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They should have had more respect for Croatia and faced them with do-or-die mentality. This is something the coach should have done to the squad as well. It just sucks because this Brazil team had such an exciting dynamic.
They checked out mentally after their goal. You’re facing the FINALISTS of the last tournament. They’ve been here before, you haven’t, that’s what happens when you don’t respect that fact
Yes I don't know why they don't do it it would take pressure off the others a little bit they at least have two good penalty taker let one take the 5th one and one the first
Penalty shootouts have 1 rule : your best pen taker always goes first to set the tone. Your 2nd best pen taker goes last or sooner depending on the streak you're on
@@Abdullah-vg1uc Considering they practise pens in training, I’d assume the first five for every team would at least be decent. But things can go south quickly and usually the most successful penalty shootout for teams occur when the best player takes the first one. Compare Argentina the day later vs the Netherlands when Messi went up first to the 2017 confederation cup Portugal Chile tie when Ronaldo didn’t.
Not necessarily. I would probably put my best penalty taker at the third penalty since if you've missed either or both of the first two than that is a must score.
Not a good comparative, Brazil suffered a hard hit, Croatia did what they do in every World Cup. When you concede a goal with less than 4 minutes to the end of the match the mental goes through the window.
The selecao of 2002 had Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldinho. They had the killer instinct and were bent on winning the trophy. They did. This team is all about the spectacle. I expected them to fail and they did.
Brazil team didn't like to be put under pressure during the game, so when the players had the advantage they finally thought they would take the match to their control and then stop playing defensively. That was clear to me as a Brazilian.
NO. This Brazil 's defence is one of the very best I have EVER seen and a brilliant goal keeper, so they can handle pressure. The thing was that Croatia are a very good side and highly disciplined and organised, so it needed Brazil to increase the tempo and take their chances. They increased the tempo in second half but did not take their chances
it was close to 120 th minute. 2 hours intense football. Neymar was exhausted. Coach Tite needs to take him off. Instead of Pedro who were running for 50 minutes doing nothing play Martenelli more intelligent, skill and fast player. Instead of headless Fred who gave up his position play Fabinho, Bruno Gamuries. Put some defensive midfielder fill up the gape no space to run for opponents. it is almost 2 hrs everyone is tired so why take risk.
@@nohandler1493 you couldn’t take Neymar off in case it went to pens or created another magical moment (even though he never got to take a spot kick and was rather invisible before the goal)
Because Tite is stupid. Thats why. Nobody is saying It. He lost us the game. Fred? not Fabinho? For real? The way Fabinho would have controlled that game and maybe take a yellow card there at the end to stop the play. Casemiro and Danilo could not do that because they had one yellow card each. Martinelli was much better than Rodrygo and Antony this WC and he played 0 minutes that match. Also leave Vini there. He is physical and talented and was our best player this WC. A injured Alex Sandro entered because Militão was tired (the only one who did not rest in the third game) and that cost us the game. Gabriel Magalhães should be called up instead Dani alves since Tite clearly did not Trust him.
@@FredEPLk Bringing down vini jr and putting on fred was huge mistake.If brazil had won from neymars goal,i would say they eere very lucky.Because fred has been mediocre.He ran for the ball despitr two agressive croatian midfielder and defender following him.He could have passed it to neymar and then neymar would pass on defense.But he ran for the ball to score the goal by himself when it was absolutely not necessary.And tite could have benched casimero when he got yellow card.And another big mistake is neymar and paqueta chosen to ran to assist fred while casimero was alone covered by modric and other strikers.Neymar and paqueta could have stayed in midfield then it would never happen.
One of the things that make Brazil, Brazil is that they have to do it in their style. Their way. Most times they end up flying too close to the sun and getting burnt. But when they don't it is the most stylish football ever to be seen. Ref. Carlos Alberto goal 1970 final vs Italy.
as a brazillian, even though it hurts to get kicked out like that, we gotta praise croatia for never giving up, but also, we gotta remember, THIS IS FOOTBALL. having the "better players" will not garantee victory, this isnt basketball or baseball. this is what makes the sport the most popular sport in the world. being superior on paper will only carry you so far. and time and again we are reminded of that.
