In the 1-1 draw against Venezuela, the team had two groups that had little communication with each other. One of the Brazilian midfielder behind, formed by the four defenders, midfielder Bruno Guimarães and, sometimes, Gerson. The other, from the middle forward, with the two wingers, center forward, attacking midfielder Raphinha and, sometimes, Gerson.
As the attackers are excellent, fast and skillful and Venezuela’s defenders are average and slow, Brazil created several goal chances, even more than Venezuela thought they could win and left many spaces in the defense.
On the other hand, they also created some scoring opportunities, as they had the freedom to exchange passes in the middle, due to the weak Brazilian pressing.
Once again, the team failed to be more compact and put pressure on recovering the ball. The Brazilian team cannot give so many chances to such an inferior opponent.
Gerson had a good performance, but I still have doubts about his conditions in this position. He has a lot of skill and easily leaves the marking, which is very good, but he doesn’t have the characteristics of a dynamic midfielder, who scores, passes, advances and who acts as a link between sectors, a virtue present in great players. midfielders.
Apart from the two full-backs and center forward Igor Jesus, who were again very discreet, the others, individually, performed very well, especially Vinicius Junior, despite missing the penalty.
I imagine that Rodrygo, when he recovers, will be the best option for the center forward position.
After facing three weak opponents —Venezuela is better than Chile and Peru—, Brazil plays against the four strongest in the next rounds: Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador. There is a lot to evolve. You still can’t be optimistic.
Argentina’s defeat to Paraguay, who had already beaten Brazil, is a consolation and a justification that all games are difficult.
I didn’t understand why, for the first time, coach Scaloni didn’t use the structure used since the World Cup, one of the team’s strong points, the trio of midfielders, with Messi at the head of the three. The team played with two midfielders, two midfielders (Messi and Mac Allister) and two attackers in the middle.
Argentina is experiencing three big problems: the first is that time doesn’t stop, even for Messi. The second is that a team has rarely won two World Cups in a row. The third is to find a replacement worthy of the star Di Maria, whose performance has always been much greater than the recognition he received.
It still didn’t work
Based on the news and reports from people who are always in the stadiums to work, cheer or enjoy the spectacle, violence has increased on and off the field. This was seen in the recent ambush by Palmeiras fans against Cruzeiro fans, which resulted in the death of a young fan, and in the serious riots and violence at Arena MRV, in the Copa do Brasil decision between Atlético-MG and Flamengo.
This violence is an extension of the calamity and insecurity that exists in the country. And there are many other serious problems. Brazil still hasn’t worked out.
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