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Analysis:Ancelotti gamble leaves Brazil mired in World Cup quicksand
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 5 : Brazil spent three years chasing Carlo Ancelotti as if the Italian carried a golden key to their sixth World Cup. On Sunday, after a 2-1 defeat by Norway in the New Jersey heat, the record five-times champions discovered that even one of club football's great managers cannot perform miracles with a team built on hope, nostalgia and tired legs.Italy's decline has long stood as a warning that if a country fails to look after its football, it can fall behind with alarming speed. Brazil now have their own uncomfortable case study.The long pursuit of Ancelotti while he was at Real Madrid left the national team drifting under three caretaker managers, and by the time he arrived there was no easy escape from the quicksand. One year was never likely enough tim
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