I mean Croatia got world class players too. Champions league winners. Best Midfield FOR SURE. They controlled the match for a LONG time. But he’s Brazil should have been more disciplined
Brazil has excellent players, but no team, no leader on the field, no team spirit of willingness to sacrifice. Video of what Neymar is doing during the action for Petović's goal, nothing, he walks slowly on the field. I recently had an exchange of opinions with an Argentinian fan. He says that the Argentinian team is ready to sacrifice it for Messi, but Modrić is ready to sacrifice himself for the team, at the age of 37 to sprint in defense and enter defensive duels, that's the "small" difference.
mate 33 year old tired asf perisic was sprinting down the field when orsic had the ball from the other side of the pitch and you see brazil's midfield and attackers slowly jogging back. that alone should tell you everything you need to know lmao.
As a big Brazilian fan, I never saw them as contenders.. They are skillful yes, but not mentally great at defense. First they scored and celebrated like they won.. and then they had 5 mins of defense to do.. and even when Croatia went on final attack, the Brazilian forwards were still walking and not running to track back and defend the final Croatia attack. they deserve to loose.
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brazil team reminds me of those students who were the best in high school and then get surprised when they fail in college bc it just isnt easy anymore
LOL you said that quite well. No longer teacher's pets, the curriculum gets hard and there's nobody to hold their hand, so they throw a temper tantrum. Just the start of the video Neymar saying he was paralyzed for 10 minutes, dude grow up, put your big boy boxers and get better.
@@ararune3734 Bet you would've been the one paralyzed a week straight if Brazil copped that win 💀Btw, how're you coping with that Croatia-Argentina loss?
@@chese1105 Lol, nice try but we're already in top 4 and it's more than I expected. Literally even if we lose to Morocco now it's not bad at all. How are you coping about your country not getting there?
@@chese1105 Are you daft? I'm saying your country didn't even make it to semifinals so what are you malding about? Croatia is in top 4, where is your country? Didn't ask you when you started watching, I'm asking where's your country.
Brazil seemed to assume Neymar's goal had already sent them through. While getting over the hurdle of winning a trophy is extremely difficult, a long pedigree of winning them can eventually lead to a complacency that Germany appear to also be suffering from.
Argentina didn't have good game management either . They got lucky in the penalties. This could easily be two south American teams out because of poor judgement in the last ten minutes. What this guy said about the penalties is so far fetched. If he takes the fourth whose available for the fifth? If he scores early it takes some of the pressure off and maybe that fifth pen goes in easier? It's psychological. Standing there watching miss after miss must be so hard.
Argentina got screwed by being forced to play extra 15 minutes of football with regulation time with 2 of their best defenders being forced to sub our bc of the booking with Romero on Netherlands don't score a single goal, and the saves Emi made were absolutely amazing all well shot powerful kicks, anyone who thinks "Argentina got lucky" is a complete idiot.
@@blooopzz the better team doesn’t always win, look at england who were way better than us french and they still lost it because when we have a chance to score in front of goal it goes inside, we are just ruthless and solid mentally. All other teams especially south americans are fragile and weak in their head, that’s why they won’t win any WC any time soon.
The psychology is against the goal keeper, imagine scored all first 3 again the same keeper, it’ll definitely makes him question himself and panicked during 4th and 5th try. It’s as simple as that… Everyone who plays sports knows about the momentum the key moment that changes team momentum for the better.
@@jibangkurbaishya221 that’s their problem. They think by having won 5 WC makes them the best and entitled to win it everytime they step into a match. Over confidence and underestimating opponents are their downfall and that’s already hard for them to admit it and they need to do some reflection on themselves to realize it. It’s great that their curriculum is impressive but that was a while ago now. What matters is the present and the future. The fact is that they haven’t won any WC nor reached a final of a WC in the past 20 years. And they won’t win it any time soon if they don’t change something.
@@zeebaron Of Course They Should Change Their Style Of Play And Adapt Some European Tactics But I Don't Like That People Are Attacking Brazil Because They Dance When They Score A Goal, That's Their Culture They Always Have Been Doing That. It Doesn't Mean That They Are Disrespecting Their Opponents But They Simply Enjoying The Moment...
@@jibangkurbaishya221 they why didnt they do it against a team that wasnt a walk in the park?? i do agree its a part of their culture, to dance on teams you know you'll win against and dont have to try against. shameless really, especially those defending it.
They didn't try hard enough to study their own team mates style and habits, also didn't bother to study their opponent They did try their best to study best dance moves...
Livakovic proved that he can't be underestimated in win vs Japan and yet Brazil didn't try enough things to break him down Did they even watch Livakovic tape?
