Teams to watch out for - I
World Cup fever is on. The coming edition takes us to home of the European powerhouses, Germany. The list of teams to watch out for is long. And so is the list of favourites . But the current holders are first in this list. Brazil, unlike in 2002 is coming into the tournament with good form and embarrassment of riches in the front line. They have also tasted success on German soil recently after winning the Confederations Cup thrashing rivals Argentina 4-1 in the finals Carlos Alberta Parreira has a big headache in selecting his attack. I thought I would time my first blog by having a look at a possible formation for the South American giants.
Alberto Parreira has been pondering over a 4-man frontline. Brazil have traditionally been brittle at the back. Their full backs, Cafu (even at 35), Carlos and the new kid-on-the-block, Cicinho and center back Lucio, all have a habit of running forward too much exposing the defense. A team good on the counter attack has a good chance of scoring lot of goals against Brazil. I am reminded of a particular commentator say in one of those official WC official films on ESPN-STAR that Brazil has been more than happy to trade goals provided they get one more than what they give. A 4-man frontline looks befitting for Brazil's style.
Ronaldo excused himself from the confederations Cup in June, 2005. He would be cautious to not take any such risk in the future as Adriano more than threatened his place with a stellar display that time. But of late, Adriano has suffered a steep drop of form. Moreover, Ronaldo has always done well for Brazil. So he will be there up front with Kaka and Ronaldinho converging from the flanks. Adriano, Robinho and Baptista may be rotated in the deep lying attacker position. Edmilson, Cicinho, Lucio, Denilson will be the substitutes.
One look at a possible formation...
Dida
Cafu Roque Jr. Alex Carlos
Emerson Gilberto
Adriano
Kaka Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
That looks like an uphill task for an opposition. Bad days at office for opponents' defenders not far away, I believe.
World Cup fever is on. The coming edition takes us to home of the European powerhouses, Germany. The list of teams to watch out for is long. And so is the list of favourites . But the current holders are first in this list. Brazil, unlike in 2002 is coming into the tournament with good form and embarrassment of riches in the front line. They have also tasted success on German soil recently after winning the Confederations Cup thrashing rivals Argentina 4-1 in the finals Carlos Alberta Parreira has a big headache in selecting his attack. I thought I would time my first blog by having a look at a possible formation for the South American giants.
Alberto Parreira has been pondering over a 4-man frontline. Brazil have traditionally been brittle at the back. Their full backs, Cafu (even at 35), Carlos and the new kid-on-the-block, Cicinho and center back Lucio, all have a habit of running forward too much exposing the defense. A team good on the counter attack has a good chance of scoring lot of goals against Brazil. I am reminded of a particular commentator say in one of those official WC official films on ESPN-STAR that Brazil has been more than happy to trade goals provided they get one more than what they give. A 4-man frontline looks befitting for Brazil's style.
Ronaldo excused himself from the confederations Cup in June, 2005. He would be cautious to not take any such risk in the future as Adriano more than threatened his place with a stellar display that time. But of late, Adriano has suffered a steep drop of form. Moreover, Ronaldo has always done well for Brazil. So he will be there up front with Kaka and Ronaldinho converging from the flanks. Adriano, Robinho and Baptista may be rotated in the deep lying attacker position. Edmilson, Cicinho, Lucio, Denilson will be the substitutes.
One look at a possible formation...
Dida
Cafu Roque Jr. Alex Carlos
Emerson Gilberto
Adriano
Kaka Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
That looks like an uphill task for an opposition. Bad days at office for opponents' defenders not far away, I believe.
posted by Marauder | 9:45 AM
2 Comments:
I do not know which 2 fwds Perreira will opt for but both Adriano and Ronaldo have been utterly out of form this season...Dida has to be dropped for his terrible form this season. wat abt Edu in midfield :)?
Ronaldo is fired up after being lambasted by greats like Platini, Beckenbauer and Pele. He would be really eager to prove them wrong. Even in 2002, he was coming out of a career threatening injury. I expect to see a completely transformed Ronaldo while playing for his country. There are not much options of pure strikers other than Adriano and Ronaldo as Oliveira was knocked out of season while playing against Chelsea in CFL.
Edu... Has he played a full match this whole season? I don't think so.
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