His post game interview impressed me. He actually mans up and takes responsibility instead of dumping it on the team, saying bs about having the right tactics. Beyond that, though, i dont really care about brazil nor interested in him for jnt... not that he'd have ever been an option anyway.
he better take responsability because he fueled this whole Neymar circus before the game. Too much unecessary emotion and focus on one player, there isnt a 7 goals gap between those two teams but they waved the white flag after the second goal
It may be manly (whoever says to have the right tactics after a loss btw?) but it's clearly not the reason for the 7-1. Tactics seem to be quite overrated here, but I digress.
Luiz just kept throwing long balls. He kept bombing forward even though he is a CB, i don't know what PSG sees in him. I wonder if the match would turn out differently if Brazil scored within the first 10 mins where they were dominant.
David Luiz has a charme on the same level of Neymar thanks to his hair, face and football style. He's overrated but a lot of (worst) players are. However he's good in offense in a Yoshida like fashion LOL.
Neymar is really good tho. But i don't understand why they hang his shirt up like he is dead. I thought something was wrong when they held his shirt up, he was only just injured and he will be in further WCs from now on.
Well, it was bad tactics to leave David Luiz (lost his man in 6 of the 7 goals) unsecured without Thiago Silva who in the last games was the crucial defensive organizer/sweeper and sorely missed. Plenty people here were expecting Brazil with a 4-5-1 to make up for Silva, but they opted for the usual 4-2-3-1. Germany just had to cut off the defense from the midfield and let Luiz repeatedly stray into doom. Scolari's changes at halftime were actually (tactics wise) great, but at that point the damage was already done.
First you need the technical ability, tactical awareness and athleticism/fitness. Of course you need to be mentally prepared, but that comes later in the process.
Yes, but you need a balanced mix of attributes which constitute "quality", not just good first touch and passing ability across the squad. For instance, Ballack was moaning about the lack of physical presence at the CF position for Japan against Greece. You might interpret that as a criticism of Osako, but at the same time you may indict Toyoda et al. for lacking all-around technical quality to go with their athleticism.
I would prefer if there was German influence within the grassroots than just simply the coach. Japan can't just produce ACMs and Fullbacks that can play in the top 5 leagues and be a starter but other positions like CBs and CFs which are very important.