The Doha Diary: Tite vows to keep dancing to the Samba beat

While winger Vinicius Junior took the detractors head on a day earlier, Brazil’s ultra-polite manager, who they call ‘Professora’, opted for diplomacy and deflection when pressed on the comments of the former pros in the British and Irish TV studios.

NO BITEBACK: Brazil manager Tite. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Tite and Brazil going to dance on regardless 

Brazil manager Tite wasn’t for taking Keano’s bait. The Brazil manager refused to bite on the criticism from Roy Keane and other European pundits who called their samba dancing celebrations against South Korea disrespectful.