The 06 World Cup quarter-final France vs. Brazil is arguably one of the most star-studded matches in world cup history, with more than half of the players in the starting lineup of both sides being selected as the best team players in history, and 6 players in the top three teams of the best team in history. (Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Carlos, Cafu, Zidane, Henry) such a lavish duel that has never been seen again.
However, compared to the classic battle of the century in 1986 in France and Brazil, this game is far from the excitement and the sense of existence in the history of the World Cup.
Personally, I think there are two main reasons: 1. Compared with the offensive football of 86 years, the football of 2006 pays more attention to the interception and defense of the midfield, which makes the game less watchable. 2. Although the stars of this game are gathered, but careful analysis, except for Zidane, who is in the second spring of france, and Henry, who is in his prime, none of the Brazilian stars are at the peak of their careers in this game. (Double card and big Luo not to mention, The peak of Roard Jr. was in 2005, kaka's peak was in 2007, and the World Cup in 2006 was just perfectly missed with the peak period.) ）
Take a look at the starting lineups of both sides
France: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Batez
Defenders: Abidal, Gala, Thuram, Sanior
Midfielders: Makelele, Vieira, Zidane, Malouda, Ribery
Forward: Henry
Brazil: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Dida
Defenders: Carlos, Juan, Lucio, Cavo
Midfielders: Zeroberto, Gilberto, Ronaldo Jr., Kaka, Juninho
Forward: Ronaldo
Evaluate the performance of key players on both sides, starting with the French side. The best player in this game is definitely Zidane, his role is not only to complete an assist for Henry, but also to control the rhythm of the game, dribble, organize the pass, etc. to achieve the ultimate that a core player can do. To position Zidane's performance in this match, he should be able to rank 5-8 in the individual single-game play in the history of the World Cup knockout rounds. From Didi, Garrincha, Bailey, Jairzinho, Zico, Platini, Romario to Zidane, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Looking at the top stars in the history of France and Brazil in the World Cup knockout rounds, Zidane zidane and the 98 semi-final against the Netherlands' Ronaldo are the only ones, followed by Garrincha against England in 62, Ronaldo in England in 2002, and Ronaldo in Germany in 2002, which are much inferior to these two games. In addition to the rejuvenated Zida inside and outside, Henry is also the key to this game, as a single striker in the French formation, Henry scored the winning goal, but also caused trouble for the Brazilian defense on many occasions. After Domenek replaced Henry, Brazil's attack improved slightly, which also reflected Henry's huge role in the French offensive system.
The key to France's victory in this game is not entirely in Zidane and Henry. To put it in shocking stats, Brazil didn't have a single shot on goal in the first 80 minutes. In the struggle for control of the midfield in this game, Brazil is also completely at a disadvantage. Why? Fans who watch the full match should find the answer, and France's two world-class defenders, Makelele and Vieira, played a crucial role. Brazil attacked several ball carriers: Ronaldo Jr., Kaka would be robbed by the French double iron waist as soon as he took the ball. There is also a scene that often occurs in the game, where Brazilian players are always one-on-two or even one-on-three when attacking, and behind this phenomenon is a problem: the French are more active in running than the Brazilians. In addition to the double back, France's two wingers, Malouda and Ribery, also put great pressure on the Brazilian defense through the breakthrough of the wing. This is also the reason why Zidane, although he has a dominant performance in this game, cannot be called a single force. Except in two cases: 1. Zidane, as a core player, controls the overall situation by organizing the pass, and one person carries the ball to the Brazilian defense and turns the Brazilian defense upside down. 2. Rocca Jr. Anderson jr. put France under siege at half-time, and Zidane dribbled through Gilberto, Zeroberto and Juan, feeding Henry a nanny assist to beat Brazil. But apparently this game is not the case for both, the only goal of the game was Zidane assisting Henry, which came from a free-kick connection.
