Despite Brazil only losing once in 20 games since Tite took over as coach almost two years ago, Pele remains unconvinced with the team’s overall unity.
“I have the utmost confidence in Tite’s ability,” Pele told Reuters. “My worry is about one thing; there are only a few days until the World Cup starts and we still don’t have the right team. Individually all the players are very good. But we’re not a team.”
Talismanic forward Neymar injured a foot and ankle in February and full-back Dani Alves dropped out of the squad due to a knee injury. Renato Augusto and Douglas Costa picked up strains that kept them out of Sunday’s 2-0 win over Croatia.