... for Brazil's upcoming two friendly games in the US against Costa Rica and the US.
In his place, is Kaka! Dunga cited needing experience instead of just building the squad around youngsters as the reason for not picking Coutinho. The 2016 Copa America is the special centenary edition of the tournament, by which time Kaka will be 34. There's also a first cap for Lucas Lima, 25, an AM for Santos. 25 isn't too far from 23 though, is it?
http://www.espnfc.com/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/2562344/coutinho-snubbed-from-brazil-squad
Anyway, bad news for Coutinho, but great news for us. Who needs a 9,000-mile round-trip for a couple of meaningless games early in the season? Willian, Oscar and Ramires will be travelling though, together with Paulista, Fernandinho and Firmino. Guess Mourinho will be screaming and shouting at the pilot for taking his players too high into the sky.
In his place, is Kaka! Dunga cited needing experience instead of just building the squad around youngsters as the reason for not picking Coutinho. The 2016 Copa America is the special centenary edition of the tournament, by which time Kaka will be 34. There's also a first cap for Lucas Lima, 25, an AM for Santos. 25 isn't too far from 23 though, is it?
http://www.espnfc.com/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/2562344/coutinho-snubbed-from-brazil-squad
Anyway, bad news for Coutinho, but great news for us. Who needs a 9,000-mile round-trip for a couple of meaningless games early in the season? Willian, Oscar and Ramires will be travelling though, together with Paulista, Fernandinho and Firmino. Guess Mourinho will be screaming and shouting at the pilot for taking his players too high into the sky.
