , man . It
0:27was a good game . And the first detail I
0:31want to share with you is that
0:33Vinícius Júnior played really poorly
0:36today , really poorly . In the 70 -
0:42something minute , he made a play ,
0:46dished the ball to Endrick's feet , and
0:48Endrick provided an assist for Bruno
0:50Guimarães ' goal . From that play on ,
0:53Vinícius Júnior turned into Neymar .
0:59He gained confidence and started
1:01getting things right , something he
1:03hadn't done in the last game , this game
1:06, or even this season with Real Madrid .
1:11Vinícius Júnior is struggling at Real
1:12Madrid . Maybe it's because he's dating
1:15some tattooed satanist . Could be . But I
1:20believe it has more to do with his
1:22facial harmonization . Hold on . It has
1:27more to do with psychology . And I'll
1:28explain it to you . And to explain this
1:32phase of Vinícius Júnior , I'll use a
1:35metaphor that you'll understand .
1:45Imagine you're 21 years old , you're
1:47going to a club , a night out , and you
1:49want to hook up with someone and have a
1:51good night . What did our parents and
1:56grandparents teach us ? Approach the
2:00ugly one first . Start with the chubby
2:03girl . Why ? To break the curse , to gain
2:08confidence , so you don't get nervous
2:11with the pretty one later and take her
2:14home . Isn't that what you learned in
2:19your adolescence , your youth ? Approach
2:21the chubby one , man . What does
2:23approaching the chubby girl have to do
2:24with Vinícius Júnior , man ? Vinícius
2:26Júnior only approached the " chubby
2:28girl " at the 75th minute of the second
2:29half . And he needs that spark . He needs
2:35a spark to gain confidence and play
2:39well . It's like that for the national
2:41team , it's like that at Real Madrid . So
2:44, the sooner Vinícius Júnior gets
2:46that spark , the better for his teams ,
2:48okay ? And that spark is nothing more
2:52than self-confidence , which apparently
2:55isn't intrinsic to him . If he were a
2:58self-confident human being , he wouldn't
3:01get facial harmonization , would he ? He
3:07wouldn't spend rivers of money , or do
3:10trades , to look like Ran Santos with
3:13this squared , masculine face . He's
3:17starting to look like me . But let's
3:20move on , man . Yeah , it has to do with
3:24self-confidence and a spark . After that
3:28good play , he got everything right . OK .
3:34That said , Vinícius Júnior must have
3:36100 games for the national team . He
3:39played well in three games in the 2026
3:41World Cup , in two games in the 2022
3:43World Cup , and was the worst on the
3:45field in the other 95 . Man , if it
3:49weren't for those last 10 minutes of
3:52his brilliance , I’d say 101 games .
3:56But today , damn , he scored a penalty
3:58goal . He had the personality , actually ,
4:01he didn't have the personality , no .
4:03Vinícius Júnior had given the ball to
4:05Bruno Guimarães . There was a message
4:09from the bench that Jair brought ,
4:11saying : " Vini , you're the one taking it
4:13. " And he took it and scored . Our , our
4:18second best player is named Bruno
4:20Guimarães . In the World Cup , he was
4:25perhaps the first or second best player
4:27on our team . His legacy was tarnished
4:32because of that penalty against Norway ,
4:35but he played well in every game . He
4:41really is our second best player today .
4:47Given given Vinícius Júnior's poor
4:51form , I would say he is our first . But
4:55the thing is , Bruno Guimarães ' good
4:59plays are when he is the number 10 . He
5:05receives the ball closer to the box and
5:07makes a more vertical pass . But Bruno
5:11Guimarães is a number eight who plays
5:14as a number five . I want to remind you
5:19that Brazil started to get it right in
5:20the World Cup when Ancelotti gave up on
5:22the 4-2-4 and brought Paquetá in as
5:27the second midfielder . The right move
5:30would be Paquetá as the third . But
5:33with Paquetá on the field , Paquetá
5:35did much more dirty work next to
5:37Casemiro , freeing up Bruno Guimarães ,
5:39who has more quality . You don't see it
5:42because he's a bit chubby , he's tall ,
5:44he's a bit stocky , but Bruno Guimarães
5:46is a number 10 , he is our maestro and
5:53he proved it today , man , the goal , the
5:55pass from Endrick , his goal stepping
5:56into the box . They’ve already set up
6:00Bruno Guimarães in Casemiro's position
6:02, in his position as the second man ,
6:04but his position is the third
6:05midfielder stepping into the box . What
6:08is the problem ? Look , I thought , damn ,
6:11today was more evidence that Ancelotti
6:13needs to give up on that damn 4-2-4 he
6:16set up in the last game , that he set up
6:18during the Cup , that he set up in this
6:20entire cycle , which doesn't work for us
6:23. He really needs to , uh , clog up the
6:33midfield . Man , he made a good midfield
6:37with Danilo . Who will be the third man ?