Speaking of the Brazilian side, I personally think that the best player is Juan, as a backline of the sea god needle to defuse a lot of French threat offensive, without Juan's excellent play, Brazil may lose more than one. The state of these big stars can be said to be worse than one, the only one who played well in the whole game is Carlos, who has contributed at both ends of the attack and defense, but the free kick that Brazil lost, Carlos, who should have been watching Henry, was wearing shoelaces and became the biggest sinner in Brazil's loss. The 36-year-old Kafoe was overwhelmed on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the whole game was lackluster. As the core player of Brazil in 2006, Ronaldinho is also one of the few people in the front court who can attack with the ball, but it is difficult to do anything under the clamping of the French midfielders, and the play of Xiao Luo in this World Cup is significantly lower than when he played in the Champions League before, showing the style of the world's first man. Kaka was very active in running in the front court, but there was no cooperation with several other offensive players, mainly for two reasons: 1. Kaka had not yet reached the peak state of 2007. 2. Makelele and Vieira's scrambling ability and coverage are too terrifying, cutting off the passing line of Brazilian frontcourt players. Ronaldo caused some trouble for the French defence in the last 10 minutes, but in the first 80 minutes it was like disappearing and he could only be seen when he was fighting for a foul. It has to do with replacing Adriano with a little space for him. Ronaldo in 2006 has become a fat man, and his speed and dribbling ability have dropped a lot compared to 2002, although 2002 is not the peak.
Let's talk about the reasons for Brazil's early exit, most people now will not watch a full game, of course, if the level of cognition is insufficient, even if they watch it, it is not much different from not watching it. I've seen too many people have this argument: 06 Brazil is the strongest team of the year, just an unexpected exit. The basis for supporting their views is probably the following: 1. This Brazilian team is really too star-studded, 3 former world firsts (Big Luo, Little Luo, Kaka), a large number of candidates who can be selected for the best team in history. In the 2.05 Confederations Cup, Brazil was invincible, especially the 4-1 victory over Argentina in the final, and the other side had no ability to fight back. 3. In the first few matches of the 06 World Cup, Brazil basically beat its opponents in one game and advanced to the top 8 without pressure. This is the problem of cognition, seeing only the phenomenon without carefully analyzing the reasons behind the phenomenon.
First of all, Brazil's three former world firsts, Ronaldo was the strongest time in 97-99, the strongest time for Ronaldo was 04-06, and the strongest time for Kaka was in 2007. Therefore, at the time of the 06 World Cup, the immediate state of these people is far from their peak level. The two cards on the flanks, one 33 and one 36, their instant status is simply not at the level of the world's top full-backs. In addition, there is another reason, that is, the absence of the main back Emerson, so that the Brazilian midfielder has no ability to intercept the opponent's advance. In other words, the 1/4 final against France's Brazil is not a strong team at all in terms of immediate combat strength, it is difficult to say other teams, and it is also very likely to lose when it touches Italy. Talking about the problem of 2005, the Argentine team that first won brazil in the 05 Confederations Cup final has a number of main players absent, including the absolute core of AbondanCheri, Ayala, and Crespo. More importantly, the team's immediate combat strength is changing all the time, and the Brazil in 2005 and the Brazil in the 2006 World Cup are completely different things. In 2005, Adriano's state was much better than in 2006, especially luo's own efforts to overthrow the Galaxy, while the full-back used the young Sicini. (Cafu shouldn't have been used in this match against France either, and Sicinho has clearly played better since he came on.) Assuming the World Cup is held in 2005, the likelihood of Brazil winning the championship will increase greatly, and Brazil will no longer have the strength to win the championship in 2006. (Of course, Brazilian fans don't have to complain, because if the 02 World Cup is advanced to 2001, Brazil's championship will be gone.) Finally, let's talk about Brazil's first few big wins, against Croatia, Australia, Japan, Ghana. There is no strong team with the strength to threaten Brazil, this problem can look at the current Grand Paris and Manchester United, these two teams and 06 Brazil have some similarities, the past front court supergiant + not tough waist. Playing weak teams can let go of abuse, and when it comes to the champions league knockout rounds, I am not very optimistic about their prospects.
Looking at Brazil's goals conceded in this game, from this side can also reflect the mentality of Brazilian players.
In the 56th minute, a free kick in front of France was kicked off by Zidane. CARLOS: You wait, labor is tying their shoelaces.
When the ball was flying in the air, Brazil's five masters stood still in the penalty area, and the number of attacking players and defensive players in the penalty area was actually 5:3.
Deida was very good at saving on goal line, but had a drawback, the control range was too small, the ball if there was a chance to strike, only to be kicked in by Henry.
From this detail, this group of Brazilian players won the championship in the last World Cup, added to the glory aura of the club, earned a lot of money, surrounded by beautiful women, and they no longer have the desire for honor and championship as athletes. It is not difficult to explain why the defending champions have been out of the group in recent World Cups, in addition to the large number of players who have passed the peak, and their morale has also been greatly related.
Three prospective ball kings compete in the same field, will there be another World Cup in the future?