Scolari: football is no longer romantic

Brazil’s World Cup winning coach argues that preparation was as important as panache in Japan this year. Donald Treethorn reports from Rio de Janeiro

BIG PHIL is tired of hearing that Brazil won the World Cup simply because of the individual talents of their players.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, who led Brazil from the doldrums to June's World Cup victory in only 14 months, believes Brazilian coaches do not get the recognition they deserve and says they are as good as their counterparts anywhere else in the world.