Administrator Stan Posted December 6, 2022 Administrator Share Posted December 6, 2022 Kick-off 15.00 (GMT) VS Venue - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Perfect situation for Brazil to break their losing streak against Euro teams in KO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted December 6, 2022 Author Administrator Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Beelzebub said: Perfect situation for Brazil to break their losing streak against Euro teams in KO Wow, I had no idea it was so long ago (2002!) Ironically they beat 4 European teams in the knockouts on the way to winning that World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted December 6, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted December 6, 2022 Croatia will be looking at this and thinking they have one job to do and that is find a way to totally disrupt that midfield. Easier said than done of course but they've got players who can do that and push players around too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 35 mins to kickoff and I'm absolutely terrified of Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia should be hard to break down but Brazil should find the goal eventually. I expect a 2-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted December 9, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia have come out swinging. And Brazil really haven't gotten into gear here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted December 9, 2022 Author Administrator Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia's midfield winning the battle, seems to be a 2 on 1 or 3 on 1 to break the lines. Brazil need to get on Vinicius' level as he seems the most threatening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted December 9, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted December 9, 2022 Brazil have had a couple of chances but Croatia have definitely started as the better team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Luka Modric is doing it again. Just watch him when Croatia have the ball and keep your eye solely on him. He's magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted December 9, 2022 Author Administrator Share Posted December 9, 2022 Brazil just seem to be getting bullied by Croatia. Croatia's midfield will be raved about, and fairly so if they continue to dominate, but Gvardiol and Juranovic are doing their part to keep Brazil's strikers quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted December 9, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted December 9, 2022 Gvardiol has had a great tournament so far. Been impressed by him. 1 minute added time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That 4-2-4 system will never work against a team that has midfielders like Modric, Brozovic and Kovacic. I would replace Raphinha with Fred or Bruno Guimarães. 15 minutes ago, Lucas said: Luka Modric is doing it again. Just watch him when Croatia have the ball and keep your eye solely on him. He's magic. His performance is reminding of what Zidane in 06 against us, also in a WC quarter-final. Best player on the pitch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Wow Croatia going well there was a spell later on with 25+ sequence of passes by Croatia. Hope it gets settled in normal time though Croatia are known for ET and penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 More needs to be said about Modric and where he falls in the all time greatest midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia have a better midfield and they're using it. Not going to park the bus and not going to over commit players. Similar to Spain but it makes sense here as they're the underdogs and it's against a team that doesn't just want to defend. Obviously they'll be pressured more than Spain were but that also means spaces will open up so Croatia's plan here is a good one. Brazil at the moment seem like they're relying on a singular moment to open things up for them and they're capable of doing that and I think we're still in a position where everyone's expecting them to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Just now, Cicero said: More needs to be said about Modric and where he falls in the all time greatest midfielders. He's damn sure better than Pirlo. Someone who gets overly praised in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Brazil think they're still playing Korea who stood off and admired them just because they're Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cicero said: More needs to be said about Modric and where he falls in the all time greatest midfielders. True and he is older now, notice he does not seem to have that killer shot in the locker at this tournament yet still a very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Luka Modric is a man on a mission when the world cup comes around. Will miss watching him. Brazil needs to be quicker in the midfield and final third. Being physically inferior, they can't give Croatian players enough time to close down on them. Neymar struggling as he's left to his own devices to carry every attack by himself. Paqueta gone missing and Casemiro seems a bit lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 David Neres is a better winger than both Antony and Raphinha. It's a shame it took so long for him to regain his form after the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That should've been a penalty to Brazil for the handball, no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted December 9, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted December 9, 2022 Jenas on the commentary saying Croatia's best chance is via penalties, but Croatia have had their fair share of chances so far. I get what he's saying with how good Croatia have been on ET and penalties especially in the last World Cup but some of his comments are just so dense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, El Profesor said: David Neres is a better winger than both Antony and Raphinha. It's a shame it took so long for him to regain his form after the injury. I like Antony but given Raphinha's and Neres' forms, I don't think Neres would do any worse here. He's having one hell of a season for us and confidence matters comming into these tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Richarlison is low-key having a below average World Cup despite his 3 goals. Pedro should get more minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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