you are talking about times that are long gone. Just compare Brasil squads now and 20 and more years ago.
Brasil is a joke man. I dont know why are you guys so blind. THERE IS NO chance that even weakest country in the world could loose 7-1 at home.
I know what I mean when I say produce players ,dont wanna even argue with you. Brasil league style of play is the factor , nothing else. Politics to earn more and more money when they sell atractive players to Europe.
Before you had some STRONG md players, just look at Dunga and those guys..they were not servants to one player, they were team.
I feel so bad for Coutinho, Marcelo, William... Real old school Brasil players
No I'm talking about the Last six tournaments. Brazil's league style of play hasn't changed with their current generation of stars. Their biggest stars playing abroad is no different than it has been with their dominant teams.
Let's look at their last cup winning starting 11 and what country their clubs were in...
1. Marcos - Brazil
2. Cafu - Italy
3. Lucio - Germany
4. Roque Junior - Italy
5. Edmilsin - France
6. Roberto Carlos - Spain
7. Ricardinho - Brazil (got booted from Ligue 1)
8. Gilberto Silva - Brazil (this world cup is largely why Arsenal picked him immediately after)
9. Ronaldo - Italy
10. Rivaldo - Spain
11. Ronaldinho - France (this cup would help get him to Barcelona)
Better yet, let's look at Brazil's midfield THIS YEAR.
Coutinho - Barcelona
Fernandinho - Man City
Paulino - recently sold from Barcelona back to China
Douglas Costa - Juventus
Casimir - Real Madrid
Fred - Man U
You're right, no midfield talent...
Brazil's club play has nothing to do with it, because if you're good enough to play on your national team, you're likely not playing in your nation's top flight unless you're English, German, Spanish, Italian, or maybe French.
Their is ONE player on Belgium's starting 11 that doesn't play for an English club, but you're gonna try to say that the Belgian top flight play style is what got them here? Get real, you aren't making sense.
The best leagues pay the most. The best players play in the best leagues. Brazil doesn't have the money to sustain a league like that. Look at the Croatian starting 11. Almost all Spanish and Italian clubs.
Explain again how a nation's top flight club means fucking anything?
You realize that national teams play for more than the world cup and Fifa national rankings are based on more than just tournament results right? Brazil didn't come in ranked number 2 because of their history.
I'm not even a Brazil fan, you just aren't making any sense.