@@therearenofactsonlyinterpr3780 Brazil coaching staff is joke compared to RM RM physio coach is one of the reasons why Vini and Rodrygo perform so well in RM, but flop in Brazil
De paul is better? Lol. I think croatia have more heart and gut to win this match since argentina will be playing with so much pressure to win a WC for messi. We all saw what happened back in 2014. And it’s messi’s last chance to win it so even more pressure and more chances for em to lose their sh*t.
Strange that some people say Brazil got punished for naivety or being risky (shouldnt have been so high up the pitch before goal by Croatia). I see it as Brazil got punished for trying to kill the game - that is why they were in Croatia's half, trying to keep the ball and take it to corner flag. After 1-0 Brazil didn't try to score another goal and to close the lid. They became passive and played too much according to the result. It was too early to do so they got punished for it. And there is no guarantee that you dont concede goal if you stay in your half defending deep. It's also risky. Ideally, you have to keep opponent away from your goal. Thats why you move your line and press opponent.
They were naive!! you defend and press at that stage …everyone on the team 3 walls of 4 and 2 chasing the ball!!… it’s Croatia you know they gonna go to the whistle!!
Neymar couldn't win World Cup, but his International Achievements is far ahead of most World Cup Legends. Neymar - 77 Goals + 56 Assists - 124 Games Pele - 77 Goals + 53 Assists - 92 Games Ronaldo - 62 Goals + 34 Assists - 98 Games Romario - 55 Goals + 27 Assists - 75 Games Zidane - 31 Goals + 27 Assists - 108 Games Maradona - 34 Goals + 15 Assists - 91 Games Ronaldinho - 33 Goals + 36 Assists - 97 Games
I have watched Brazil on more than one occasion involved in a penalty shootout where Neymar has ALWAYS taken the 5th penalty, and it was the right decision. I wouldn't change anything. Penalties are always a lottery. The only question I have for the coach is Rodrygo being in instead of Vinicious or Richarlison (I would put one of them as the First Penalty). But having said that, rewind back to 1998 Brazil vs Netherlands Penalties in the Semi Final. Who takes the 1st Penalty? 21 Year Old Ronaldo. Rodrygo is about the same age.
Indeed very naive. Why commit a lot of players forward when you have the lead with 3mins to go? I was like, what is Fred doing by chasing after the ball all the way near Croatia's penalty box, when he was brought on to help defend😂😂😂😂
Brazil were just unlucky. they almost had it. For me, Brazil is still the team that plays better football. However, winning the world cup is difficult because there are other factors like injuries, red card etc... For instance, Casemiro could have stopped that attack by Croatia. Casemiro could have stopped it but he was already sitting on yellow card, if he got another one, and Brazil passed to the semifinal, he would not play that match. So , that is world cup. The match was 1-1 and penalties is just like lotteries. So , Brazil did well, they did not lose in the 90 minutes, they lost to penalties shoutout!
Nothing about luck when France will win it again for the first time in a row since WC was introduced. Our French team is just mentally stronger than any other team and we have the talent + the experience that will bring us the final victory 🙌. Brazil’s team were already mentally fragile and not winning a WC for the past 20 years. Before we win, France will have reached 4 times the finals (which is another record) in the past 20 years. Brazil only one, that says a lot about their psychology and mental game which is kind of weak.
@@crobeastness in the modern times, not in the last century. And back then football was like playing softball, nothing compared to the level today. It’s like saying Uruguay winning twice the WC. Nobody remembers that and cares cuz it was at a different era when football wasn’t today’s football.
@@sebastianwilson8899 Exactly this - you score a goal in the dying minutes of extra time, then instead of consolidating and defending you decide to plant 6 guys forward and go for another goal. That and not have one of your best penalty takers take a shot, or that Croat implemented a game plan that shut brazil down and prevented them from playing as they want to, which Brazil couldn't find an answer to. That can be considered many things - arrogant, reckless, stupid - but not unlucky. Make no mistake, there is always an element of luck involved in football. But these are factors that Brazil had direct control over and chose not to act on. And if Brazil are going to continue kidding themselves that it was due to bad luck/keep making excuses instead of taking responsibility for their errors, maintain their deluded sense of arrogance and entitlement, and then react by having a mental breakdown/surprised Pikachu face, star number 6 isnt getting sown onto their jerseys any time soon. Seriously if a 7-1 thumping does nothing to change your mindset and approach, nothing will.
