Can an Indian play for the Brazil national football team

The better question should have been, Can a Brazilian play for the Indian national team.

Well in today's world , since impossible is nothing, we might see this happening any moment soon.

But even a Sunil Chettri will apologize after using the word…Impossible for this above question

And he's not far from the truth..

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The Brazilian national team, a.k.a “La seleção” is one of the most versatile and toughest national team to manage.

It has been said that every world cup year, Brazil can take 4 different teams to the mundial and 3 can play in the semifinals.

Of course that was in their hay days.

So selecting a starting 11 is always a.serious headache for the coach.

The 200 million population country boasts of abundant raw talents of footballers from all over it's coast.

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It was also on record that brazillians play in every soccer/football professional league in the world.

No other country can boast of that.

Football is their passion, their life, their joy, music and everything.

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So for an Indian to outclass the abundant talents in Brazil and feature in the seleção is something that even Kepil Dev or Sacchin Tendulkar will applaud with all their strength.

For an Indian kid to feature with Neymar, coutinho, and the rest …

That is beyond what words can describe.

He has to possess the skills of a maradona, the intelligence of great Pele, the Ball-mastery control skills of Zidane, the scoring abilities of a cr7 and the imdepth knowledge of the game like Johann Cruyff.

Almost impossible, you think..

If Messi leaves Barcelona, would FC Barcelona's fate be like Real Madrid’s when CR7 left?

We should all know that the golden era of Barcelona was Messi playing in with all the La Masia academy graduates with his best combination till date with the duo of Xavi-Iniesta.

That generation is almost gone with the remaining like Messi, Pique and busquests all above 30 years.

Surely nothing last forever.

We have seen great teams come and dominate the game of soccer for sometimes and they will definitely go.

The problem people have with Barcelona is that they want the team to continue its dominance for a long time.

And this has put pressure on the players like messi, increase the boards of directors pressure by panic-signing Dembele.

And it has made them forget the Johann Cruyff La Masia philosophy: “ It doesn't matter what we play, but how we play”

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This has led to the many questions of how Barça would fare in the eventual exit of Messi which is but imminent.

Well they will be affected, no doubt about that.

But they will be affected not in the same way as Madrid because both clubs have different philosophies.

Madrid is built on spotting the best talents worldwide and buying them to integrate to their squad.

They did it in the galacticos era: the luck is that they have been able to blend all different players together.

Not so with Barcelona.

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The Club's philosophy started in 1972 when the father of Total football “Rinus Michels left ajax to sign for Barcelona and brought Total football that gave Ajax the European cup in 1971( the team won the next 2 against inter Milan and Juventus though Rinus Michels had left)

But it was until 1974 when Johann Cruyff signed for Barça to join his mentor and coach that things took shape in Barcelona and they won their first la liga since one decade.

After the Poster boy of total football left, Barça had some problem, but it was not until 1988 when he signed as coach of barca that he totally changed the club forever.

He started the La Masia academy (as Barc-Ajax school) and brought all he had learn under coach Rinus Michels.

The same training regimen and philosophy in the senior team in was implemented in la Masia and he made the club to graduate players from academy to main team.

What was the effect?

Pep Guardiola was discovered and formed an integral part of the “dreamteam” that won barca its first UCL trophy in 1992.

They stopped Madrid's la liga dominance and in on it 3 consecutive times.

That is the philosophy and same playing style barca has been using till date.

Pep Guardiola said, “Johann Cruyff built the cathedral, our job is to maintain it”

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Pep Guardiola then converted total football to “Tiki-taka” and the 2008–2012 period saw Barca's teams be listed as one the greatest squad ever.

It affected the Spanish national team as they won 3 international competition consecutively ( 2 euro cup and 2010 FIFA world cup).

See how Barca is struggling in Europe; since 2011, they have only won the UCL trophy once in 7 years.

Conclusion:

Barca will suffer the same fate Madrid suffered after Ronaldo left, not because they will miss Messi, but because they have stopped producing world talents from la Masia academy graduates and just buy random players to fill the squad.

