With the expected news against Chile, Dorival Junior reaches 37 players who have been used in the national team in less than a year.

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The changes became constant with Dorival. Either because he was not satisfied with what he saw, or because of injuries. Changes that prevent the formation of a base and disrupt the interaction between players – of course, are difficult to achieve in national teams.

Of the squad that will play tomorrow, only three started in Dorival’s first match (the friendly against England in March): Danilo, Lucas Paqueta and Rodrigo. Besides Bruno Guimarães, who should start on the bench, the West Ham midfielder is the only player to have played in all 10 matches for the manager. The other two participated in nine pieces, as well as Vinnie Jr., due to injury; Endrik and Joao Gomez, who this time was excluded from the team.

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The sector that tested the most players was attack. Aside from Igor Jesus, who has yet to make his debut, 13 strikers have already worn the amarelinha for Dorival. After the Real Madrid trio, Rafinha, who returns after suspension, and Savinho, are among those who have taken to the field the most: seven times. Three had just one chance, coming off the bench: Porto’s Galeño and Pepe; And Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Although Indrik is one of those who participated in most of the matches, his situation is different. In just two matches, the former Palmeiras striker has been a starter. In others, he left the bench. Most often, only the final minutes of the match are played.

Tomorrow, this must happen again. In his search for a centre-forward, Dorival looks set to take advantage of Igor Jesus’ good run of form at Botafogo. Rafinha, Rodrigo and Savinho are the other strikers he has chosen.

-We haven’t talked individually yet. That’s up to Dorival. He is the teacher and decides who will play and who will play. We are on the eve of the match and he will start assembling the team, showing who will play – said Savinho, who spoke about how the coach tries to inject confidence in the attacking players:

“Do what you want,” he says, and I understand more about how to convey trust. I know my responsibility in the attack, what I should do, and what I should not do to launch a counterattack. I think it’s another phrase to give the player confidence. Each stage of the game has its own moment to step up, go into the area, find a pass…

The second sector in which Dorival players were tested was the midfield. There were nine athletes in ten clashes. Interestingly, Joao Gomez, one of the most played players, has now been overlooked for a call-up. He lost his starting place to Andre, who is playing in his fourth game, and did not even deserve the chance to be an option in the reserves.

After Gomez, Bruno Guimarães and Paqueta, Andreas Pereira and Douglas Luiz played the most: seven matches each. But both were starters only once.

Midfield and attack are exactly the sectors in which Dorival Junior has had the greatest difficulties in the Brazilian national team. He still couldn’t fix his creation and didn’t find effectiveness in the foreground either.

Against Chile, the coach must withdraw Lucas Paqueta to play the ball with Andre. Rafinha, who has excelled in Barcelona’s midfield this season, can take on the responsibility of creativity. He will still have the option of rotating with Rodrigo, who should occupy the left flank of the attack, but he also knows how to fulfill that role. It is a method that has been found to try to “speed up the process” of selection, a need that the coach acknowledges exists in the face of pressure to achieve results.

Players used by Dorival Junior in the national team: