‘Drunk’ Dunga SLAMMED on Twitter – But Liverpool fans happy Coutinho’s been dropped by Brazil

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In one of the weirdest international squad selections we’ve seen in quite a while, Brazil boss Dunga decided to drop Coutinho and Thiago Silva for Kaka and Gabriel Paulista respectively for their upcoming friendlies versus Costa Rica and USA.

When we first saw the news, we thought the internet might be overreacting, and that Dunga was selecting a mainly homegrown squad – with the aim of avoiding his better players the trip across the Atlantic – but his quotes suggest a genuine dropping.

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“We gave him a chance in Copa América. You can’t build with just youngsters, you need experience to help,” he said.

So while Liverpool, Brazil and football fans in general were extremely surprised by the news, and castigated Dunga for the decision, many Reds were delighted our playmaker will be staying with us – maximising his chances of top fitness.

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