Lighter, Titus will drink caipirinha before going deeper into Mexico

Smiling in several responses and releasing some jokes, Tite admitted a certain "lightness" with the conquest of the Brazilian ranking for the last 16 of the World Cup. Tried mainly in the debut against Switzerland, the coach said that he will take his usual caipirinha, relieved after a 2-0 win against Serbia, before starting to deepen studies on Mexico.

– Apparently, I'm at peace (laughs). I allow myself to take the canopy now. We work with a faithful balance, we must feel, The Cup has human relations, I must feel the athletes, the locker room. We are looking for the faithful of the scale. If you are stuck, take it. If this is not the case, you stack. It's hard, I admit it – said the Brazilian team coach in Moscow.

With an evaluation work that has had the help of performance badysts of the 20 clubs of the Brazilian Serie A championship, the CBF technical committee already has a first badysis of all the teams of the World Cup. The Fluminense was responsible for the accompaniment of Mexico. From now on, in the plan of return to Sochi, where the Seleção is concentrated in Russia, more details about the Mexicans, rivals in the octaves, will be evaluated.

"Now we prepare to face Mexico, already on the plane start the studies, we divide well.It is a strong opponent, who played a big game against Germany.He spent against Korea, which overcame Germany.S Sweden is strong.It is deeply know Mexico so we can draw strategies.We are with Serbia in the head.They made a game more offensive today, lowered their age, because they had to win.It arrived more, pressed more into a piece of the game.But we were ready, and that is how we will face Mexico, "said Auxiliary Cleber Xavier.

Tite and his commission say they are satisfied with the performance achieved in the third match of the World Cup. The coach admits that the high expectations created before the World Cup raise criticism during the competition. The commander, however, separates the stages: "before and during" the World Cup.

– We embrace expectations. This team created a strong expectation as it broke in the standings, in friendly matches. But she comes to the World Cup, it's a new round. I wanted it to break as before. But the World Cup has a different characteristic. He created a wait, evolves and consolidates now. The team has more to develop. That's what we are looking for, the quest is equal for the best – said the coach.

With seven points, Brazil has qualified for the first time in Group E of the World Cup and will face Mexico next Monday in Samara.

Check out more excerpts from Tite's interview in Moscow:

Brazil's favorite bookmakers
"Expectations, we do not live in the waiting but in reality, a team is formed in the competition, there are spare parts, it takes a strong team, if you did not have this preparation, you will not have any performance at the peak of growth. "

Gabriel Jesus: live marker?
"The empty gunner to make a big game, sometimes the ball is left to him, or not, he has a ball and Thiago does, football is like that." Gabriel has a condition. Firmino plays a lot and has been eliminated. "It was the most proposed team to play against us, Serbia, Serbia were aggressive, had technical and physical players, and if we played near us, they would benefit."

Specialist kills?
"During my career, I've been taxed on everything, I've been leaving … But I have a clear idea of ​​the team, the balance, I'm trying to do that, you have to have the wisdom to adjust the pieces, I won the Brazil Cup, a specialist kills, then I won a race point, I did not know the more kills (laughs), the dead, the level of concentration is very strong, it can not be a zero error, since it is not human it does not work, but it must be reduced to the maximum for to win ".

Evolution of the team
"I can not take 100% of a team, because it's a disunity, I try to challenge the athletes to grow, I do not know where this team can go."