Brazilian president Lula: AC Milan’s Ronaldinho should not go to World Cup

Brazilian president Lula says he would leave AC Milan star Ronaldinho out of their World Cup squad.

Dunga has so far ignored calls for Ronaldinho to be recalled to his Brazil team.

“Ronaldinho is a great player, but that's not enough,” Lula explained. “The important thing is to see how every player inserts himself into the development of the team.

“It's something greater than the individual qualities of a player. It's a question of the team.

“Ronaldinho doesn't deserve to go to the World Cup. He has played relatively little for the Selecao and has never been decisive.”

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It was said years ago that experience teaches wisdom,but not it some cases,for instant brazil's manager,the older he gets he shows how stupid he is and just a wasted *****,ronaldinho is not as vibrant as a 18 to a 24 year old but!not one player that represents brazil today in dunga squad has the vision as rondnho,sad to see the team I use to love play the game that is loved by evryone won't see brazil past round of 16,we are desperately looking for a team to suport caus the squad will be back home from the first match and disgrace an entire nation cause wnts to prove wat a ***** he is.

It was said years ago that experience teaches wisdom,but not it some cases,for instant brazil's manager,the older he gets he shows how stupid he is and just a wasted *****,ronaldinho is not as vibrant as a 18 to a 24 year old but!not one player that represents brazil today in dunga squad has the vision as rondnho,sad to see the team I use to love play the game that is loved by evryone won't see brazil past round of 16,we are desperately looking for a team to suport caus the squad will be back home from the first match and disgrace an entire nation cause wnts to prove wat a ***** he is.