Brazil head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has said that we are yet to see the best of Barcelona’s Ronaldinho, and the Brazil playmaker will be at his very best in the World Cup Finals.

The Brazil coach heaped praise on the Barca star, and wants to see himself as a "talent facilitator" rather than a player manager, said it was important the Barcelona star is given the freedom to enjoy himself on the pitch.

Ronaldinho, who has twice been voted FIFA's World Player of the Year, was involved in the World Cup winning team four years ago in Japan/Korea, but was a bit-part player compared to both Ronaldo and Rivaldo and compounded his tournament by getting sent off in the quarter-final against England, even though Brazil won the match.

But Pareirra has ultimate faith in the Barca star saying: "He has undoubtedly matured since 2000.”

Parreira told reporters: "He has grown up as a player, a man and a person and I think this will reflect in his performance at the World Cup.

"His skills, I cannot describe them, there are so many of them and they are so great," said the coach. "He can do anything with the ball.

"But it is important to point out his application and determination are also outstanding.

"The important thing is he plays with happiness, he forgets about the fact it's a World Cup, about the marking, and he enjoys himself and gets on with his own game."

Parreira views his role as allowing players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Adriano and Kaka to flourish.

"I'm not a coach, I'm a talent facilitator," said Parreira, who rarely varies his line-ups and avoids making drastic changes during games.

"For a team to win the World Cup, they have to be faithful to their style. They have to impose their style on the opposition, not change according to the opponents."

Parreira said that, despite the intricacies of assembling so many high-profile players, he had found the squad well motivated.

"To put them all into one team is a Herculean task and, at the start, four years ago, I admit I had my doubts," said Parreira.

"But the World Cup qualifiers proved they are willing to play as a team. We've always found the South American qualifiers difficult and this time we made them look easy."

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