FireWire Review | Brazil are lost in Uruguay's muscular forest, and without Neymar they are surprisingly mediocre

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2024-07-07 12:34Posted in Inner Mongolia Sports Creators

Due to an inconsistent performance in the group stage, Brazil met Uruguay in the quarter-finals.

It was a terrible match for them, as many of the technical and tactical details of the Uruguayan team have improved significantly over the past year as they have always been under Bielsa's tutelage.

Bielsa's tactics require a group of players who are physically fit, and it is clear that Uruguay has no shortage of such players.

So in this quarter-finals, without Vinicius, the Brazilian team that needs to risk using Endrick will face a huge challenge, and the result of the loss is not difficult to predict.

In the group stage, the biggest problem for Brazil was the lack of strikers.

Dorivar tried to solve the problem with a small group, but as long as he encountered a well-defended opponent, even Vinicius and others struggled to open up space.

Although they have Paqueta in the second line, Paqueta is ultimately just a player for West Ham.

So in this game, the problem of the Brazilian team is still the same, but Endrick's physical condition is quite comprehensive, and he can still bring a little challenge to the Uruguayan central defender from the individual level:

However, he still can't escape the shortcomings of a small player, and in the face of Araujo, Endrick is still inevitably held down:

Of course, Endrick was not the only one who was held down, just like this attack in the 13th minute, Endrick and Paqueta opened the way, and Guimarães was inevitably put down by the opponent:

In a way, this is the style of the Uruguayan team, even under Bielsa.

Their players are strong, fast and flexible, so when it comes to defensive coverage, the Uruguayan players have amazing athleticism and willpower, which means that the slightest mistake and hesitation in touching the ball can easily fall back into the encirclement of the Uruguayan players, and then lose possession, and then be counter-attacked and crossed by Uruguay:

For other teams, Brazil may have to wait, after all, not many teams can play 90 minutes at a similar pace, but against Uruguay, Brazil will have to find a way as soon as possible, because Uruguayans, who believe in a "culture of suffering", can really play 90 minutes at this intensity.

In retrospect, Brazil's best window of chance of the game came around the 30th minute, during which Brazil failed to capitalise on a mistake from Uruguay:

Araujo then strained his thigh in defence:

Jimenez came on and the intensity clearly didn't keep up, and this time he moved sideways to defend Raphinha, and the pace was surprisingly slow:

Then it was wiped directly behind by Endrick:

Obviously, this period and Jimenez's area is the best attacking opportunity for Brazil in the whole game, but Uruguay is a team very good at raising and cutting off the rhythm of the game, after nearly ten minutes of passivity, Uruguay used such a set-piece to make the whole team out of the predicament:

Of course, Brazil's defensive prowess also helped a lot, not to mention that Raphinha would also make such a low-level mistake:

A series of problems have put Uruguay through the most dangerous time, and then they can get the game back on the track they are good at.

From Brazil's point of view, it is clear that the average skill level of the Brazilian players is not enough to beat the Uruguayan players, which is the biggest reason why they have not been able to take the initiative in this game.

Against a team like Uruguay, which is in a state of mind and full of individual fitness, it is not possible to pin your hopes on a war of attrition, because you are waiting for Uruguay to run out, and you are likely to collapse first.

Therefore, if you want to beat such a team, you have to play an absolute advantage in local or technical aspects, like France who beat them in 2018 and Portugal who beat them in 2022, and if you can't do this, the core players have to risk being kicked to kick a few good shots to break Uruguay's defensive system on a single point.

Otherwise, Uruguay would be more than willing to play a hard game and constantly harass their opponents during such long trips:

The question is, does the current Brazilian team have a real core player?

Without Neymar and Vinicius, Brazil's mediocrity is staggering, and 17-year-old Endrick can provide a few bright spots, but you hardly expect a 17-year-old to be in such a headwind.

In the end, it was Rodrygo who caused Uruguay's attrition with the risk of being kicked and injured, but with one more player, Brazil controlled the ball and the tempo, but still couldn't even play a decent attack.

When Raphinha made a pass like this, he should have been criticized, because with only one teammate in the box, the ball was almost equivalent to a ball conversion:

However, apart from this kick, Brazil couldn't even talk about attacking after that.

The final penalty shoot-out was even hilarious, with Dorivar eager to replace his remaining strikers in regulation time, with the first three players to take charge were centre-backs and midfielders.

In the end, the Brazilian team was eliminated like this, and the Brazilian team actually couldn't find many excuses.

It is true that the Uruguayan players played very fiercely in this game, and under the referee's loose whistle, this objectively formed a help to the Uruguayan team, but Uruguay's own short midfielder de la Cruz has limited strength, which makes their attacking quality in positional battles seem relatively average, only the accumulation of times, but not the quality of display.

Moreover, the Uruguayan team also played one less player for nearly 20 minutes because of their ferocious kicking, and the Brazilian team's performance did not improve in these 20 minutes, so it is difficult for you to say anything about the foot.

In the final analysis, it is still its own lack of strength.

When it comes to circuit design, Dorival is not as good as Tite, so you need to show your versatility in the selection of materials for all kinds of unexpected needs.

However, Tite knew that he needed to bring a center forward Pedro during the 2022 World Cup, and Dorivar's bench did not even have another style of striker other than the group.

Even Dorivar should be thankful that Brazil lost on penalties, as this would cover up the real problem of his average coaching ability.

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