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King Futcha wrote:

He hustled tho like a good defensive striker lol

maceo4 wrote:

King Futcha wrote:

He hustled tho like a good defensive striker lol

Kai, even Fred scored in 2014.

The YeyeMan wrote:

maceo4 wrote:

King Futcha wrote:

He hustled tho like a good defensive striker lol

Kai, even Fred scored in 2014.

That is why they are going home.
How he is even a starter for brazil is shocking.

that trick of the attacking player sticking a foot to con the ref for a foul.
not good

5 games sweet o
DNA no good o

man the internet is cruel but hilarious

THE Big Fella

5 games sweet o
DNA no good o

tfco wrote:

that trick of the attacking player sticking a foot to con the ref for a foul.
not good

5 games sweet o
DNA no good o

Deserved a YC.

This game was about tactics , mistakes and luck.

The Tactics > mistakes > luck...

I argued with a friend who wanted Martinez should start Fella and Witsel that Fella will tire out ...I was wrong ( although Chadli in that Midfield with Fella and Wistel ) was a masterstroke

Benching Carrasco , Merteens and Dembele ..was big ...Martinez sabi game .

Coach wrote:
Costa couldn't have started, he wasn't fit. Firminho however, that remains a mystery. Why?

Because Tite is a brainless mugu. Why start a 5 ft 8 in 21 year old as your CF, a kid who really has no imagination, no leaping ability, no trickery, when you have 5ft 11 ever clever Firmino who can cause all kinds of problems for defenders? It's no mystery my friend, it is a shortage of grey matter.

This game came down to tactics and luck. Martinez made some great moves such as having Lukaku and Hazard on the wings and KDB in the middle. Brazil had no answer for them in the first half. The luck component was illustrated by the number of sitters that Brazil missed. Thiago Silva wasted a tap in during the 1st half while Coutinho wasted a great one in the 2nd half.

Brazil's main issue is not tactics but lack of talent. They don't stack up with the likes of Belgium, France, Argentina, etc in talent and do not have a single WPOY even though they had 3-4 at a given time over the last few decades.

I hope Belgium go all the way but they need to fix their tactics. I've yet to see them put in a strong 90 minutes vs anyone tough in their tournament.

Brazil outplayed Belgium and were unlucky.

The own goal changed the game. Brazil had to attack. Belgium hit them on the counter for the 2nd goal.

Brazil dominated the 2nd half, several missed opportunities to tie and win the game.

Penalty not given, Coutino, Jesus, Firminho, Neymar all missed glaring chances in the 2nd half. The Renato Agusto miss was incredible.

Heliopolis wrote:This game came down to tactics and luck. Martinez made some great moves such as having Lukaku and Hazard on the wings and KDB in the middle. Brazil had no answer for them in the first half. The luck component was illustrated by the number of sitters that Brazil missed. Thiago Silva wasted a tap in during the 1st half while Coutinho wasted a great one in the 2nd half.

Brazil's main issue is not tactics but lack of talent. They don't stack up with the likes of Belgium, France, Argentina, etc in talent and do not have a single WPOY even though they had 3-4 at a given time over the last few decades.

I hope Belgium go all the way but they need to fix their tactics. I've yet to see them put in a strong 90 minutes vs anyone tough in their tournament.

Brazil wasn't lacking talent in any way and outplayed Belgium. Their problem was poor finishing plus Cortouis being in top draw form on the day. Cortouis is usually good enough for the job but doesn't always give you his world class stuff but when he's in the mood it can be a long day for the opposition. That said on another day, coutinho curls it in as he's done many times at Liverpool ; Auguso scores the one laid on a plate plus many other chances that weren't converted. Brazil will look back at this one with regrets as I don't feel like the best team won.

Belgium played the game of their life but let's keep things in perspective; one Belgian goal was an own goal, Brazil hit the post in the first half, and Courtois pulled off three saves that took all of his 6ft 13in frame to stop. This is without counting the outright misses, blocks, etc.

As for Neymar, the composure behind and placement of the 93rd minute shot that Courtois tipped over was nothing short of incredible. When he hit the ball I saw a ripple of white light open up in the sky and heard the sound of angels warming up. On any other day that would have been the goal of the tournament, Belgium would have been deflated, the girls from Ipanema to Iguatemi would have been dancing all night in the streets,.....but today it was not to be. Belgium had the infinity gauntlet, the heavens closed, up and the angels were told to zip it.

