Brazilian coach Dunga: 'We will suffer a lot, still'

Rio de Janeiro - Following Brazil's 5-0 win over Ecuador Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian coach Carlos Dunga stressed that the road to the South Africa 2010 World Cup will not be easy. "The logic of qualifiers is complex. We have very difficult games. We will suffer a lot, still. The most important thing is the will and the pleasure that players get from being with the Brazilian national team," he said.

Brazilian fans and media were irritated by the team's goalless draw Sunday in Colombia, and the crowd at the legendary Maracana stadium even booed at some stages in the game against Ecuador.

Dunga further praised the day's rival.

"I did not see Ecuador as a fragile team. On the contrary, it is a very good team that made the match very difficult for Brazil," Dunga said after the game. "The goals happened because of Brazil's ability and aptitude, never because of deficiencies by the rival."

Kaka, however, did not quite agree. He was confused by the second goal in his personal count, Brazil's fifth, a poor, long-distance effort that Ecuadorian keeper Daniel Viteri failed to contain.

"I don't really know what happened with that goal. After the shot I turned my back on the goal because I knew I had not hit the ball well. And then I heard the fans shout and saw Ronaldinho and Robinho coming to hug me," Kaka said.

The talented midfielder admitted that it was possible that bumps on the pitch might have contributed to misleading Viteri.

Dunga added that his team's high score was due to the fact that Ecuador was forced to seek the rival goal after Brazil put the score 1-0.

"Ecuador tried something else, exposed itself, and then the goals came," Dunga said.