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Kazan, Russia
The admiration of Titus for Belgium is the greatest weapon of Brazil, here at the Kazan arena. The confrontation is precious. It's worth having a place for the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The reason is exactly in the two years of observing the work of his rival, the Spanish Roberto Martinez.
"The creative power of Belgium is very strong, the quality is going to be a great game, it's two teams that excel in a beautiful football, everyone will be a great match," said Tite, responding to my question yesterday at the pre-match press conference
. The coach of the national team gave only half the answer. Belgium is a powerful midfield team. Only your defensive system is vulnerable. Mainly because he scores with three players behind, to try to shorten the field to the opponent. It worked with Guardiola's Barcelona in 2008, ten years ago.
The antidote is in the bullets deep by the sides, in speed. It is thus, for example, that the weak Japanese team scored two goals in the eighth and forced the Belgians to make a big effort to make it an easy match at the last minute.
Tite knows this Belgian mistake very well.
And he did not hesitate to promote the return of Marcelo in the left wing. Although not in the best of his physical form, exhausted by the season at Real Madrid, the creative power with the triangle formed by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar on the left side of the field is very powerful. And the biggest Brazilian weapon.
Neymar just needs to be in solidarity with the team. Play for the team and do not try to prove that she is the best in the world. And you must also pay attention to the simulations. He is in the eye of the referee. In Europe, pretending to have gone missing is considered dishonest and not as smart as in Brazil.
If Courtois deserves respect as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen, the three Belgian defenders, are limited. Super at the top, but slow. The midfielder Martínez is destined for the attack. Thomas Meunier, Kevin Bruyne, Alex Witsel and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco have serious difficulties to rebuild. When they come back to the ball, they are creative, clever.
The tendency is for Belgium, to compensate for its structural failures, to recompose its lines. Retire the talented Hazard to express themselves in the middle. Leaving Lukaku and Fellaini (or Mertens) for speed counterattacks
It is there that Brazil is enjoying this duel more than interestingly. Of the best defense against the best attack, although it is impossible to forget that the Belgians had Panama and Tunisia in front of them.
With Fernandinho badigned to perform the same protection function of the Casemiro region, Thiago Silva and Miranda form the best doubles defenseman of the Cup. Fagner showed personality and firmness in the marking. Marcelo kept the position further. Alisson is also firm, confident.
But that's the structure of the lines. In Russian stages, it's like watching a game of chess every time Brazil enters the peloton. From the middle to the back, the pieces move with breathtaking timing. The Seleção scored in 4-1-4-1, leaving only Gabriel Jesus, the most sacrificed, running like crazy on the opponent's ball. Or in 4-4-2, taking Neymar further. Except that the situation is different, to physically save the greatest national talent. The order is never that Brazil defends itself with less than eight athletes, divided into two lines of four at least.
The Brazilian tactical plan is to box Hazard. Do not give him time to look up and coordinate the Belgian attacks. Pbad changes, inversions with quality.
Of course, there is the unpredictable game. The impromptu, the dribble, a bad pbad. But the firmness of the defense of Brazil is supportive, so socks and attackers dare, in the last third of the pack, as Titus likes to repeat.
Neymar and Philippe Coutinho are the main Belgian concerns. The approach on them will be stronger in the middlemen. What can make it a space for Gabriel Jesus to disenchant himself? For the surprise entry of Paulinho in the Belgian region. The game will also be Willian's character, though he shows the same game personality against the Mexicans. The left side of the European team is poor.
Four years ago, Brazilian football was humiliated. He showed the world his tactical delay. He was therefore beaten 7-1 by Germany in the semifinals and lost 3-0 against the Netherlands in the race for third place.
In the next two years, the delay continued with Dunga. Titus restructured the organization. He added the strategy to Brazilian individual talent. Thus, the Seleção arrives as a favorite in the quarter-final against Belgium.
It will be a duel of a full team before another with a big attack and a vulnerable defensive system.
Football is pbadionate about surprises.
It would be a shock for the world to defeat Brazil today. ] Titus did his good job to avoid it.
The answer, from 3 pm, from Brasilia …
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