6:42Oh , Gabriel Bom Tempo , I didn't know
6:44him , man . He played well , gave an
6:47assist , he brought a bit more fluidity
6:50there . Man , he really reminded me of a
6:53Ganso with a bit more intensity . He’s
6:57tall , like , a skinny guy , you know . Man
6:58, I thought he was a good player , but
6:59he’s not the right guy for that spot .
7:01Why isn't he the right guy ? Because I
7:06think our team will get it together
7:10once we find an Eric Pulgar , a Casemiro
7:14, only , not the fat one , a 2017
7:21Casemiro , a guy to provide substance ,
7:28fitness , and combativeness in midfield ,
7:32to let our two skilled guys play a bit
7:36more freely . And those two guys could
7:40be Bruno Guimarães and Danilo or Bruno
7:42Guimarães and Paquetá . Now I pass it
7:45to you , man . Who is this number five ? I
7:49think our playmaking and midfield
7:52problems will be solved when we have a
7:55replacement for Casemiro . It's not
7:59Andrei Santos , because one , he's a
8:01reserve at Manchester , two , he's too
8:03small , too skinny . It has to be a guy
8:07who brings physical imposition and
8:10intimidates the opponent . It’s not
8:13Andrei Santos . Remember that Andrei
8:16Santos game against France ? which led
8:18to him not being called up . He is weak ,
8:21physically frail , no , he doesn't
8:24intimidate anyone . André is very good
8:28with the ball at his feet but he's also
8:33skinny , like , no . João Gomes , man , I
8:38don't know , maybe Joelinton , I don't
8:40know , but we need a number five who
8:43exerts physical force . And I don't
8:45think that player exists in Brazil .
8:47There is no such player in Brazil . Uh ,
8:51man , another thing , remember Brazil vs.
9:00Belgium in 2018 , at the time when
9:05Brazil was really , man , there was a
9:07part of the game against Belgium where
9:09Brazil had , let's say , 90 % possession .
9:14Brazil hammered and pressured a lot ,
9:17and a goal came ; one of the reasons
9:19Brazil hammered and pressured so much
9:21was having relief on both sides . Man ,
9:25it's tough these days . Outlet to Vini ,
9:29send Vini to solve it on the left wing .
9:33On the right wing , we had Ryan , who I
9:36don't think is that guy . Ryan is an
9:40intense guy , a guy who plays very well
9:43off the ball . Yeah , but he’s not the
9:47guy who , damn , you're stifled , you pass
9:48to him , and he ends up inside the goal .
9:52Estêvão is , Estêvão is that guy .
9:57And it's been a long time since we've
9:59had this balance on both sides . it
10:03would be Raphinha . But Raphinha has
10:04never been that guy for the national
10:05team . Speaking of which , Raphinha
10:07scored a penalty , didn't he ? But he
10:09played poorly again . Raphinha played in
10:13the 9 position , where he’s scored 18
10:16goals in 12 games this year . Raphinha
10:19is on fire at Barcelona . And in the
10:23last game I said : " Damn , but he played
10:25out of his position , he's killing it as
10:27a false nine and Ancelotti put him on
10:29the wing . " No , today he was in his
10:32position , he didn't play for sh * t , just
10:35like all his games for the national
10:37team . OK ? So , I think it's time to ...
