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vyelkin posted:If anything, this Brazil defence shows just how good Barcelona and Real Madrid are at compensating defensively for Alves and Marcelo bombing forward. Things like putting a defensive player in the other fullback slot, dropping a defensive midfielder back into the centre of defence and pushing the centre backs out wide, playing a defensive winger who drops back when they overlap, stuff like that. Because Marcelo and Alves don't look like defensive liabilities for their club sides. But put them in a Brazil team where they both bomb forward and leave Luis, Silva, and Gustavo alone at the back, and suddenly the whole defence falls apart. Good post. Gustavo's absence against Colombia is critical, as he's been filling that defensive mid cum defender role that Biscuits does for Barca when Alves goes all attack (bit of a different style, but same idea). He would have helped against Hymen Rodrigues, that's for sure. I don't really pay attention to Bundesliga transfers, so can anyone explain to me why Gustavo left Bayern to go to Wolfsburg? Is this a case of Pep going full retard and not wanting a really great player that doesn't fit his platonic idea of a DM? I get that if Lahm is now a ball retaining DM he's wasn't going to get playing time, but still.
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dxt posted:Gustavo wanted playing time ahead of the World Cup and Javi Martinez was first choice in midfield until Pep decided that Lahm was going to be a DM. Makes total sense. It makes me sad to think of how dynamic Martinez could have been at the swashbuckling Bayern but now he's going to be crammed onto the bench or into a Biscuits ball retainer/recycler.
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The Finn posted:This Brazil side could really have used Coutinho, imo As gross as it sounds I think they were fine without him and could have used *gasp* that other Liverpool midfielder. Diego Costa declaring for Spain is still 100% the funniest part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Hey man check your PMs, some info about the TRP advanced stat subforum heading your way.
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Healbot posted:With the players at Scolaris disposal (and Scolari himself) anything more than breathing became an insurmountable task. Yeah all those nailed-on starters at top European clubs, how could he ever do anything with that dross? (other than have subbed in Dani Alves for Thiago Silva per Nate Dogg Silver's advanced stats)
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