I said the exact thing zaba, like with 10 mins to go inna game, that's wen ur game management skills should kick in, I bet if that what Croatia then u would have seen game management for sure
Brazil believed the stories about how good they were, and expected, carried away by the surrender of their previous opponents, that Croatia would "take off their underwear and get ready" for you-know-what. That won't work, play it and then dance..
I thought each team has to submit the list of the penalty takers IN THE ORDER they will take them? If I'm right, you can't switch players. If it's still level after the 5 penalties, then anyone can go in any order. Can someone confirm or correct me, please?
The problem is the quality of our coaches. I cant believe so many people dont see that. We had the best players available (after France lost so many starters to injuries), but our coaches make stupid decisions from the squad selection to Key moments of the games. Belgium scored in 2018 because Felipe Luis was wrongly replaced for a injured Marcelo (and not as good defensively). Against Croatia the stupid Tite decided to take Vini so early which is the same as taking griezmann out for France. Nobody would do that. Instead of using Fabinho, he uses Fred (bench at Man utd). Instead of using Martinelli (who was the best against Cameroon), he used Antony. He even used a injured Alex Sandro because he didnt Trust Daniel Alves (who should not even be part of the squad). He also had to take out Militão because he was exhausted, and this happened because he did not call up enough defenders (like Gabriel Magalhães). The list goes on. Those decisions on penalties were pathetic, it shows no command, no planning and not enough training.
What I want to know is when Martinelli becomes even a more established footballer being on a CL team Arsenal and competing for PL titles and just being one of the best wingers ITW which should happen by the next major tournament, what is going to happen because at that time, Martinelli will be a starter for Brazil but Vini is strictly a LW so is Martinelli gonna be playing through the middle? Where does that leave GJ? Will the front 3 be Vini, Jesus and Martinelli by then?
@@jonathana6943 you're just making things more complicated without addressing the comment directly. By the next major tournament Endrick isnt gonna be in Brazil's first 11. Now to my comment please and yes, Rodrygo too. It's really an interesting matter
@@4thGenna. Endrick will be 20 and potentially would have played 2 seasons at madrid. We don't know how good he'll be at 20. So it's not certain and you shouldn't write endrick off to start for Brazil at the next WC
@@4thGenna. Endrick will be 20 and playing on the same team as vini and rodrygo which might give the starting 3 as they will have the most chemistry and be most able to play like a club side but this is just speculation. I find it unlikely that martinelli would ever start over vinicius at this rate as vinicius has already won in and scored in a champions league final which will give him a lot of good will.
With five minutes of extra time left, what did the Brazilians do, they started to slow it down as if they could naively run the clock down. THEY HAD THE WRONG MENTALITY NEEDED TO FINISH OFF THE GAME. I mentioned it to others as this was happening. They should have been playing HARD for the last five minutes. They have the skill to keep the ball, but they thought they were through. FOOLISH. If they were determined as a team to fight to keep the lead, which physically they are more than capable of doing, but apparently they were not mentally. Hats off to Croatia then and my favorites are out, but have seen this with Brazil before. Work on it
Lets be honest Croatia had just one shot on target and it went in because of a deflection. Brazil created many chances and dominated the game but sometimes the better team ends up losing. Cant be too harsh on Brazil
Brazil were not aggressive enough, sloppy, slow and lacked intensity, they are still not learning from previous world cup exits, if they ever want to win the world cup they need to change their approach because its not working...The most important step is to appoint the right manager clearly these Brazilian coaches cant do it, they have been given chances time and time again still they fail so its high time they changed, the right European tactician with those players will be a world cup win for Brazil.
Brazil didn't realize that it takes hardly 30 seconds to make an equalizer. They should have defended with tooth and nail in the last 15 mins. That was their cardinal mistake. The Manager has to be sacked if he didn't already resign. His strategy failed, the captain failed, the team failed.
Brazil national team has been super overrated since their last win in 2002. Brazil never won against a single European team in the knockout stages (after group stage) of World Cup since 2002.
@@marlonwilliams1963 Yes they have the best players in the world. But they don't focus on teamplay. If they focus on teamplay like France, Germany, Spain. They can win every World Cup.
@@marlonwilliams1963Brazil only relies on individual skills. That's why they're strong against Asian teams but weak against European teams. Back in 2002 Brazil had very strong individual skills and great teamwork for example Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Now Neymar and Vinicius doing their own thing showing off their dribble skills and that's it.
