I would like to write this sentence in relation to Brazil’s match against Haiti in the World Cup: “It’s going to be a breeze!”
And I wrote, but without conviction. In other times, Haiti would be a mess. There’s just one question: how much of a rout? Today, the tendency is that it is not. Neither beard nor thrashing.
The Brazilian team enters the field this Friday against the Haitians, in Philadelphia (USA), in the second round of the World Cup, under extremely pressure. More than the result (1-1), the performance against Morocco, in the debut, was unsatisfactory. Pifio.
The first half hour will be said to be one to forget, as bad as it was, with the Moroccans making the Brazilians run aimlessly, without seeing the color of the ball. I say it’s to remember, make this half hour a learning experience and look for formulas to prevent repetition.
In this pressure situation, Brazil, possibly modified in comparison to the initial 11 that took to the field in New Jersey, will face a defensive group, a white wall (the color of Haiti’s uniform for the game) in front of goalkeeper Placide.
Italian time. A coach with an astronomical salary (R$5 million per month), Carletto Ancelotti needs to have trained Brazilians to execute plays that knock down this wall, or that go around it, or that jump over it. It’s there to solve cucumbers.
It will not be an excuse for ineffectiveness if the opponent plays closed. We know in advance that this will be the case. Ball with Brazil, strong and attentive marking from Haiti. That, if he manages to steal it, he will start at speed on the counterattack.
The itinerary is planned. Haiti will try to repeat what Cape Verde, a rookie in World Cups, did successfully against Spain, which without creativity and speed and with bureaucratic football, with side touches, minimal objectivity and boldness, made it easy for the underdog: 0-0.
Liked to join the right wing, Danilo said he saw the Cape Verdeans “leave their life in every ball, go beyond even their health” to play “a beautiful role in the World Cup against a favorite team”. It is to be expected that the Haitians will act in the same way against Brazil.
Danilo’s message is this: with superior technique, you need to be more willing, more determined than your opponent. Many people question the commitment of this team, disconnected from the Brazilian people because most of the athletes play abroad, in major European leagues or not (there are two in Russia, there are two in Saudi Arabia).
It’s hard to root for someone who sometimes doesn’t even know each other. For Ibañez. For Igor Thiago. For Douglas Santos. Tostão asked Endrick. Brazil asked and is asking for Endrick. Well, you know who Endrick is.
Endrick was dying to play against Morocco. Brazil’s attack, weak, cried out for him. And Ancelotti didn’t do anything, he kept the boy on the bench. A foolish ancelottice.
At his age, 67, Ancelotti cannot be a fool. Don’t you want to start with Endrick? Troubled game, put him at halftime.
Ancelotti must value peace for the team (and consequently for him). It will come, in greater or lesser doses (we are demanding!), with a victory over Haiti.
A draw or loss (to a rival beaten 100% of the time by Brazil, three goals, 17 goals for and 1 against) will mean a catastrophe, one of the worst nightmares – only when you are awake.
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