The coach of the green and gold promoted his team after the success against Haiti, but did not rule out changing the starting 11 again: “I could change something in the next one”
Different story compared to Morocco. Carlo Ancelotti is smiling at the press conference. His Brazilian colleagues call him “professor” and no one blames him for delaying the changes. More: no one asks about Endrick. All for Matheus Cunha and Vinicius. “Matheus was excellent – attacks Carletto -, he managed to create many problems for Haiti’s defence, he exploited the through balls and was lethal in front of goal. Vinicius arrived in great condition, but we don’t want it to be his World Cup: we want it to be Brazil’s World Cup”. But then a warning to those who believe that the team is now done: “I don’t want to give a defined identity, in the next one I might change something.”
first place
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Next up is Scotland who only lost 1-0 to Morocco and held on until the end. “We want to win with Scotland to finish first in the group, it would be important. We will prepare for this, but it won’t be easy. Scotland have well-defined characteristics, they created problems for Morocco and they can do it with us. But we must remain calm, calm and focused on the game. The psychologist is working with us and helping us.”
NEW VINICIUS
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The turning point was also tactical. “Vinicius played a little more inside the pitch, leaving the wing to Douglas Santos. Vini, therefore, was dangerous in one-on-one situations but also looking for depth. He is good at adapting and changing positions even during the game. On the other wing we were a little more covered, first Raphinha then Rayan were more stable also for Danilo who remained low behind.” However, everything can be improved: “The first half was much better, then at 3-0 we lowered the pace a bit, we could have had more intensity, but in these moments you also have to think about the next matches. However, we could have scored more goals. I saw what I wanted, it was an excellent match, with fewer mistakes, we are improving and will improve further”.
NEYMAR ARRIVES
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Carlo reassures Neymar fans: “He’s fine, he’ll train alone for one day and then he’ll be back with the team. Available for Scotland.” However, everything is uncertain about Raphinha who left early: “We are waiting for the checks to understand what he had.” Last words for the time-outs: “I like them, with the great heat the players can recover and we coaches can fix something.”
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