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#1 The future looks bright for Brazil
In a football-obsessed nation like Brazil, success at international tournaments is seen as almost their birthright and anything other than this is seen as monumental failures.
It is with the weight of this expectation that every young boy dreams of donning the famous yellow of the Samba Boys and while not every child gets to fulfill their childhood fantasy, those who do are expected to discharge their abilities to the fullest.
However, for all of their traditional history, the last decade has not exactly been the brightest for the national team of Brazil, with an Olympic Gold medal and Confederations Cup triumph being all they could boast of prior to their Copa win.
The current squad is one littered with an abundance of young talent and it is on the backbone of this young squad that Tite has built his Copa America winning team.
Relatively unheralded players like Everton, Richarlison, David Neres, Gabriel Jesus and Arthur Melo have blended in with more seasoned legs like Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Filipe Luiz, and the likes, with the result being that the Brazilian team is one which has the perfect balance of youth and experience.
Everton Soares was undoubtedly the breakout star of the competition and is bound to have swayed a few heads with his displays in anticipation of a much-deserved move to Europe.
Arthur continued with his impressive displays in the middle of the park, while Gabriel Jesus and David Neres continued their massive developments. Richarlison was hampered by a case of mumps, but still starred on the occasions when he appeared.
Even the more seasoned internationals like Thiago Silva and Daniel Alves also proved their worthwhile Philippe Coutinho put his disappointing Barcelona form to inspire his nation to glory and Alisson was unbeatable as usual between the sticks.
While Brazil might have underperformed on the biggest stages in recent years, on evidence of their displays at the Copa America, the future is indeed very bright.
