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#5 Tite's stellar managerial record
Tite is quite simply, the most respected coach in Brazilian football. Such is the respect that the 58-year-old manager commands in Brazil that not even the notoriously vicious Brazilian media called for him to be sacked despite the Selecao's ouster at the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.
Tite took over as Brazil coach in June 2016, after Brazil's embarassing group stage exit in the Copa America Centenario. Inheriting a disjointed team from his defensive-minded predecessor Dunga, Tite turned around the demoralised outfit in a short span of time, winning his first 9 matches on the trot before suffering his first loss in his 10th game in charge.
Brazil went on to become the first team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, with Tite becoming the first manager ever to beat every single opponent at least once, in the CONMEBOL qualifiers.
Brazil have played 36 matches under the former Corinthians boss, winning 29, drawing 5 and losing just two games - a friendly against Argentina with a second-string side and the 2-1 Quarterfinal loss to Belgium in the 2018 World Cup.
With 78 goals scored, the Selecao frontline has recorded a goal per game ratio of 2.17 while the defense has conceded only 10 goals, maintaining a ridiculoiusly low 0.27 goals conceded per game.
Brazil were arguably the best South American team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, getting narrowly eliminated by a scoreline of 2-1 in the quarterfinals. This was as opposed to the only other South American team to make the final 8 - Uruguay, who went down 2-0 to eventual champions France.
Having won the Brasilerao twice, the 2012 Copa Libertadores as well as the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup title (beating then UCL Champions Chelsea in the finals), Tite is the most decorated manager in the tournament and his experiece is one of the key reasons why Brazil are overwhelming favorites.