They should be careful, if not, the same fate that happened to the once mighty Ajax famed academy might happen to them.

The exit of Messi won’t be the problem they will face but the death of la Masia academy will.

What are the top 10 costliest flops in world football

10. Robinho, Manchester City, 43 Million Euros

The so called ‘next Pele’ seemed to be one of the greatest prospects ten years ago. It was Manchester City’s first big transfer. Also the biggest Manchester City’s flop. Despite a good first season with the club in which he scored 14 goals in the league, the second season was a huge let down. He was loaned in January at Santos and then sold to AC Milan.

9. Andriy Shevchenko , Chelsea , 44 Million Euros

There is no doubt that Shevchenko was one of the best centre forwards in football history. However his move to Chelsea did not work out so well. After two seasons of scoring just nine Premier League goals, he was loaned back to AC Milan and then back to Dynamo Kiev.

8. Christian Benteke , Liverpool , 46.5 Million Euros

Back in 2015 Benteke was a top target for teams who wanted a scorer. He had 43 goals in three seasons with Aston Villa in Premier League. However , he could not keep up his form in Liverpool too. After a season in which he scored just nine goals and after the arrival of Jurgen Klopp he couldn’t keep his place anymore. He was sold to Crystal Palace.

7. Andy Carroll , Liverpool, 41 Million Euros

After scoring 11 goals in a half season with Newcastle United, it was time for Andy Carroll for his big move to Liverpool. It was a transfer bigger than the Luis Suarez. It was another January transfer that didn’t work though. After two seasons of injuries and just 6 Premier League goals, he was loaned to West Ham and then sold too.

6. Fernando Torres, Chelsea, 58.5 Million Euros

Undoubtetly, one of the most famous flops. However, he managed to win the Uefa Champions League and the Europa League with Chelsea. Fernando Torres didn’t enjoy much individual success and he definetely wasn’t worthy of his price tag. After three and a half seasons, he scored 20 Premier League goals and 10 Champions League goals and he earned a loan to AC Milan. Another January flop.

5. Juan Sebastian Veron, Manchester United, 42.6 Million Euros

Back to 2001, Veron was one of the most promising midfielders as he was a part of the Lazio Serie A winners in 2000. It was supposed that Man United had struck gold. However, they struck cheap metal instead. Despite his talent, Veron didn’t adapt well in England and also some injuries set him back further. After two seasons, he was transfered to Chelsea and then loaned to Inter Milan.

4. Kaka, Real Madrid, 67 Million Euros

Kaka was definetely one of the best players in the world ten years ago. So the time came and his transfer to Real Madrid happened the same year with Cristiano Ronaldo’s record transfer too. Unfortunately in Spain, he wasn’t the same player anymore. After four seasons of underperforming and injuries, he was transfered back to AC Milan. Such a shame that a player like Kaka didn’t have a full of success career.

3. James Rodriguez, Real Madrid, 75 Million Euros

James Rodriguez, 2014 World Cup top scorer. It was inevitable that he would end up to Real Madrid in a big money transfer. Also, it was inevitable that he would leave the club on loan three seasons later. He may had enjoyed some decent playtime with Carlo Ancelotti but after Zinedine Zidane’s arrival, he fell down the pecking order. It seems that Real Madrid can’t possess many star players in the starting XI.

2. Angel Di Maria, Machester United, 75 Million Euros

What a flop that he was! In 2014, he was the ‘big transfer’ along with James Rodriguez. I don’t know though why people excpected so much from him. To be honest as an individual, he didn’t have such a bad season but definetely not worthy of his price. After just one season, he was transfered to Paris Saint Germain. Man United sure knows to sign expensive flops.

1. Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona, 115 Million Euros

To tell you the truth, when I hear about 115 Million Euros, I excpect to see something extraordinary. Ousmane Dembele doesn’t fall in that category. I know that he is still young and maybe he could improve in the future but right now he isn’t adapting well. If the rumours about his exit are true then he will be the top costliest flop in football history.