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Below-par Brazil failed to find their groove against Saudi Arabia - Tite

Brazil coach Tite concedes his side were not at their best during their 2-0 Brasil Global Tour victory over Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Alex Sandro either side of half-time saw the Selecao triumph in Riyadh, as Tite bagged his 23rd win in 29 games as coach.

But he admitted he’d hoped to see more from his side.

“Right from the start, we did not perform as we had imagined,” he said.

“The performance was below-par for this team. We play more, produce more, compete, show a higher level of concentration than that.