Dunga's Brazilian revoultion

Following the world cup in Rio, it has been all change for the Brazilian national team. The side went out in the semi finals thanks to a hammering from eventual winners Germany and then lost the 3rd place play off to Holland. Dunga takes the reigns for his second spell as head coach from the sacked Felipe Scolari and has already implemented a number of changes as he looks to assert his philosophies onto the side.

Brazil were the favourites for the tournament following their Confederations cup win under returning manager Felipe Scolari and had the weight of a nation's expectations on their shoulders, anything short of a world cup win would have deemed the campaign a failure. Neymar was the golden boy of the tournament, with all eyes on him as he was looked for to create something but, injury soon scuppered his world cup and after losing their talisman, Brazil crashed out.  

The man tasked with a Brazilian reinvigoration 

Following Neymar's impressive world cup, Dunga has opted for a change in leadership and has appointed the Barcelona forward as the new captain of the national side, stripping Thiago Silva of the job.This has brought a mixed reaction, as although Neymar is the key man for Brazil, is giving him extra responsibility really going to aid his performance? Neymar has not really demonstrated leadership qualities either and he may not be the best candidate for the job.    

There have also been a number of familiar faces that have taken a step down from the national side, giving Dunga the task to introduce flesh blood into the side. An injection of youth and new faces may be exactly what the side needs as they go back to the drawing board. Fred and Julio Cesar have announced their retirement from Selecao whereas Maicon has been excluded from the side following "a serious breach in discipline" and is unlikely to return. Dunga has also left out Dani Alves and even chose under 21 starlet Fabinho ahead of Alves for their recent friendlies. Dunga has also called up players that Scolari never considered, including Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool and Atletico Madrid's Miranda.  

Dunga wants Coutinho to return to the national side

Dunga's style differs from Scolari and is seen as more of a disciplinarian in comparison. He has already demonstrated this with his handling of the now excluded Maicon and Dunga will be strict in his management. Dunga is seen as a economical manager, looking for the win rather than entertainment, something that doesn't really suit the stereotypical Brazilian samba image but, could be exactly what Brazil need. Dunga favours having a packed midfield that breaks up the play and will look to lock down and dominate in the middle of the park.

Dunga will look to improve on his underwhelming 2010 world cup spell, where he crashed out of the tournament in the quarter finals to Holland and faced heavy criticism for his squad selection. Dunga has started impressively, maintaining a 100% win record in his opening games against South American rivals Columbia and Ecuador. A good start but, Dunga will need to carry that on if he is to erase the painful memory of Brazil's world cup...