Brazil's current side are not good enough to win the confederations cup, football legend pele has said.

Brazil are on a hiding to nothing under 2002 world cup -winning coach Lius felipe scolari as they look to shrug off some recent poor showing which left them a modest 19th in the fifa rankings.

And pele says they currently are not just good enough,even with starlet Neymar on board.

"Today's squad does not have enough in its armoury to win the confederation cup but at the same time it is a chance for the coach and technical staff to stabilise the team so it prepare for the world cup.

There are very strong teams here such as Europeans(world champions spain and also italy) who have a very high level.

Pele said he saw lack of creativity in the midfield and something missing between midfield and attack even if their defence is better.

As incredible as it may seem today our defence is still very strong. Brazil have always been very good in attack.

"But today we are lacking in terms of the link between midfield and attack," said pele.

But he added that he hoped Neymar's move to barcelona would prove to help the star's development.

"The transfer will be very important for his development. He will learn much from this coming season in Europe and it will also be a good thing for Brazil as he will draw on experience at a much higher and together level. This should play of when he links up with the national side."