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The head coach of the Brazilian national team told about the reasons for the absence of midfielder MJ Fred in his cage.
For the Brazilian national team, the 2018 World Cup ended in the 1/4 finals. It was there that the "pentacampeons" lost 1: 2 to Belgium and left the tournament.
One of the antiheroes of this fight was midfielder Manchester City Fernandinho, who hand cut the ball into his own goal.
After the match, many wondered why, instead of the disqualified opornic player Real Madrid Casemiro appeared on the field Fernandinho, and not a rookie Manchester United Fred, who did not play at the mundiale for a minute.
The situation was clarified by the Brazilian coach Tita:.
"Fred had health problems. He could not fully recover from the injury ".
"Fred did not play not for football reasons, but because of his physical condition," said the Brazilian coach.
Note that the former club mate Fred - Tyson also did not play a single match at the 2018 World Cup.