Ganso left out of Brazil squad for friendlies

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Mano Menezes has left playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso out of a 22-man squad¹ to face South Africa and China next month.

Speaking during a press conference to announce the squad in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, Menezes said Ganso had been left out due to uncertainty² about his playing future.

The 22-year-old is understood to have told his club Santos of his intention to leave and reports have linked him with a move to Sao Paulo or Flamengo.

"He needs to make some important decisions," Menezes said. "These uncertainties³ are currently⁴ affecting him."

"We believe in him. We think that once he makes a decision on whether he is going or staying he will once again be the player that we want to see in Brazil's national team."

Until three months ago Ganso was Brazil's No.10 and considered key to the team's World Cup preparations.

But knee surgery in May meant he lost his place in the team to Oscar, who shone during a series of friendlies in Europe and the US.

Not only did Oscar make the playmaker role his own, he also took Ganso's No.10 shirt and is now considered indispensable⁵ by Menezes.

Brazil's squad includes 10 players from the team that claimed the silver medal earlier this month at the London Olympics.

Among the surprises were the inclusions of Santos midfielder Arouca and Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio.

Brazil will play South Africa in Sao Paulo on September 7 followed by a duel⁶ against China in Recife three days later.

Brazil squad:

Goalkeepers: Diego Alves (Valencia), Cassio (Corinthians), Jefferson (Botafogo).

Defenders⁷: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Alex Sandro (Porto), Adriano (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (PSG), David Luiz (Chelsea), Rever (Atletico-MG), Dede (Vasco).

Midfielders: Sandro (Tottenham), Paulinho (Corinthians), Ramires (Chelsea), Arouca (Santos), Romulo (Spartak), Oscar (Chelsea), Lucas (Sao Paulo).

Forwards: Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Neymar (Santos), Hulk (Porto), Jonas (Valencia).

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

4 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

5 indispensable   

adj.必不可少的，绝对必要的

参考例句：

• He is indispensable to our work,we cannot do it without him.对于我们的工作来说，他是不可缺少的，没有他我们就做不了。
• This is an indispensable part of his creed.这是他的信条中必不可少的一部分。

6 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

7 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》