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World cup championship has ended. that in fact, the champion doesn't always have to be a star-studded team. in fact, Argentina does not have many famous players. however, it is their hard work and teamwork that makes them stronger, apart from their icon, Messi.
Speaking of Brazil, since the beginning this samba team has been the favorite candidate to win the world cup in Qatar. even so, the facts speak otherwise that they had to fall defeated by Croatia in a penalty shoot-out.
let's review this one squad.
Brazil has players who are above average, the individual skills of the players cannot be doubted. but, why did they fail. for sure, they are unlucky in this championship. however, I have a different view and analysis apart from the luck factor. Tite should have included one of their senior players, Firmino, from the start. not infrequently, Firmino is a decisive factor in victory when playing for Liverpool. Firmino's performance at the club, is in very good form. unfortunately, Tite did not include him in the Qatar world cup yesterday.
As for Richarlison, without Neymar he doesn't play well, you can see that from the available statistics. Tite's other mistake was preferring Raphinha over Antony, who was the main starter. in fact, in fact Brazil still has Grabriel Martinelli who is doing well playing with Arsenal. I don't know what Tite's decision was at that time, even though Tite has various tactics and formations without having to always rely on Richarlison as a Target Man. what can I do, anyway Brazil lost.
next, they still have a great team and I hope that in the future Brazil will have a more experienced coach.
A very good analysis of Brazil, and I would add a few more things to it.
Brazil had big problems in matches against teams that played well and organized in defense, like Switzerland or Croatia.
They were also not focused enough in attack and did not score many goals considering the number of chances they had.
They were not mentally ready for this tournament, which was evident during the penalty shootout against Croatia.
For a team to become a world champion, it has to be strong in all aspects of the game and mentally it has to be fully prepared.
Brazil was definitely not ready to win the title this year. They had great players, but they didn't have a title team.
Right, you are right.
Brazil's mistake was not bringing their senior players. they tend to play individually, rather than as a team. their teamwork doesn't really look more solid, we can compare the Brazil vs South Korea match. how players become selfish, want each other to score goals even though on the one hand his teammates have free opportunities to score goals. Vini Jr is no exception, he wants to show his talent and ambition as one of the best wingers but they forget that they play as a team not as individuals. like against Switzerland, also Cameron, especially against Croatia. It seems clear, there are many problems in the body of the Brazilian squad.
I'm not sure that Tite didn't notice, or maybe he was too confident in the skill of each individual player. like you said, Brazil is not ready mentally. the problem is not the team, but the individual. if only Brazil had a more senior figure like Firmino, I'm sure the results would be different and if only Antony had been trusted more to be the main strater. mentally, they will be more prepared because they have two senior players, namely Firmino and Neymar. but, that's what happened and I hope Brazil can improve in the future because they have a lot of young talent.
by the way, i forgot something to say to you, and your country. congratulations to the Croatian national team, despite being the third. but Croatia's struggle must be appreciated. especially for the captain Luca Modric, if at that time Croatia was able to appear in the final round. I'm sure Modric will be the best player because of his extraordinary work ethic.
Thank you, we in Croatia are really proud of our national team and their great success in Qatar.
After the finals at the world cup in Russia, many people said that Croatia was very lucky and did not deserve such a result, but after we won another medal at the world cup, nobody can talk about Croatia's success as a coincidence or luck.
In fact, the Croatian players are disappointed because after the victory over Brazil, they wanted much more, to win the world cup, but Messi was too good this time and led his team to the long-awaited title.
Honestly, Brazil had the best players in this World Cup and they played the most beautiful, however the players were too selfish, they didn't have the right team spirit and they weren't mentally ready for the title. Obviously, their coach did not have enough authority and knowledge to prepare them in the right way to win the title.
I think it is time for Brazil to choose a foreign coach, with authority and experience.