Brazil face Haiti on Friday in the World Cup, a challenge for the team that will see them bounce back from a disappointing draw at the hands of Morocco in their opening Group C match.
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Brazil face Haiti in the World Cup on Friday. The team will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing draw with Morocco in their opening Group C match. With Carlo Ancelotti's tactics under question over their performance, Brazil will be desperate for another poor performance.
Record five-time champions Brazil were trailing by a goal in their match against Morocco when Vinicius Junior pulled one back. After Morocco took the lead through Ismail Sabry, Vinicius saved the team with a beautiful goal. Even then, Brazil's performance was not satisfactory and they were forced to settle for a point.
Africa Cup of Nations champions and the 'surprise package' of the 2022 World Cup, Morocco, performed well in their own right. Brazil was under pressure with their long passes. The next match will be in Philadelphia and Brazil will be expected to win. But looking at the current rhythm, it is expected that this will also be difficult for Brazil.
Haiti, which has created an 'underdog' image in this World Cup, lost 1-0 to Scotland in its first match. In such a situation, the road ahead will not be easy for Haiti. Ancelotti is being criticized for playing Igor Thiago and Ribé Club Rose Ibanez from the start against Morocco. Casemiro and Luca Paqueto's play was also not good in the first half.
After that, it was only after Danilo, Fabinho and Mathis Cunha were brought onto the field that the balance of the Brazilian team seemed to be restored. Now the question before Ancelotti will be, should he trust the old players against Haiti or use a new team? Danilo has said on this issue, he should not focus on only one team structure and there is no problem in giving all players a chance.
Ancelotti took charge of the Brazilian team just a year before the start of the World Cup. By then, other major teams had already established their identity and image. Ancelotti himself had already acknowledged the lack of coordination in the Brazilian team. In his own words, this is the biggest problem for the Brazilian team.
Danilo said, “Whenever there is a problem in the team, it may be right to stick to the old plan. I think we need to be prepared for this.” Questions related to Neymar also remain with the Brazilian team. There is also uncertainty about Neymar’s availability, who has not fully returned to the field due to injury since last month.
Neymar returned to Brazil’s training session on Wednesday. But he did not spend much time there. The same problems that were seen in the Brazilian team against Morocco will not be acceptable for Brazil against Haiti. For now, the challenge for the Brazilian team is to get back into rhythm.
