The victory at the last minute was exciting, achieved by technique, tradition, boldness, soul and the collective unconscious. Everyone thought and executed together. The strength of the team goes far beyond tactical formation. The good Japanese team, scared by the possibility of eliminating a giant they admire so much, scored a goal and started playing very deep, taking shots, like a small team.
The Brazilian team is not one of the candidates for the title just because it has history. It is mainly because they have excellent players and a great coach, calm, who is not shaken by the negative moment and who has the ability to decide according to what happens in the game, without being held hostage by what was programmed.
In the second half, with Japan retreating, which rarely counterattacked, Ancelotti, even if Paquetá had not been injured, would have placed a center forward, Endrick, to disturb the Japanese defenders, as the Brazilian team no longer needed a third midfielder.
Was the large number of balls crossed by Brazil in the second half a natural decision by the players because the team was unable to enter the middle and exchange passes or was it a determination by the coach? This is how the first goal scored by Casemiro came and he almost scored the second.
Bruno Guimarães was once again one of the team’s highlights. He scores as a midfielder, builds plays as a midfielder and advances as an attacking midfielder to finish or make a decisive pass, like Martinelli’s winning goal. If Bruno maintains the same quality in the next games, he will be among the best midfielders in world football, even if Brazil is not champion.
Brazil needs to reduce the slowness in passing the ball from defense to attack. Rayan was very isolated without receiving support from Danilo on the right. There was also a lack of turning the ball from left to right for Rayan to receive the free ball. Danilo, improvised, remains slow, in addition to having missed the pass in Japan’s goal. However, there is no other option. On the other hand, Danilo is one of the team’s leaders, due to his experience, professional seriousness, lucidity and for having a broad view of things. Football is a psychological dispute. The game can also be decided with a conversation.
Brazil will face Norway, who beat the good Ivory Coast team 2-1, with another goal from Haaland. The team has great players from midfield to forward. It’s the Norwegian generation, which plays attacking football. On the other hand, the defense has deficiencies, especially where Vinicius Junior plays. It will be a difficult match for Brazil. Between samba and paddling, I’m more into samba.
South American teams, on average, are doing well in the world cup. Paraguay, with an organized fightback, eliminated Germany on penalties. Colombia had an exciting performance in the 0-0 draw against Portugal. They deserved to have won by two to three goals due to the large number of clear scoring chances. Colombia scored individually and nullified all the passing and creativity of Portugal’s excellent midfield.
Uruguay did the same, also successfully, against Spain’s excellent midfield. They lost 1-0 and are out of the World Cup because they didn’t have the attack to score goals.
The enormous technical superiority of European teams over those in South America occurs because they hire the best players in the world, which does not happen between national teams. Brazil and Argentina are strong candidates for the title.
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