<p>Brazil coach Dunga has hit back at Thiago Silva, who criticised coach's decision to strip the central defender of the Selecao captaincy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dunga took charge of Brazil in July following the team's 1-7 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />One of his first decisions was to replace Silva with Barcelona star Neymar.<br />"Nobody loses when you get to the national team because nobody is the owner of anything," Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain was quoted saying by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.<br /><br />"When I took over there was no No. 9 or No. 10, no goalkeeping coach or fitness coach. Likewise there was no captain. I respect every player but this is my way of working."<br /><br />Silva earlier said that nobody had spoken to him about the decision. "It seems like you lose your place, like they have taken something away from me," he said.<br /><br />Silva was left out of Brazil's 4-0 friendly win over Turkey last week and is expected to again miss Tuesday's clash against Austria in Vienna.<br /></p>
<p>Brazil coach Dunga has hit back at Thiago Silva, who criticised coach's decision to strip the central defender of the Selecao captaincy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dunga took charge of Brazil in July following the team's 1-7 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />One of his first decisions was to replace Silva with Barcelona star Neymar.<br />"Nobody loses when you get to the national team because nobody is the owner of anything," Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain was quoted saying by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.<br /><br />"When I took over there was no No. 9 or No. 10, no goalkeeping coach or fitness coach. Likewise there was no captain. I respect every player but this is my way of working."<br /><br />Silva earlier said that nobody had spoken to him about the decision. "It seems like you lose your place, like they have taken something away from me," he said.<br /><br />Silva was left out of Brazil's 4-0 friendly win over Turkey last week and is expected to again miss Tuesday's clash against Austria in Vienna.<br /></p>