10:43Look : worse than not calling them up ,
10:45worse than not calling up Raphinha and
10:48Vini Júnior , is to take them out of
10:51their peace in Madrid and Barcelona ,
10:54make them travel to the other side of
10:57the world , like , I don't know , a game
11:00against Bolivia , make them go to El
11:03Alto , Santa Cruz , and leave them on the
11:07bench . They'll feel it much more than
11:12not being called up . Why ? When a player
11:15isn't called up during a FIFA break , he
11:17goes on vacation , takes his family ,
11:20goes by boat to Ibiza — wait , this time
11:22of year it's already October , no more
11:25Ibiza , right ? But man , he goes on
11:27vacation , picks a European city ,
11:29relaxes , you know ? Because the teams
11:32close up , OK ? call them up , but don't
11:37put them on the pitch . Man , I think
11:40that's what both need , this shake-up to
11:42say , hey , hey , hey , the Brazilian
11:44national team isn't yours . It’s no
11:47use playing well for your club , winning
11:49the Champions League , and being sh * t
11:52here . OK , man . Raphinha , he's very weak
11:56in the national team shirt and it's not
11:58just today . Vinícius Júnior , except
12:02for those three games in the World Cup
12:04and two in the last one , is trash in
12:05the national team shirt and that's not
12:07just today either . OK . I think it would
12:12be interesting . Who runs the CBF ?
12:16Gilmar Mendes . Gilmar Mendes , you
12:18watching me there , Gilmar Mendes , make
12:20a phone call , say : look , call them both
12:23up and leave them on the bench . If you
12:27do that , Gilmar Mendes , Brazil will be
12:29champion in 2030 . It will be that
12:32shake-up , that spark that both need . OK
12:36? So , talking about balance , man , we
12:38have Vini Júnior as the outlet on one
12:40side . Estevão would be the outlet on
12:43the other . I personally don't like
12:45Endrick on the national team , nor at
12:47the club level . Not at the club either .
12:50Endrick is not a player who should be
12:51here . He got an assist for C , but
12:54missed a sitter , an even easier one
12:55than the goal against Norway . Endrick
12:58messed it up . No , he didn't play well .
13:00He didn't play well . The day Ancelotti
13:07is man enough to bench Raphinha , even
13:10though he's tearing it up at Barcelona ,
13:12he should try Rayan at the nine . Vasco
13:17fans will remember this . Remember that
13:20Rayan benched Vegetti , Diniz tried
13:23Rayan playing with his back to the goal
13:25, and he started scoring a hell of a
13:28lot . Yeah , Bournemouth hasn't ,
13:32Bournemouth maybe still hasn't had that
13:36vision yet , Bournemouth in England ,
13:39they play him on the wing . But man , I
13:43think it would be interesting to have
13:46Estêvão relieving pressure on the
13:48right , Vinícius on the left , and Rayan
13:50in that middle of the attack , Okay ?
13:57Playing the position that Raphinha
13:58plays , and plays very well , by the way ,
14:00at Barcelona , but on the national team
14:02he still doesn't deserve it . So I think
14:08, man , instead of not calling him up ,
14:10call him up , make him travel , keep him
14:14in the hotel , keep him training , and
14:16don't put him in for 5 minutes . Do like
14:19Mano Menezes did with Marcelo , make him
14:21pissed off . Let me see if I have any
14:26any other conclusion . 4-3-3 . Man , in
14:31the game against India , I would put the
14:34youngsters to play . Man , Kauã Elias
14:37from Fluminense , Breno Bidon from
14:39Corinthians , I’d put those guys in to
14:41play . Ah , I forgot about him . Damn ,
14:45last game I said , look , Jair doesn't ,
14:49doesn't deserve the national team , he
14:53made some mental errors in the first
14:54game . Man , today Jair played like hell .
14:58You have to be fair . And Jair watches
15:01me , he sends me messages . Sometimes ,
15:03I’ve said it before , Jair has the
15:05same psychologist and speech therapist
15:07as me , because I recommended them to
15:09him , okay ? And I said , " Damn , I'm doing
15:13my job here , man . " Jair hasn't been
15:16playing at his club . Last year he was
15:19in the U - 23s , so like , out of nowhere
15:21he gets called up to the main national
15:23team . Today he showed why he was called
15:25up to the main national team . A very
15:28secure guy , with the ball , without the
15:31ball , that Irankunda from Australia who
15:33is their best player , man . In the last
15:36game he was a terror , today he did
15:38absolutely nothing , and he even
15:41conceded a penalty . Why ? Because Jair
15:44intimidated him , he intimidated him .
