Brazilian coach Tite asks his team to stay cool as they prepare to face Belgium

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It has been four years since Brazil suffered the football disaster that gave the nation the phrase "7-1". – slang for anything humiliating or defeating – and the ghost of this defeat by Germany has not been exorcised. Brazil is always looking for redemption.

Their huge army of travel brings a colossal expectation. All the seats and stairs of the press conference room were busy long before coach Tite spoke on Thursday to recognize the exceptional pressure that his players must endure. The biggest challenge of a Cup of the World is strength, he said. . "The pressure is huge, I do not listen to what people say, do not look, because there is a lot of psychological pressure."

Brazilian coach Tite called on his team to remain calm despite the pressure they underwent

Brazil coach Titus asked his team to remain calm despite the pressure they are undergoing

Brazil was humiliated at the last World Cup where it lost 7-1 to Germany in the semi-finals [19659008] Brazil was humiliated at the last World Cup when & ## 39, he sank 7-1 against Germany in the semi-finals

Brazil was humiliated at the last World Cup after losing 7-1 to Germany in semifinal

The 57-year-old coach exudes a calm that makes him a good man to lead This team has quoted the great Argentine coach Carlos Bianchi, who once told him to be mentally strong, stay balanced and focused.

"It really impressed me," recalls Titus. We should have common sense. Neither euphoria nor fear of losing. Keep a cool head.

Bianchi was known for the way he used his personality force to inspire players. For him, the important thing was to cultivate el liderazgo – which translates to "leadership" but which actually consisted in developing a cult of the personality. Titus brings the liderazgo, too

This is what could prove crucial against Roberto Martinez's Belgium in Friday's quarter-finals.

Tite will not be able to place Casemiro against Belgium since the midfielder is suspended

Tite will not be able to align Casemiro against Belgium while the midfielder is suspended

In this semi-final against Germany four years ago a state of mental disintegration, overwhelmed by the national waiting on national soil, deprived Neymar by injury and trying very hard to convince themselves that they could continue without him by sheer force of will.

Titus incorporated a more authentic team ethic. His players are so attached to him that you feel this time able to deliver without their emblematic number 10.

Tite also has problems in the middle midfield, with the suspended Casemiro replaced by Fernandinho and Paulinho of Manchester City

The absence of Casemiro gives Belgium one of their few glimmers of hope since Fernandinho is more likely than the Casemiro to go up the field to push and reclaim possession.

This could create a space in front of the defense for Kevin de Bruyne to exploit. On the right flank of Brazil, Fagner seems weak and Eden Hazard had to be encouraged by the way Carlos Vela and Hirving Lozano of Mexico exploited it.

Titus took the defense of winger Neymar, accused of diving Cup