Battle with Les Bleus.Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born February 27, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro) is a football manager currently head South Africa national football team. He coached Brazil to victory in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and is now the coach of the South Africa national football team, ready to has warned his team they must improve or they will be going home tonight. Parreira's men take on France in Frankfurt with a World Cup semi-final place up for grabs. Brazil have cruised into the last eight in Germany but will be tested against the 1998 winners. "If we don't give a leap in quality we will be going home," said Parreira. "Our rivals are no ordinary team, they were world champions." Les Bleus ''Les Bleus is often used in a French sporting context, and in particular may refer to:
However, Parreira believes that Les Bleus' convincing 3-1 triumph against Spain in the second round will have given their rivals confidence. "I think France have grown as the tournament has progressed," said Parreira. "They have shown their quality at the right time." However, Parreira is confident his team can handle France, who beat them 3-0 in the 1998 final in Paris. "We know what awaits us," he said. "They are in no hurry to play their game, they play with a calmness and suddenly explode (1) To break down an assembly into its component pieces. Contrast with implode. (2) To decompress data back to its original form. with a fast manoeuvre which usually comes from (Thierry) Henry. "The great virtue of French football is their technique. "We have to play good football if we want to knock France out of the competition." |
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