Rivaldo slams ugly Brazil squad

Following the nation's Copa America quarter-final
exit, the Selecao legend has criticised the Dunga's
decision to pick those playing in non-prestigious
leagues
Brazil legend Rivaldo has slated the selection
process for the national team in the aftermath of
their early Copa America exit.
Dunga's men crashed out of the tournament when
they lost to Paraguay on penalties at the quarter-
final stage, sparking criticism back home regarding
their style of play and how they lack creativity
when Neymar is not in the team.
The inclusion of players such as Everton Ribeiro
and Diego Tardelli - who play in UAE and China
respectively - seem to have rubbed Rivaldo the
wrong way as he suggested the selection process
has regressed since his omission from the 2006
World Cup at the age of 34.
"On Tuesday it was 13 years since Brazil won its
fifth World Cup, I will never forget that moment,"
the 43-year-old, who was an integral part of that
Selecao side, wrote on his official Facebook page.
"But, nowadays, it seems that any player can be
called to the national team. I remember that in
2006 I wasn't called to the World Cup because I
was playing club football in Greece.
"This was even though I was rated as the best
player of the league on two occasions and it is a
much more prestigious league than the ones
where some of the current Brazil players are
playing.
"If the state of affairs continues like this, our
national team will end up going over 30 years
without being champions. Please, can we call up
better players because - if we don't - we will be
ashamed again.
"I prefer to stay silent and not say anything, but
this time I couldn't keep quiet because things are
really ugly right now as a country."
Following their humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany
in last year's World Cup semi-final, Dunga was
hired and the Selecao won 11 games in a row to
set themselves up nicely for a Copa America
charge.
Neymar's suspension from the remainder of the
tournament after he was sent off at the end of their
group stage defeat to Colombia cast a cloud over
their chances, though, and, for the second time in
a row, their tournament ended at the last-eight at
the hands of Paraguay.