Brazil named Dunga (picture) as their coach for the second time yesterday, two weeks after they were hammered 7-1 by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, a result which led to the resignation of former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The 50-year-old Dunga, who captained Brazil to their fourth world title in 1994, was last in charge of the national team in 2010 when he was sacked for failing to take them further than the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa.

“I am immensely happy to be back,” he told reporters.

“I have an outline of what I want. Fans know me and they know I am not going to sell a dream but a reality and that reality is we have to work hard.”

Dunga acknowledged Brazil have fallen behind the leading European teams in recent years and said he has spent his time outside football watching games and talking to managers and former players such as Arsene Wenger, Ruud Gullit and Arrigo Sacchi.

He warned fans not to expect cavalier football and said the best form of attack is defence.

“Managers today organise the defence in order to be able to attack,” he told reporters at a news conference to announce his appointment. “The important thing is not to have four or five players up front, it is to get forward with four or five players. Football today is total. Everyone needs to participate.”