Brazil coach Dunga exasperated over menu

By Brian Homewood

BEIJING (Reuters) - Attempting to alter the menu served to his multi-millionaire players is turning into a wild goose chase, Brazil coach Dunga has said.

"When you ask the chef to change the menu, he has to talk to his boss, who has to talk to his boss, who has to talk to his boss and by that time the Olympics are over," said Dunga, whose team face Belgium in Shenyang on Thursday.

The former World Cup captain also complained that his team were not being allowed enough time to train.

"There are a lot of difficulties.....we were only allowed to train for one hour and 15 minutes, something which was decided by someone who has never played football," he told Brazilian media.

Brazil, who usually stay in top hotels, fly to venues and bring their own food, have this time settled for the official accommodation and travel, even though their squad includes players such as Ronaldinho, Anderson and Diego.

"There are a series of factors which could defeat us before we have even got onto the pitch," said Dunga, who also coaches the senior squad and is under intense pressure to do well at the Olympics after a run of poor results.

"But all this gives us even more motivation to try and overcome all these hurdles."

Brazil, who will travel by train to their final group match against China in Qinghuangdao, are attempting to win the Olympic soccer tournament for the first time and regard it as the one major title which has eluded them.

Earlier this year, Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Ricardo Teixeira warned there would no special treatment for the team.

"I tried the other method and it didn't work. In Atlanta in 1996, we took the best team, the squad stayed in the best hotels, we spent $5 million and we didn't win," he said.

(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)