"Eles SÃO BRASILEIROS, mas NÃO SÃO DO BRASIL!" - Desabafa Gerson Canhotinha de Ouro

From a "homegrown" selection for the players to the distance between stars and fans: Gerson Canhotinha de Ouro gets emotional remembering the 1970 World Cup, recounts how the Brazilian national team was where he felt at home since he was 18, and laments not having played in the 1974 World Cup due to injury. Comparing it to today's football, he criticizes the loss of the culture of "painting the streets" on game day, the fact that most players play abroad, and opposes the excess of foreign coaches and players "of any level" in Brazil, arguing that the best should stay, but that the country shouldn't become "fool's gold" for just anyone. ▶️ Full episode with Gerson Canhotinha de Ouro:    • GERSON CANHOTINHA DE OURO - CAMPEÃO DO MUN...   ▶️ What you will see: Gerson explaining why the Brazilian national team was his "home" from his arrival at Flamengo in 1958 until his call-up to the main team at a very young age. The emotional account of the lost opportunity to play in the 1974 World Cup due to injury, even though he had already been called up. The critical view on how the relationship between the fans and the national team has changed, from the country being paralyzed and streets painted on game days to the loss of this ritual today. Criticism of the excess of foreign coaches and mediocre foreign players in Brazilian football, with occasional praise for stars like Arrascaeta, and the defense of the main Brazilian talents playing in the country. The difference between Gerson's generation, which lived alongside masters like Zizinho, Didi and Pelé, and the... Young people today, who don't have that kind of close-up reference to learn from on the field. 🔔 Subscribe to Basticast, turn on notifications and leave your like to stay up-to-date on the behind-the-scenes of football: https://www.youtube.com/@Basticast365... 📱 Live game results, goal alerts, statistics and news in all the details. Download the 365Scores app here: https://365scores.onelink.me/YTvH/6by... #worldcup #BrazilianNationalTeam #GoldenLeftFoot #BrazilianFootball