Ancelotti stresses the importance of testing after Team USA draw and asks for calm

How the Game Happened

On Friday, the national team opened the FIFA date with a draw against Australia in Townsville. The team came from behind on the scoreboard but sought equality on the last throw. Carlo Ancelotti treated the result as part of a testing period and valued the reaction of the team even in a difficult environment with grass that impaired performance.

What the technician said

The Italian coach did not classify the draw as a taste of defeat. For him, the team created opportunities, lacked accuracy in the last third and the result was justice because the team didn't want to lose. Ancelotti also highlighted that the compromise served to observe players with fewer minutes and that the next friendly will follow the same logic.

Priority for young people and a request for patience

Ancelotti stated that the current priority is to give minutes to youngsters with potential, citing Endrick and Estêvão.

Premieres and changes in sight

The match featured the debuts of Vitor Reis, Matheuzinho, Mauro Júnior and Jair.[1] Even so, Brazil failed to present a convincing football, and Ancelotti acknowledged the poor conditions on the pitch.[2] For the next game he promised some changes without revealing the line-up, and admitted the possibility of testing a midfield with three athletes, alternating between the scheme used in Townsville and a new formation.

Calendar of the FIFA date

This was only the team's first fifa match. The team will face Australia again on 29 September in Brisbane at 7am (Brasil time), and finish their schedule on 3 October against India in Calcutta.

At what point is the Selection

The draw in Townsville works as an evaluation milestone: Brazil is still in the testing phase, with priority for young people, observation of schemes and search for adjustments before the official calendar.

== sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man