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jumaat ni dua team the selecao akan bertembung...
harap2 brajil menang....
apa2 pun dua2 team aku rasa dah layak ke round of 16.... |
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Brazil 2-1 North Korea: Exactly what we expected
June 16, 2010
A good game in both tactical and entertainment terms – North Korea defended resolutely and their front two showed their technical quality, but Brazil’s patience was rewarded in the second half.
Firstly, it’s never nice when websites blow their own trumpets, but you can be assured that this is actually a vuvuzela ZM is blowing on:
“With Brazil playing mainly on the counter-attack, and Portugal and Ivory Coast playing systems that rely on pace, North Korea’s ultra-defensive style could frustrate teams early in games – you can imagine one of their opponents struggling to break them down early on, and going in 0-0 at half-time – whether North Korea will be able to defend resolutely for 90 minutes against a top-quality side is doubtful, however.” (here)
“Don’t be surprised if Brazil quietly fight their way to World Cup victory. They’ll keep the ball, tire the opposition but not look particularly dangerous. Then, late in the game, they’ll break at speed, rely on the skill of Kaka and Robinho, and win games comfortably without thrashing the opposition”. (here)
That essentially tells the story of how the game developed, hopefully demonstrating that studying the tactical characteristics of individual sides is a worthwhile exercise. British television broadcasters acted like the scoreline was a shock to the world, when in fact the pattern of the game was logical when considering the philosophy and strategy of Brazil and North Korea.
The line-ups
Brazil set out as expected, with Elano getting the nod over Ramires for the right-sided midfield position. Indeed, the Brazil team was actually set out with the numbers 1-11 on their backs, nice to see in the age of squad numbers.
North Korea’s side featured one change from the predicted side, with Nam Song-Chol making way for Pak Chon Jin on the right-hand side of defence. This was a crucial role, as the freest defender. They maintained their usual formation, a five-man defence with a defensive midfielder just ahead, and the wing-backs got forward increasingly as the game went on.
The general pattern
Brazil struggled to break down the North Korean defence because their system and strategy is based around playing on the counter-attack. They keep possession brilliantly, but can look slightly out of ideas when they get to the final third against teams playing ultra-defensively. It’s in situations like this when you can understand the Brazilian public’s frustration about the use of too many functional players and not enough creators – Melo and Gilberto were possibly doing too much of the same thing tonight.
That said, credit must go for Dunga for persisting with the system, and to Brazil for having the patience to keep on playing short, neat passes across the pitch until they eventually found a way through. A less talented (or less confident) side would have started to hit longer passes into the penalty area, especially with Luis Fabiano a decent target man and towering over the North Korean defenders.
Brazil were outnumbered whenever they attack, because of North Korea’s five-man defence that became a six-man defence when Yong Hak-An followed Kaka deep. Fabiano found it difficult because he was up against three defenders by himself, whilst Robinho and Elano both found wing-backs tracking them when they moved into attacking areas, and the Korean defenders were happy for Gilberto and Melo to have the ball in the centre.
North Korea's shape took on a 5-3-2 shape when not in possession, making it difficult for Brazil to break them down
That didn’t mean that those two players were encouraged the ball by the Koreans. Their two front players, Hong-Yong Jo and Jong Tae-Se, looked to drop in front of the Brazilian holding midfielders, making it slightly more difficult for the centre-backs to play the ball forward towards them.
Full-backs key
As one would expect against a 5-3-1-1, the Brazilian full-backs were completely free, and the breakthrough was always likely to come from one of them. The surprising thing about Dunga’s instructions tonight was that he didn’t push Maicon and Michel Bastos further forward – they were constantly free, and creating an overload on the flanks looked the best way to make the breakthrough.
Amongst their few goalscoring efforts in the first half were long-range shots that went close from both full-backs. This showed that they were the free players, so why not move them higher up the pitch, closer to the goal? They wouldn’t have had quite as much space, of course, but they still would have caused confusion in the Korean defence. Maicon’s goal towards the beginning of the second half demonstrated this well.
Elano’s goal came from a very similar position, and it’s interesting that both the Brazilian goals came from the right-hand side, because that is the side of the pitch they work less often. There is no permanent right-winger – instead Elano and Maicon both look to exploit that space – never at the same time, because they have a good understanding when Brazil have the ball. One goes long, one comes short. One stays wide, one moves central. Robinho stays on the left and Kaka attacks towards the left – those are the two biggest threats, but can often dominate the opposition’s thoughts to the point where they’re oblivious to the threat on the right.
North Korea were impressive on the way they doubled-up on Brazil’s creative players when they got the ball, but it was frantic chasing, closing down and blocking rather than a more intelligent, structured system. We should certainly admire their ability to keep a clean sheet for so long, but there’s probably only a certain amount of time they can keep that up. With the defenders constantly looking to double-up and get in line to block shots, they were prone to the ball being switched across the pitch, and both goals came from left-right balls that exposed North Korea’s ‘weak side’.
