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emanresu tnuocca posted:I know Luiz didn't start this year, I know he's a garbageman, I'm actually a chels fan. But basically read what you just said, you had 3/4 defenders with the potential to form a great defensive line up in the right system. When you look at the squad sheet before the tournament, or heck, before the germany match even, it would seem like a super solid defense, and indeed most pundits expected Brazil's defense (and midfield) to form a very solid foundation. That is not what he said at all and Brazil's defence was always an Achilles heel. A great defence in the right system? The right system requires three or more players in midfield dropping back to compensate for movement in the defensive line with those players. That isn't a system, that's poor selection and tactical ineptitude. Brazil have, for years now, basically played with wingbacks, two central defenders, and then played two holding midfielders in front of them to compensate for the fact that Alves and Marcelo are going to spend at least 50% of their time in the midfield or further forward. The addition of David Luiz's forward movement to that takes a perilous situation in defence and turns it into a ticking time bomb. This was compounded by the fact that of the midfielders, Gustavo was the only one who appeared to have specific orders to cover for defensive players going forward. The end result of that was quite visible in the Germany game and repeated itself in the game against the Netherlands, even with Maicon playing for Alves - any side that countered quickly and accurately was offered an opportunity against a single central defender with a covering defensive midfielder while the rest of the (so-called) defence scrambled to get back into the defensive line from midfield or further forward. The only way the Brazilian wingback system works is in a 3-5-2 (becoming 3-4-1-2 on attack), and without David Luiz playing central defence. And even then it is a vulnerability if teams are quick to attack during transitions in play.
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