Brazil forward Robinho rued not being able to participate in the penalty shoot-out that saw Paraguay oust them from the Copa America yet again.
Robinho's goal in the opening quarter-hour had Brazil on track to progress past the quarter-finals in Concepcion.
"I wanted to stay to take a penalty, but I have to respect the coach's decision," Robinho told SporTV after the game.
"Usually I'm there to take a penalty. Now we must face it - our team has a lot to improve on. If one loses, everyone loses."
"Sadly, our performance dropped in the second half. We had the chance to finish the game. All due respect, but Paraguay aren't among the best national teams," he added.
"We could have won it, but we didn't and conceded in a silly fashion."
Stand-in captain Miranda defended the preparation taken by his side's penalty-takers, and said the team were already looking ahead to the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
"The ones who were prepared were chosen to take the kicks. That's the thing with penalties, sometimes you can be ready and fail," he said to SporTV.
"Only those who are there can fail or succeed. They were prepared but two failed - it happens.
"It's a sad moment. We had a solid performance but then we conceded - on an aerial play - a penalty, and we were unfortunate in the shoot-out.
"We have to raise our heads and now think about the World Cup qualifiers - that's the most important thing for us now."
