Summary: Anto is joined by American football commentator Phil Schoen of Gol TV to take a look at the major talking points of the Brazil Bosnia-Herzegovina and Switzerland-Argentina international friendlies this week. We begin with Brazil where most of the discussion revolves around whether David Luiz showing similar lapses in form with Chelsea will cost him a spot with the national team and if we may be nearing an end for Ronaldinho and his resurgence under Mano Menezes. We also gauge the options in midfield for the Brazilians as new emerging talents seem destined for 2014 and we consider the options at hand for either Ganso or Lucas Moura in some bigger picture with Hernanes in a featured role. But gathering steam is the question whether David Luiz and Thiago Silva can work longer term and if Luisao or Dede might be better long term options given the skill set of the future captain in Silva. We also examine the sense of urgency for Brazil given that they will not have to qualify for the next World Cup and if Mano is indeed the right guy for the job, mostly because there is a bank of discordant voices in Brazil given the style and substance. Then we turn our attention to Switzerland and Argentina to get underneath one of the more interesting sides in the Swiss who have a number of intriguing young figures emerging in Europe and their manager Ottmar Hitzfeld. Then we close on the matter of Argentina and their newest manager Alejandro Sabella as the defense appears to be fixed with a working title at present and if there is indeed longer term help on the horizon. We also examine the latest call-ups including Palacio, Salvio and Erik Lamela as recent debutante for the senior side as well as some of the absences from this squad list including Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore.
