Seleção Brasileira repeats mistakes of Ancelotti and draws worryingly with Australia in poor football game

Before the Fifa Super Date: The promise of a different cycle

Following Norway's elimination in the round of 16 at the World Cup, Seleção Brasileira indicated that they would begin their cycle towards 2030 differently: a call-up full of debutants, with lower average age and more players from Brasileirão.

Townsville: the first test turned into a replay

In the Super Data Fifa, Australia hosted Brazil in Townsville. The result was a 1-1 draw, but the most serious point came from the way of playing. Carlo Ancelotti decided to repeat the 4-2-4 that so far has delivered little.

The midfielder who didn't show up.

After the World Cup, Ancelotti was right when he said that there were no options for the sector. For the friendly Super Data Fifa it seemed logical to test Breno Bidon, Gabriel Bontempo, Andrey Santos, Matheus Martinelli or Douglas Luiz (no call-up for the Cup) alongside Bruno Guimarães and Danilo Santos.

But it wasn't like that. The coach preferred the quartet Estêvão on the right, Vinícius Junior on the left, Raphinha and Endrick in the middle without anyone making combinations coming from behind. The problem is not to use the 4-2-4, but the form. Estevão can do the function of shirt 10, as he already did at the base of Palmeiras. Raphinha , who is shining in Barcelona as a fake 9, also has acted as point guard , with freedom to move in the last third. Only none of them was displaced to support the steering wheels in this first test by Carlo Ancelotti.

As a consequence, Brazil filled the Australian first line with this quartet, in addition to the supports of flanker Matheuzinho and Douglas Santos spiked. Botafogo's defensive midfielder had to participate in the exit alongside the defenders, and Arsenal's defensive midfielder was isolated on the intermediate hole.

High pressure, pitching and cornering

Playing out from Hugo Souza was mission impossible as the Socceroos were scoring high. The creative response seemed to be pitching, hoping for someone to run at speed on the back of the scoreboard and come face-to-face with goalkeeper . It didn't work. Attempting to press Australia's exit also failed: individual tackles by Endrick and Vinícius Junior, who have difficulty in defensive jobs, weren't enough, and the situation became perfect for homeowners fearful of bombing defence, mainly in sparse reserves.

The second half without adjustment

It was expected that the second half would bring changes. In theory, yes; in practice, no. There was no replacement at interval NEM alternative approach to the initial one. When Australians compacted into low block, closing spaces, the uncreative crowd received a lime shovel. Nestory Irankunda's faulty throat was the cherry on top of the cake.

Then Douglas Luiz, Samuel Lino, Pedro, Jair Cunha, Mauro Junior and Rayan were called in. With the strategy proven to be flawed, it was impossible to reverse a bad first impression with only new faces doing the same thing.

What it means to the fan

It's just a friendly, there are four years left until the next World Cup, the grass was bad and the game took place at the beginning of the European season. Still, the cut for the fans is cautionary: if Brazil continue to insist on the same mistakes, there is no reason to get excited about the future. The cycle towards 2030 has begun, but the Italian seems not to have learned anything from the way in which Amarelinha was annulled against the Vikings. Disgust, concern and irritation remain.

Entities named

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