Yeah, it was a smart decision by Dunga. More national team managers should do this. Just simply watching players play in official matches isn't enough. You need to speak with their managers and fitness trainers to know how healthy and able they are to play in the system and style you want them to adapt to.
Dunga has a tough task on his hands restoring pride to the Brazilian national team after a disappointing World Cup, but perhaps taking some tips from Jose Mourinho will go a long way to helping.
The Brazil coach, a World Cup-winning captain in 1994, travelled to Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Friday, where he and his coaching staff had lunch with Mourinho.
'There was a long conversation with an exchange of ideas about football, of course, and information about the many Brazilian players with whom (Mourinho) trained in Europe', the Brazilian Football Confederation reported.
That is what I am talking about . National team coach who takes his job to another level more detailed. Who else but club manager that knows what state of condition and form his players are at the moment ?
I firmly believe if Dunga was coach last year , Costa would have never chosen Spain over Brazil . Scorlari is one big stubborn and dumb coach . Calling Costa as back up in case they need him would have insulted any player who is being called to national team especially a player who is World Class Star.
Cooperation between national coach and club coach is just vital to success of first of all the national team .