Conclusion
The game largely panned out as expected, with Brazil patiently passing the ball and eventually finding a way past North Korea with technical quality in the final third. Brazil’s full-backs were given too much time on the ball, and this is a good example of why 5-3-2 systems died out. North Korea traded ‘pressure on the full-backs’ for spare men at the back – probably a good strategy considering the nature of their defending, but with the talent of Bastos and Maicon, the goal was more inevitable than the half-time scoreline suggested.
This was a rather good introduction to Brazil for those who have yet to see them under Dunga. They’re not the wonderful, free-flowing side they have been in previous years, but they are solid, well-organised, keep possession excellently and generally pick up wins. Whilst the specifics of the North Korean approach should not be copied because their defenders tended to be dragged around, the general defensive strategy worked well (even if it was their natural game rather than a deliberate attempt to stifle Brazil) because Brazil like to exploit space both in front and behind the opposition defence. Deny them space, and you might succeed.
It’s a few times we’ve said that in this tournament. The popularity of counter-attacking football amongst the best sides has bred a fear of attacking among the weaker sides, because they leave gaps at the back. Those hoping for more goals might be disappointed – there’s little to suggest that attacking football is the best way to cause the favourites problems.
More on the first goal here |
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aku bukan fan brazil...so boleh masuk sini tak?  |
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Analisis perlawanan dan strategi bersama Doc Futbol
Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast: Brazil always in cont ...
DanIno Post at 22-6-2010 16:23 
Dunga is doing a very good job with Brasil. Nak kalahkan team ni susah gak, mungkin kena guna man-marking, zonal marking and strategically crippling indispensable players......
A more comprehensive team than say, Argentina. Perhaps only an on-form Spain can challenge this team.... |
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aku bukan fan brazil...so boleh masuk sini tak?
koben19 Post at 22-6-2010 16:30
Bukan fan boleh berambus.... |
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Brazil start the World Cup as the team to beat
June 9, 2010
Brazil's basic formation
If the World Cup television pundits tell you to forget everything you know about Brazil, then forget everything they tell you. This is a wonderful side that plays superb football.
There’s a sense that people have got Brazilian football wrong, that every four years they become convinced the Brazil national team has won five World Cups by playing Globetrotter-esque football with no regard for defence. Did Joga Bonito ever exist? Fans of the 1970 World Cup-winning Brazil side would say yes, but football has advanced an incredible amount in the past forty years, and it’s simply not possible to successfully play that way.
The failure four years ago summed that up. Brazil attempted to fit Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Adriano into the same XI, and they were dumped out at the quarter-final stage. The main question was what was worse – Brazil’s tactics, or their circus-like training sessions that served as preparation. Dunga needed to change Brazil drastically both on and off the pitch.
ZM effectively previewed this Brazil side in the wake of their friendly against Ireland back in Feburary, with an in-depth look at how they shape up on the pitch. This article will be an adapted version of that – little has changed in the past three months, and the initial piece has sufficient detail to provide a comprehensive guide to Dunga’s side.
For those looking for wider reading about Brazil, two pieces are recommended – firstly, Grant Wahl’s piece for Sports Illustrated, which looks at why the current side isn’t popular back home, whilst Roberticus’ article concentrates upon the reaction to Dunga’s squad announcement.
There has only been one change in personnel from the Brazil side we expected three months ago – Ramires appears to have been replaced on the right of midfield by Elano. Also, in the Ireland game, Adriano (not in the World Cup squad) was played in place of the injured Luis Fabiano – but the rest of the players remain the same, and fill very specific roles.
The side
One of the odd things about the fact the Brazilian team being regarded as rigid and inflexible is the fact that no-one quite knows how to categorise this side. As Jonathan Wilson pointed out last year, South Americans tend to see the system as a 4-4-2 diamond (or 4-3-1-2), in Europe the shape was widely described as a 4-2-3-1.
Some believe that the system is a diamond midfield, as shown in this picture. The back four marked by red, the midfield diamond by blue (Kaka is slightly to the left-of-centre, his usual position denoted by the blue dot), and the forwards marked by pink.
It would be difficult to look at that shape and deny that it was a 4-4-2 diamond – perhaps a 4-3-3 if you were considering Kaka in this picture to be playing as a forward. You would certainly not describe it as a 4-2-3-1, because Ramires (the midfielder furthest to the right) is clearly alongside Melo, the midfielder on the halfway line.
And yet, just minutes later in the same game, Brazil had taken this shape, which looks much more like a 4-2-3-1. The defenders again in red, the two holding players in blue, the three attacking players in pink, and the lone forward in green.
The key to understanding the team’s shift is probably the roles of Robinho and Ramires/Elano.
Robinho, the left-sided forward, takes up a position outside the opposition’s right-back. In this sense, he is effectively playing as an old-fashioned outside-left, whilst the central striker Luis Fabiano occupies the opposition’s left-sided centre-back. Therefore, they play too far apart to realistically be labelled a front two, and they rarely combine directly.