Heliopolis wrote:This game came down to tactics and luck. Martinez made some great moves such as having Lukaku and Hazard on the wings and KDB in the middle. Brazil had no answer for them in the first half. The luck component was illustrated by the number of sitters that Brazil missed. Thiago Silva wasted a tap in during the 1st half while Coutinho wasted a great one in the 2nd half.

Brazil's main issue is not tactics but lack of talent. They don't stack up with the likes of Belgium, France, Argentina, etc in talent and do not have a single WPOY even though they had 3-4 at a given time over the last few decades.

I hope Belgium go all the way but they need to fix their tactics. I've yet to see them put in a strong 90 minutes vs anyone tough in their tournament.

I started off supporting Belgium to win but I had to admit that Brazil were the better side. They were unlucky to concede two early goals and failed to recover even though they dominated the game and created more chances. Towards the end Belgium were totally exhausted and could barely keep up with Brazil. That's what a good team does to you. I was saying during that match that if Brazil were to equalize, this side would have gone on to win the whole thing. Brazil were very unlucky on the night and also had a legit penalty denied (as the replay confirmed). All the pundits in the BBC studio said it was a penalty. This Brazil team will thrash Argentina 3-0 (just as Croatia did) so I'm not sure what you're on about regarding having less talent than Argentina.

Was a game of 2 halves, Belgium were the better team in the 1st half and looked more likely to score, dont think Brazil defence has been tested well by the other teams they faced, there were definitely glaring holes in their defence, everyone talks about unlucky, if Hazard was a little bit unselfish, they would have created even more goal scoring opportunities as well, Hazard, Lukaku and Dubryne were more than a handful for the brazil defence, they could not cope with their pace and trickery, yes Brazil missed a host of chances but they have not impressed me throughout this tournament

Well I said it after the Japan game. The only way Belgium could compete was if De Bryne was played in a more attacking role and somebody who is more defensive play along WItsel. It also helped having a more disciplined Chadli.

That said Brazil were damn unlucky in my book. Fernandinho decides to have one of his worst games, Cortoius remembers he is a 6'6 blanket and the ball just never rolls for Brazil. Real hard luck!

In my opinion, Brazil deserved two penalties. The challenge on Gabriel and even the Neymar push. As far as i'm concerned, Munier impeded him by putting his hand in his face then pushing him. Honestly this VAR thing did not work well this WC.

green4life wrote:

Heliopolis wrote:This game came down to tactics and luck. Martinez made some great moves such as having Lukaku and Hazard on the wings and KDB in the middle. Brazil had no answer for them in the first half. The luck component was illustrated by the number of sitters that Brazil missed. Thiago Silva wasted a tap in during the 1st half while Coutinho wasted a great one in the 2nd half.

Brazil's main issue is not tactics but lack of talent. They don't stack up with the likes of Belgium, France, Argentina, etc in talent and do not have a single WPOY even though they had 3-4 at a given time over the last few decades.

I hope Belgium go all the way but they need to fix their tactics. I've yet to see them put in a strong 90 minutes vs anyone tough in their tournament.

Brazil wasn't lacking talent in any way and outplayed Belgium. Their problem was poor finishing plus Cortouis being in top draw form on the day. Cortouis is usually good enough for the job but doesn't always give you his world class stuff but when he's in the mood it can be a long day for the opposition. That said on another day, coutinho curls it in as he's done many times at Liverpool ; Auguso scores the one laid on a plate plus many other chances that weren't converted. Brazil will look back at this one with regrets as I don't feel like the best team won.

I wonder what people are talking about tactics this or that. Both team's tactics were spot on....but one team was efficient with the chances that came it's and even got the help of mother luck with one of its goals. While Brasil on the other hand spent the whole night throwing chances away. And when mother luck was needed for the penalty from Kompany, a certain ref was convinced it was one of those dives from Neymar's school of diving.

Those shouting tactics should please furnish us with the stats of the game

Neymar getting a bad reputation so even if he was indeed fouled, the ref jas a right to play on because of his antics, where do brazil go from now? They should go back to the old brazil of the 80s, where were the through balls, defence splitting passes we have been used to? Brazil just plays like any European side

I have to say I agree with this.

tfco wrote:watched this match again yesterday.
top top game, one of my WC games of the tourney.

Brazil really played ball. It was refreshing to see Neymar actually play football, sadly he and Coutinho misplaced quite a few passes
Meunier was all over the place, shame about his yc for the professional foul on Neymar

So many if's.
that foul by Kompany on Jesus
introducing Douglas Costa or Firmino earlier

anyway, this game sweet well well
next is Belgium v Japan

5 games sweet o
DNA no good o

Had to delete dat wan from the DVR to make space for the final game, which dey one kind.