Brazil’s World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has put his faith in Qatar to get its “preparations right” for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Parreira, who is also the head of FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG), has had a few stints as a coach in the Middle East and said that he was looking forward to the quadrennial football extravaganza in Qatar.
“The story starts all over again now, with the qualifiers and a long road ahead. It’s a four-year cycle and if you’re involved in it, it can be a long process. Teams have already begun their preparations and embarked on processes of renewal,” Parreira was quoted as saying on FIFA.com.
“France have a solid foundation and Brazil are going to bring in new players. It’s a challenge and a fascinating task for coaches.
“I’m going to keep pushing for football to continue its development, and there’s no doubt that Qatar will get its preparations right and that the stadiums will be fantastic.
“Every World Cup has something special about it. It’s going to be interesting to see how the fans are going to interact in a far smaller country than at previous World Cups. They’ll also have the chance to visit the surrounding region. It’s going to be a party and it’s going to be fun.”
Parreira will be sharing the technical and tactical outcome of the 2018 World Cup at the FIFA Football Conference in London on September 23, 2018.
The one-day event is expected to host as many as 150 coaches, including FIFA World Cup winner Didier Deschamps (France), Zlatko Dalic (Croatia), Roberto Martinez (Belgium), Gareth Southgate (England), Tite (Brazil), Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia), Joachim Low (Germany), Hajime Moriyasu (Japan), Aliou Cisse (Senegal) and Luis Enrique (Spain).
The head coaches and technical directors of all 211 member associations, as well as the technical experts of all six confederations, have been invited by FIFA.
Talking about the conference, Parreira said, “The conference is a unique occasion and we have to make the absolute most of it. Sharing information and experiences is vital to the continued development of football, and there is no one better than coaches when it comes to giving opinions.
“The World Cup is always an opportunity to assess the state of football and new trends, the new things that come in and should be used again.”
Asked about what was the main lesson from Russia 2018, he said, “There’s no such thing as more beautiful football or uglier football. Football changes. Possession of the ball is no longer a must. The teams were more concerned with playing in smaller spaces, in staying compact and getting into the opposition half as quickly as possible, and they won as teams, with individual talents playing for their teams.”
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