Brazil put on a show in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. According to Urheilu’s expert Jonne Kunnas, the South Korea match underlined the goodness of Brazil.
O jogo bonito, beautiful game.
In the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Brazil already in the first period forged four balls into the South Korean net in a way that did justice to the well-known soccer nickname.
The beautiful attacking play certainly got itself as well I play your lips into a smile, if only he spent some time watching the match in the hospital (you switch to another service). The saying about the beautiful game has become known specifically through Pele.
Brazil’s 3-0 goal was particularly eye-catching and suitable for the concept of “jogo bonito”. Finally finished the paint myself Richarlison absorbed defenders by bouncing the ball with his head. With two passes, the ball was played back to Richarlison, who finished confidently.
Sports expert Jonne Kunnasen according to the goal was a combination of Brazil’s goodness and South Korea’s poor defending on the other hand. Marquinhos found with cross feed Thiago Silvawho found Richarlison, who made the follow-up move behind the line.
– The cross pass was important, because it got the defensive line towards the ball. Then the ball was played again in the other direction against the movement of the Koreans, Kunnas opens.
In the opening period, Brazil was able to attack, according to Kunnas, to attack big spaces past South Korea’s poorly organized press. Goals came from the conveyor belt and when the finishing was okay, the result was ugly. Brazil eventually won 4–1.
– I still wouldn’t take anything away from Brazil. They have been convincing throughout the tournament and this match only underlined their goodness. Of course, you shouldn’t jump to conclusions, Croatia will be a much tougher opponent in the next round, says Kunnas.
Kunnas highlights Brazil’s high-quality player material, but he considers the structure of the attacking game to be the most important reason for the top mood.
– The distances between the players support the way they try to play. The field is well filled, so there are a lot of input directions and options to advance. Progress has different rhythms. These lead to the fact that Brazil’s defensive readiness in losing the ball is good. It is difficult to counterattack against them.
Even the coach got excited to dance
In addition to the beautiful game itself, Brazil also looked its best in goal clearances. The whole team gathered at the dance floor and even got a 61-year-old head coach Of course come along to jam.
Recovered from an ankle injury Neymar showed special team spirit after his goal and ran to the stands to hug Alex Telles, whose tournament is over due to injury.
The Brazilian players seem to be enjoying the World Cup tournament to the fullest. The same cannot be said, for example, of the struggling Belgian team, which already had time for an early trip home. According to Kunnas, it is in national team circles that team spirit is of great importance.
– Brazil has looked really united since the very first game. Even then, the players scored goals together and the substitutes were also involved. If you can feed and strengthen such a spirit, it really helps a lot. Especially in the national team, creating dynamics and team spirit is not necessarily the easiest thing when there is less time.
– Tite only puts more water in the mill for the players, when a twice-older koutic also comes to dance, Kunnas laughs.
There is always dancing in Brazil, but this Sunday next week, the country may be facing the biggest dances in 20 years. So much time has passed since the Selecao’s last World Cup.
In the semifinals, Brazil will face Croatia, who qualified earlier on Monday in a penalty shootout against Japan.