The legendary Former Brazilian striker Ronaldinho Gaúcho assured that he will not accompany his team in the Copa América in the United Statesbecause he considers that the team lacks “joy”, “grit” and “delivery”, although he believes that Vinícius Júnior deserves the Ballon d’Or.
“Things are not going well. Grit is lacking, dedication is lacking, everything is lacking,” said the former Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona player in an interview with the YouTube channel ‘Cartoloucos’ released this Friday.
The Brazilian star announced that he has decided not to watch any Canarinha games in the Copa América, which is held between June 20 and July 14 in the United States.
“Everything is missing: drive, joy… He needs to play well, so I’m not going to watch any games,” he insisted before saying, “I’m going to abandon Brazil.”
Ronaldinho, now 44 years old, won with the Brazilian team the FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002 and also the Copa América in Paraguay in 1999, after beating Uruguay 0-3 in the final, with two goals from Rivaldo and another More from Ronaldo.
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Despite his criticism of the team’s play led by Dorival Júnior, he considered that Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior, leader of the current Canarinha, which does not have Neymar due to injury, “deserves” to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Brazil will debut in the Copa América on the 24th against Costa Rica, in Los Angeles, and then will face Paraguay and Colombia, in Group D.