15:46Reminding you guys that Jair was that
15:48guy that held off PSG in the biggest
15:51victory . Look , the biggest victory for
15:54a Brazilian team in history was
15:56Botafogo 1 , PSG 0 . Never in history has
16:03a Brazilian team beaten the Champions
16:06League winner two weeks after they won
16:10the Champions League . Usually , back
16:14when Brazilians were world champions ,
16:16you'd face a team in December that won
16:18in May , and the team was already
16:20completely different . No , it wasn't the
16:25same team that thrashed Inter Milan
16:27that got beaten by Botafogo . So , it was
16:33the greatest victory in the history of
16:35a Brazilian team . Jair was there and
16:39shut down Dembélé , Kvara ; Jair was
16:43that player . So , it made me eat my
16:46words . Well played , Jair . And lastly ,
16:50man , look , let's go . I used to be an
16:54American football player , was on the
16:56national team , played in the NCAA . My
16:59position was like a goalkeeper's
17:01position . You do nothing the whole game
17:05, but when the ball comes near you , you
17:08have to deliver . And when you don't
17:11deliver , you have another guy right
17:13there . You don't get a second or a
17:16third chance . In the NFL , there's no
17:20backup kicker . If you mess up in
17:23today's game , next Sunday there's
17:24already another guy . Actually , you mess
17:27up today , by Monday your team has three
17:29guys in for a tryout , and by next
17:31Sunday there's someone else stealing
17:33your job . Man , soccer goalkeepers . Is
17:35that what I mean by this ? Hugo Souza
17:40had an opportunity against Japan ,
17:42fumbled , played poorly , didn't go to
17:44the World Cup , and then they decided to
17:47give him another chance . Now he played
17:49poorly in the first game against
17:51Australia , they put Otávio in . Man ,
17:54Otávio was Brazil's worst player on
17:56the field , didn't inspire confidence
17:58when coming off his line ; ah , he gave
18:01the ball to the Australian who , man ,
18:03didn't score only because he didn't
18:05want to , and there were two or three
18:07scrambles in the box . One of them led
18:12to a weird goal , but it was a goal ;
18:13they had disallowed it , then gave the
18:15goal . Uh , why ? For lack of that
18:20goalkeeper authority inside the box ,
18:22saying " Hey , look , this six-yard box is
18:24mine , get out . " He didn't show that
18:29authority . Everyone was scrambling ,
18:31boom , boom , boom , goal , boom , boom ,
18:33lost the ball , missed the goal right in
18:34front . So , uh , bringing this American
18:39football kicker metaphor , it's the
18:41goalkeeper . So , both Hugo and Otávio
18:47blew big chances . It happened with
18:51Bento too . And when you miss a big
18:54chance against the goalkeeper , getting
18:56a second one is extremely difficult and
18:58rarely happens . In other words , you had
19:02the chance right here , and you let it
19:05slip away . Let’s see how Pedro
19:08Mouricho does against India , okay ? And
19:11another thing , do you know why it’s
19:13difficult ? Because Alisson is still in
19:16this cycle , and maybe Ederson ;
19:18Ancelotti already said : " Damn , for the
19:21Copa América , man , Alisson is my
19:23goalkeeper . Alisson wasn't called up
19:25this time to test the others . " So ,
19:28Otávio from Cruzeiro showed today that
19:30he isn't ready . I doubt he’ll get
19:32another opportunity after what he did
19:34today , right ? Well , if you saw
19:41something else in the game that I
19:44didn't , leave it down here in the
19:47comments . Brazil 4 , Australia 2 , it was
19:50much better than the previous game .
19:53I’d like to see the youngsters play
19:55against India . And BTB Sports will be
19:58in India , guys . We’re sending a team
20:00to Calcutta , India , to cover this
20:02historic match . A big hug to Guilherme ,
20:06Darlan , Alan , Jonatas , and Mário
20:09Coelho who is in Australia , BTB Sports ,
20:12literally everywhere following the
20:17Brazilian national team and supporting
20:19the Brazilian national team . Later .