Brazil starts the Copa América badly. Bad because their game against Costa Rica was gray and disappointing, unable to score a goal. Bad because his journey through the tournament starts with controversy since Dorival Junior, the new coach decided to replace Vinicius (Endrick, another Madrid player, entered) when the ‘seleçao’ needed to break the solid rival defense. There was trouble with Marquinhos’ disallowed goal in the first half of a match where the Blaugrana Raphinha was the starter, who left the field (m. 71) to make room for Savinho, the Girona striker.
In Los Angeles, Brazil did not find the formula to break Costa Rica’s ultra-defensive tacticswhich accumulated up to eight players in its own area, leaving the attacking model designed by Dorival, which was made up of Raphinha, Rodrygo and Vinicius, sterile (six dribbles attempted and none successful in addition to not shooting even once in the 71 minutes that juice).
“Is it Vini?” Neymar asked himself.
For this reason, the coach ordered the change, which surprised even Neymar, who was attending the Copa América premiere from the stands. “Is it Vini?” The former Barcelona striker asked in amazement when he saw the Real Madrid player heading towards the locker room tunnel, showing his surprise by opening his arms.
“We put Vinicius on the wing and then in the center of the attack. But we were not successful. We had to look for a solution, trying that change. We tried several alternatives, but without success in the final shot”
“Now is when we must be most sincere with ourselves,” said Marquinhos, the PSG defender, calling for a deep and serious self-criticism in the national team, while Dorival Junior, the coach who remains unbeaten with Brazil (five games, two wins and three draws) had to give explanations about Vinicius’ change.
“We put him on the wing and then in the center of the attack. But we were not successful. We had to look for a solution, trying that change. We tried several alternatives, but without success in the final shot,” argued the coach, who detected that Yes, “positive things” in the draw against Costa Rica.
But his Brazil, no matter how much they dominated the game with an overwhelming 74% possession, lacked aim and forcefulness. The ‘seleçao’ took up to 19 shots and only three were on the Costa Rican goal. “We created many chances, but we were not happy in the definitions,” acknowledged the coach.
“The main detail was missing,” admitted Dorival, who believes that these positive details “must be improved” in the second duel of the Copa América. They will have Paraguay as their rival in Las Vegas (early morning from Friday to Saturday, 03:00, Movistar + and TV-3) and they cannot fail again. He got tangled in his debut and against the easiest enemy, so he cannot tolerate another mistake.
2024-06-25 08:19:58
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