Brazil - are they off the boil?

[Goring Gull]

So are the reigning World champs really struggling or are they tactically just doing enough until they really flex their muscles?

 

[Da Man Clay]

They do this every time without fail. They will put some effort in later on in the tournament.

 

[Ice Man]

Carlos Alberto Parreira said they wanted to start at around 70% and get better as the tournament went on, eventually peaking at the final. So I think they're just doing enough until the latter stages where I expect them to be at the top of their game.

 

[Strike]

They need to take out that overweight Ronaldo out of the line ups. Shame as I once was a massive fan of Ronaldo, but can't believe how different he is now too what he once was.

 

[Strike]

They do this every time without fail. They will put some effort in later on in the tournament.

Seconded

 

[Grendel]

They do this every time without fail. They will put some effort in later on in the tournament.

They scored 11 goals in the group stage at the last world cup.

 

[zefarelly]

I think Ronaldo is borderline cold, forget off the boil

the whole team are mediocre at present, but thats because theyre lazy and don't need to be much better, its dissapointing they get away with it though, I hope they get stung !

 

[Robot Chicken]

Meanwhile the Argies have started like a runaway train and are bound to slow down??

 

[BHA Jordan]

Meanwhile the Argies have started like a runaway train and are bound to slow down??

My thoughts/hopes exactly

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

everyone seems to forget England beat the Argies recently, in a not too friendly, friendly game.

 

[Parson Henry]

Can someone tell me what Robbie Carlos brings to the party apart wasting most of the freekicks he takes?

 

[sir danny cullip]

Can someone tell me what Robbie Carlos brings to the party apart wasting most of the freekicks he takes?

Roberto Carlos is a quality left back but I agree about the way he wastes free kicks. His stats must be awful, amount of free kicks taken compared to amount of free kicks on target must be SHITE.

 

[hopkins]

1) There playing shit.
2) No team "decides" to play at 70%, there just not good enough.
3) Robert Carlos is a good player but WHY does he take the free kicks ?
4)Why do the centre forwards talk to each other at kick off or starting the second half in a really fake way ie. commenting on each others shirts or really overly laughing ?
5)Very average team that will not win.

 

[enigma]

The two strikers are pretty good mates by the way.

They are struggling because their tactics aren't right, and their star striker is off form.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

They scored 11 goals in the group stage at the last world cup.

they had the rubbish china and the defence shy costa rica though, hardly world beaters

 

[Grendel]

they had the rubbish china and the defence shy costa rica though, hardly world beaters

As opposed to the awesome might of Australia, Croatia and Japan?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

As opposed to the awesome might of Australia, Croatia and Japan?

croatia and australia are both very well organised sides (hiddink is famed for it), china and costa rica were, from what i remember very UNorganised sides

any team that is weak in defence will get ripped to shreads by brazil

 

[Grendel]

croatia and australia are both very well organised sides (hiddink is famed for it)

True, but it doesn't actually make them any good. For all I know (or indeed care), Cambodia might be a fantastically organised side. They're still shit, though.

 

[enigma]

True, but it doesn't actually make them any good. For all I know (or indeed care), Cambodia might be a fantastically organised side. They're still shit, though.

While Australia and Croatia wont win the tournament, Brazil would do well on average to put more than 2 past them in each game, whereas China and Costa Rica are terrible in defence,

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i don't think croatia or australia are particularly bad teams?

they've looked fairly OK in their games