Shortly after last year's World Cup, when coach Dunga and coordinator Gilmar Rinaldi took charge of Brazil, they had one big criticism to make of predecessor Luiz Felipe Scolari's 2014 campaign. Neymar, of course, was missing from the fateful semifinal against Germany. On the way to the match, Brazil's players and coach were all wearing a baseball cap with a message of support for their injured star written on it. Dunga and Rinaldi thought this was a clear mistake. Neymar was out, so forget him. The message of support should have been for Bernard, the young winger who was taking his place.
Shining in the absence of Neymar
