Art of Deco

ONE of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s greatest attributes is his ability to make his squad bond as a group, to believe that no one player is more important than any other, and to give his team a collective belief that they can win any match.

That aspect of his management style was tested to the limit in the build-up to the quarter-final against England after midfielders Costinha and Deco were sent off against Holland and suspended for the quarter-final.