The Day I Played with Ronaldo

There is such a joke that the Chinese team learned tenacious will from Germany, technology and offense from Brazil, defense from Italy, and total defense from the Netherlands.

But the question is, Germany can defeat China with total defense, Brazil can defeat China with defense, Italy can defeat China with technology and offense, and the Netherlands can defeat China with tenacious will.

Although it is just a short joke for the Chinese to entertain themselves, it can also be seen from it that the Brazilian team's defense is actually not bad.

In the World Cup in 1994, the basis for the Brazilian team to win the championship was not the offensive ability of the combination of Romario and Bebeto, but the defensive ability of the whole team under the guidance of Pereira.

After a lapse of 12 years, Pereira coached Brazil again. Since there were 5 too big offensive players in the frontcourt, he had to sacrifice some of the team's defense in order to maximize the offensive ability.

But that's not to say Brazil's defense is bad.

In fact, the Brazilian team's defense is doing quite well, definitely a championship-level defense.

Although the two full-backs, Roberto Carlos and Cafu are both older, this only makes their physical fitness and assist ability decline, and their defense is more mature than when they were young.

The central defender Lucio is also a world-class central defender, and Juan is slightly worse, but he is also at the intercontinental level.

Although the defense of the Brazilian team is a little worse than that of Italy and France, if Brazil claims that its defense is the fourth in the world, who would dare to call itself the third in the world?

The French team attacked for a while. They should have wanted to score first and then recover and counterattack.

However, the defense of the Brazilian team resolved their attacks again and again.

Although from the point of view of the scene, the Brazilian team played relatively conservatively, and the scene was a bit ugly, unlike the usual Brazil, but there is still a long way to go before conceding the ball. On the contrary, their counterattack is very threatening.

In the 14th minute, Zidane took a corner kick and Dida punched it out. Ribery volleyed high from the edge of the penalty area.

Dida quickly made a short pass for the goal kick, and Brazil launched a counterattack. Brazil's advancement was very fast, and before the French team could fully retreat, the football hit the frontcourt.

Ronaldinho ran to the middle to catch the ball. He tried to dribble Vieira, but Vieira refused to eat his fake action.

Ronaldinho didn't force it, and after opening up the space, he distributed the ball to the right and gave it to Ricardo.

After Licado got the ball, he first made a fake move to break through near the baseline, and then pulled the ball back to make an inside cut. After making room, he pushed the ball lightly. Kaka inserted from behind and volleyed directly. Far corner, slightly wide of the goal.

A few minutes later, the French team failed to attack again. Brazil quickly counterattacked and hit the ball into the front court. Ricardo distributed the ball to the right to find Cafu. Er pulled the clothes down.

Referee Cantalejo showed the first yellow card of the game.

Domenech shook his head watching from the sidelines.

After thinking for a while, he waved his arms, signaling the players of the French team to take back a little and stop attacking.

The French team recovered, and of course the Brazilian team had to take the opportunity to press a little bit more offensively.

But Juninho and Kaka faced the double defensive line formed by Makelele and Vieira, they seemed a little powerless, and it was difficult to pass a good ball.

Ricciardo and Ronaldinho on the offensive line faced the French team's impregnable defense, and it was difficult to do anything.

Ronaldinho did not show the aura in La Liga at all, and Ricardo also failed to show the top killer demeanor in Serie A.

Every time they took the ball, they were forced to stop by strong French defenders using their bodies and various small moves.

Both Ronaldinho and Ricardo are the kind of players who often stage a good show where several people score the ball in a row,

They have superb footwork and top ball control skills, but today the French team's defense is very tight, and their heroes are useless. Even if one is passed, another defensive player will immediately fill in the position, not giving them the opportunity to dribble in a row.

Ronaldinho is still stubbornly trying to pass the ball by himself, but Ricardo has begun to give up his idea of ​​dribbling the ball, and he has begun to actively move around to seek cooperation.

In the 29th minute, Ronaldinho broke through Makelele with the ball, but Makelele pursued persistently, and Galla blocked the front. Ronaldinho had no choice but to pass the ball with his heel, but Ricardo had already withdrawn, and after taking the ball, he swung his foot horizontally to barely open a little space, and then shot.

The ball hit Vieira's legs and reflected the baseline.

Vieira is 1.91 meters tall and has long legs. His frontal defense is like a wall, and Ricardo is a little helpless.

When the French team recovered, the Brazilian team played more passively. Vieira blocked the front like a wall, and Makelele swept around. The whole team except Zidane and Henry participated in the defense.

The ball is difficult to score within the 30-meter area of ​​the French team, and Brazil's offense often ends without a problem.

Once France counterattacked, Ribéry and Malouda on the two wings would jump in at high speed. Zidane used his foot skills to attract Brazil's defensive players.

Pereira felt helpless about the situation.

In his expectation, Riccardo, Ronaldinho, and Kaka should use their individual abilities to score a goal in the first half.

But the reality is that Ronaldinho is not in good shape and often squeezes Ricardo's space. Although Ricardo cooperated well with Kaka, it seemed awkward for him to appear on the right.

Kaka was asked to take on too many defensive tasks, and he couldn't let go of his hands and feet and play like in the league.

This led to the failure of the Brazilian team's offense to cause too much pressure on the opponent, giving the French team many opportunities to counterattack.

How to change this? Pereira carefully watched the situation on the field and planned to make adjustments in the second half. Now he just signaled the Brazilian team to pay attention to recycling and not to give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

So the two sides fell into a tug of war. The game is going on fiercely. More than intense, but not exciting enough. Both France and Brazil played too conservatively, which made neutral fans feel a little bored.

Before the game, Brazilian fans hoped to see that the Brazilian team's dream combination could destroy the old midfielders and defenders of the French team and make big news; The team cooperated smoothly and solved the Brazilian cleanly.

None of their expectations came true, however.

In a matchup of such a high level, both sides can be blamed for putting too much energy on defense.

Especially in Brazil, since Pereira was chosen as the head coach, it is necessary to have this kind of psychological preparation. During the 1994 World Cup, everyone had seen his conservatism and stubbornness. It is unrealistic to expect him to change now.