SOMETHING HAPPENED TO: Wolves Super Star ‘Left Without a Role’ Wolverhampton Wanderers’ newest marquee signing Andre was one of Brazil’s better players on Tuesday evening in their stunning 1-0 loss to Paraguay in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – but the Molineux star was ‘left without a role’ as he made his seventh cap for the South America behemoth.
Andre had already garnered five caps for Brazil prior to his Premier League move from Serie A side Fluminense on transfer deadline day, and despite only having one match to impress in the English top-flight against Nottingham Forest, he was whisked away for international duty by head coach Dorival Junior for games against Ecuador and Paraguay.
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO: Wolves Super Star ‘Left Without a Role’
Brazilian Media Praise Andre For Paraguay Perform anceFeaturing – and being praised – for his 85-minute performance in the home win over Ecuador on Friday, Andre was trusted to start again in Asuncion. But despite a shock 1-0 loss, the £21million signing gained merit for his outing from Brazilian outlet ‘ge.globo’, who sympathised with him for being ‘left without a role’ for the entire game.
Writing a tough ratings report for their national team, the report stated that Andre was one of Brazil’s better players – though he played ‘little part’ in the game as their attacking stars dominated possession, but couldn’t do much with the ball as they fell to a surprise defeat. The report on Andre read:
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO: Wolves Super Star ‘Left Without a Role’
“It’s hard to even make a fair assessment of a player who was practically left without a role as the game unfolded.
“As Paraguay dropped their lines and waited for Brazil, the expectation was that the defenders would speed up the ball out so that the team could build up a more aggressive phase, but it ended up being André who had to drop back to try to play this role.
“He was solid in defensive transition, he occupied the spaces well, but the reality is that he played little part in the game.”
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO: Wolves Super Star ‘Left Without a Role’
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