Life goes on, says coach Scolari

Brazil coach refuses to step down after humiliating defeat in the World Cup semi-final and looks ahead to the playoff.

Scolari's first stint with Brazil landed them the World Cup in 2002 [AP]

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari tried to pick himself and his players up, saying they were still winners and that life must go on following their shattering 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany.

“I know what happened yesterday, I know what it is to feel shame, I have feeling this will never leave me, but my life goes on,” he told reporters at the team’s training camp.

“The players will get on with their lives, they are still winners. Our life is not made from defeats, this was the worst of all, but life is good, nobody will die because of this.

“We win together, we lose together, there are good moments, there are bad moments,” added Scolari, who appeared alongside the entire coaching staff including technical director Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Undecided

Scolari, who is in his second spell as Brazil coach after leading them to their fifth world title in 2002, said he had not discussed his future with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

He said he would only talk about the situation after Saturday’s third-place match in Brasilia against the Netherlands or Argentina.

“I’m not thinking about it now, and I wasn’t thinking about it at the start of the competition,” he said

“Let us play, finish the tournament and afterwards we will see what will happen. We still have Saturday’s game and that is now our dream as we have stopped dreaming about winning the title.

“We know that Saturday is not going to change much following what happened yesterday.”

Brazil media have begun speculating about Scolari’s replacement, naming Tite, Muricy Ramalho and Vanderlei Luxemburgo as the favourites to replace him.

Source: Reuters