At that world-class level, it's not an exact science. Just pick 5 guys who haven't been subbed out and deal with it. Let's say Rashford and Sancho makes their pens in the Euro final... would it have made Southgate a genius? Of course not. Same thing with making Salah go third or even first at the AFCON final but his teammates miss. Paralysis by analysis.
Guess what? Brazilians are still going to dance and they're at the beaches enjoying beers and the sunshine as I type this text. Many foreigners that go to Brazil and fall in love being there, don't want to go back to their countries. Nothing to do with bad karma, but poor management of that idiot Tite at the end of the game, PERIOD!!!!
@@SPY10070 guess what? Who cares if they’re at the beach 😂 They can be there for another 4 years, and then go to the world cup, dance a 4-0 vs iran or something, get knocked out and go back to the lovely beach
They could have easily win as obviously they was superior in so many way but I think that’s the problem they easily put down their guards bcuz of that. They could have easily win this world up too. They was 1 one the best with Argentina and France but anyway it happen. They will learn from it.
he has 4 full years to find the answers... but at the end it's simple.. it's football at the highest level... much way too different and difficult from clubs tournaments.
@@sbrz1439 Referee Nishimura given penalty for Brazil Against Croatia though Fred dived You can find video on youtube It's funny how Brazilians say that Croatia didnt play fair in 2022 World cup But they forget That first Game in World cup 2014
Croatia is much better team than Brazil and the team may meet Morocco in the final. Croatia is the Iron Team which is fully integrated and completed whole with great lines. The only team can give Croatia hard time is Morocco.
Brasil learned nothing from 2014 and 2018, and stayed arrogant. As a brasil fan, i feel they betrayed my trust. Going for attack on 115 minute is stupid.
Brazil coaching staff is a joke Vini and Rodrygo perform so well in RM Thanks to Don Carlo, RM physio coach and other coaching staff... They flop hard in Brazil
The fourth had to score or out. Neymar PK percentage is 100% for the last 3-4 yes. Based on math, not putting Neymar on fourth was stupid. Forget football for moment but look math
Tite gave away the match when he brought fred flingstone he should have brought on fabhino tite made the same mistake he 4yrs ago and i thought he would learn
Ya bro I was thinking the same as you said. He is the main reason, that my beloved team is no longer in the world cup. His substitution during regular time and game management after that much needed goal was unforgivable. He should be punished for giving us so much pain again after 2018. I am still depressed and confused.
A stronger confederation (CONMEBOL) would keep the likes of Brazil and Argentina honest. Contrary to the popular belief that, for whatever reason, continues to circulate, the South American qualification system is not the toughest in the world. It's a walk in the park for Brazil and Argentina. Uruguay is the anomaly. Ecuador produces good teams on occasion but relies heavily on home advantage. The rest of the teams are absolutely dirt poor. It's easier said and done, of course, but strengthening the bottom five teams and their respective leagues would change things. It would raise the standard and expectations.
As much as I don't like Argentina's style of play and their arrogance... I have to agree w zabaletta. Bra just needed to defend for the last 10mins and protect their lead. No pride lost in that. Shaka Kahn and Steve talking their load of poopers as usual.
With all those stars Brazil still couldn't beat an old team with no superstars in croatia, but no one is trolling them but they are showing them sympathy
They were very naive they let their own ego take over their minds and lose against Croatia they underestimated Croatia they should of started to defend instead of trying to get the second goal I was saying that the whole time watching the game they get what they deserve
No your entire Set was Naive! All picking Brazil from the beginning even after they never looked good really then saying they looked good and All of you kept picking Brazil to Win it all-Brazil scored in the 1st half 1 time out of 4 games and the time they did score was against a terrible South Korea team who should of even been there. Argentina & France are the best two teams and have looked the part from the beginning. Even Argentina losing 2-1 the first game was really a 4-2 win and they had 3 goals called back. Just Man Up and admit Brazil wasn’t as good as All of You kept saying there were-I don’t want to see excuses from you guys
They literally stopped playing after Neymar scored .. Neymar was just walking around.. 5 players beyond the half way line and the whole middle of the pitch wide open!!!. Brazil 🇧🇷 is a Soft entertaining team they don’t understand have the Grit!! to win against the big teams that go toe to toe with them!!
With each game and each goal, the Brazilians form of celebrating was becoming more and more cocky. I get it. Pride and joy in scoring on the biggest platform but they became way too comfortable. Croatia kept the grind going and they were consistent and put pressure on a team that was behaving as if everything would come easy.
