Brazilian players are banned from wrapping copper pipes during training

By not wearing shin guards, Brazilian players will be more conscious of protecting each other in practice. Coach Tite explained that he wanted to educate his players to play more fair-play in matches, thereby improving their chances of winning the World Cup.

"I want the players to understand that they need to fight fiercely, but that doesn't mean hitting the ball roughly with the opponent," the 61-year-old coach said.

German newspaper Bild said that Tite was concerned that the player committed a dangerous foul that could lead to a red card and a suspension in a more important match. According to the tournament rules, a player who receives a yellow card in two different matches will be suspended for the next match. The team that wants to win the championship will have to play seven games, and the possibility of a player receiving a yellow card is not small.

At the 2018 World Cup, midfielder Casemiro was suspended for the quarter-final against Belgium, due to receiving yellow cards in the previous two matches. In a pre-match training session, Casemiro also hit the ball dangerously, causing Fred to injure his ankle and not play the quarterfinals. In the end, Brazil lost 1-2 to Belgium and stopped at the tournament.

Midfielder Marquinhos likes Tite's new rule of not being able to wrap his shins in training. "That helps us strengthen our defense, not tackle the ball when it's too late," said the PSG defender. "It helps us a lot. But even without shin guards, we still train hard."

Paolo Maldini also once said: "If I have to tackle the ball, it means I just made a mistake."

Tite's teachers and students are still dreaming of helping Brazil to be crowned for the sixth time. On November 19, Oxford University released statistics based on a simulation of more than a million times of competition results. They gave the result that Brazil will win the championship by defeating Belgium in the 2022 World Cup final.