The role of Ramires/Elano is also interesting. Their job is to shuttle from a central midfield position when defending, to a right-wing position when in possession. This requires a tremendous amount of energy, and it is rare to see the starting player remain on the pitch for 90 minutes, especially as it is a position where Dunga has two good options.
The use of two holding midfielders, Melo and Gilberto, means that Brazil are able to keep the ball easily, because one of them is always free. This is important, because Brazil’s game is based around possession when they are ahead. Their second goal against Ireland was a wonderful move that featured 21 passes before Robinho put the ball into the net.
They like to soak up pressure and do generally play on the counter-attack, and they break at lightning speed – a particular problem for the opposition central midfielders is that they look to close down Gilberto and Melo, which then leaves Ramires/Elano and Kaka free. And with Robinho staying wide left and Maicon bombing down the right, Brazil can dominate the centre of midfield with a diamond, without leaving them short on the flanks.
There is a further subtlety to the Brazilian shape though, because when in possesson they sometimes feature a back three, with Michel Bastos (who is really a left-winger at club level) and Maicon acting as wing-backs, as shown below.
Here, Gilberto Silva (normally the right-sided holding player), moves to the right of defence, and becomes a third centre-back alongside Juan and Lucio (the three are marked in red), with the latter becoming a sweeper, with license to move forward. This three-man system with wing-backs is similar to the way Brazil played in 2002. Felipe Melo then becomes the sole holding player, with Bastos and Maicon (marked in pink) able to get forward and provide width high up the pitch. It then effectively becomes an Ajax-style 3-3-1-3 system, with Robinho and Ramires tucking in, narrowing the opposition, and allowing the Brazil wing-backs considerable space to get forward.
And one final picture:
Robinho (purple) occupies the right-back, whilst Adriano (red) plays on the shoulder of the left-sided centre back. The player inbetween them is the free man. As Ramires (yellow) is in a central position, the right-back Maicon (pink) takes up an extremely advanced and wide role, and to compensate, Gilberto (blue) drops into a position ready to cover the right-back slot, similar to how Javier Zanetti covers for Maicon at Inter.
The positioning of Brazil's players in the defensive phase (left) and the attacking phase (right)
Don’t be surprised if Brazil quietly fight their way to World Cup victory. They’ll keep the ball, tire the opposition but not look particularly dangerous. Then they’ll break at speed, rely on the skill of Kaka and Robinho, and win games comfortably without thrashing the opposition, by dominating possession.
It’s not the most exciting Brazilian team in history, but if you love football, then you’ll love Brazil. |
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Bukan fan boleh berambus....
DanIno Post at 22-6-2010 16:36 
sebagai fan turki...aku tak suka brazil sejak ronaldinho berlakon sakit muka padahal kena kat kaki je...(world cup 2002) |
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sebagai fan turki...aku tak suka brazil sejak ronaldinho berlakon sakit muka padahal kena kat ka ...
koben19 Post at 22-6-2010 16:45 
rivaldo la bro... |
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yep...itu angkara rivaldo... |
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Post Last Edit by DanIno at 22-6-2010 16:52
sebagai fan turki...aku tak suka brazil sejak ronaldinho berlakon sakit muka padahal kena kat ka ...
koben19 Post at 22-6-2010 16:45
Aku pun fan turki gak, aku menangis 2 hari 3 malam a/b tahu diorang tak qualify.....aku nak tengok Emre!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hasan Sas pulak dah pancit dan tua......
Ada sapa2 kat sini yg still ingat stepping style Hasan Sas yg banyak gunakan tenaga tu angkat tangan! |
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rivaldo la bro...
satusembilan Post at 22-6-2010 16:47
silap la bro...tapi ronaldinho pon aku tak suka... dua-dua kuat berlakon..huhuhu |
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silap la bro...tapi ronaldinho pon aku tak suka... dua-dua kuat berlakon..huhuhu
koben19 Post at 22-6-2010 17:13 
yg penting sekali boleh score gol..tak pandai berlakun tapi tak boleh score tim tak boleh menang gak.. |
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yg penting skil + gol tahap dewa.... |
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Aku ttp sukun Brasil pasal orang2 kampong aku dan korang gak dapat rezeki besarkan anak2 dan antar anak2 gi bajar pasal dok gi ngajar Brasilia Hevea (pokok gotah)-ade relevan ngan Brasil tak, i rase2 ade so sukun le pe2 benda yg relevan ngn idup kita
Go Brasilia Hevea go  |
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kaka ai punyer okek..:@
braziiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllll...sedih xdpt tgk kaka time lwn portugal nanti.. |
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sori lmbt register...
BRAZIL the best.......dulu kini n selamanya.... |
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ronaldinho ganti kaka ? |
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Kaka xda pun boleh aje...
Tu pemain simpanan tu ramai yang talented juga
Corak permainan mungkin kena adjust sikit
Dan i'm looking forward to friday's game
P/S: Love the articles you posted DanIno (walaupun kadangkala tak ppaham sangat sbb xda ilustrasinya) |
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Post time 22-6-2010 04:25 PM
