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0:00 - Ancelotti's Call-Up: Addressing Weaknesses
0:24 - Goalkeeper Renewal and Key Options
2:12 - Defensive Line: Main Choices and Stats
3:43 - Midfield Formation and Prospects
6:11 - Attacking Options and Tactical Variations
7:58 - Team Assessment and Viewer Engagement
8:23 - Futebol Máximo Fantasy and Player Analysis
9:58 - Fantasy Game Guide and Closing
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0:00 - Ancelotti's Call-Up: Addressing Weaknesses
0:24 - Goalkeeper Renewal and Key Options
2:12 - Defensive Line: Main Choices and Stats
3:43 - Midfield Formation and Prospects
6:11 - Attacking Options and Tactical Variations
7:58 - Team Assessment and Viewer Engagement
8:23 - Futebol Máximo Fantasy and Player Analysis
9:58 - Fantasy Game Guide and Closing
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00:00What if I told you that Ancelotti's first call-up targets the national team's biggest weakness?
00:06I'm more than that.
00:09It includes the projected starter for the 2030 World Cup.
00:13And no, I'm not talking about Vinicius Jr., Bruno Guimaraes, or Gabriel Magalhães.
00:16In this video, I'm going to show you a projection that goes beyond the obvious
00:20and how Ancelotti will build the team for Brazil's sixth World Cup title.
00:23One of the things I like most about this call-up was the renewal for the goalkeeper position.
00:27And I'm not even an Allison hater, okay?
00:29I think he's a top goalkeeper.
00:31But after three World Cups, it's definitely necessary to change things up a bit in that area.
00:35And it's exactly at this moment that two great goalkeepers are emerging in Brazilian football.
00:39Pedro Morisco from Coritiba and Otavio from Cruzeiro.
00:42Besides them, Hugo Souza is a slightly more experienced option,
00:45with the ability to perform in penalty shootouts, which is always very important.
00:49When we pull up our fantasy app here to look at some stats for Pedro Morisco,
00:52we'll see that in his last games in the Brazilian Championship, he performed well.
00:56He made four saves against Mirasol, five against Remo, two against Corinthians,
01:00five against São Paulo, two here against Chape, and another three against Cruzeiro.
01:04He's a goalkeeper who had a serious injury in this Brazilian Championship.
01:07Look, he got injured in that game against São Paulo in February,
01:10and he spent all this time without playing.
01:12He only came back now, five months later.
01:15I even saw he came back at a very good level.
01:17Otavio from Cruzeiro was another one who earned his spot after the competition had already started.
01:20The Brasilic started here on January 29th, and he only played his first game in May.
01:25And even so, he's a goalkeeper who already has, look, 34 saves in the Brazilian Championship.
01:30He became the undisputed starter for Cruzeiro during Casio's absence.
01:34He grabbed the position, and it looks like he won't let go of it anymore.
01:37As for Hugo Souza, he's more established, the starter for Corinthians in practically the entire campaign.
01:42He only missed this recent match against Coritiba, and earlier, the game against Fluminense.
01:46That's because he was called up to the Brazilian national team.
01:48And he's a goalkeeper who has been more actively involved during this period with Ancelotti in charge of the national
01:54team.
01:54Given this scenario, I imagine that Ancelotti will start this cycle with Hugo Souza because he has a little more
01:59experience.
02:00But since the team I'm putting together here is my own, I would start this cycle with Pedro Morisco.
02:04Morisco from Coritiba as the goalkeeper for the Brazilian national team.
02:08Young goalkeeper, already very reliable, and with a very promising career ahead.
02:12In defense, it seems very clear to me that Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães, as holdovers from the World Cup, will
02:18start this journey as starters.
02:20But Jair from Nottingham Forest, Arthur Dias from Atletico Paranaense, and Vito Reis from Manchester City are great options when
02:27thinking about a center-back profile who defends the box well and also has the ability to build up play.
02:33Something absolutely essential for a center-back in today's football.
02:36On the right, Wesley returns after the injury that took him out of the World Cup.
02:40But Mateusinho was also called up as a very attacking fullback.
02:43Who can contribute by being an attacking player down that flank?
02:47And here, in our fantasy, haha, I have Mateusinho on my team.
02:51Look, when we take a look at Mateusinho's numbers here, we see that he's a player with a good rate
02:55of accurate passes.
02:57Look, 84% pass completion in the Brazilian Championship.
03:00And he also has a high defensive contribution here, 109 defensive contribution actions, and in key passes, he also stands
03:08out for a player in his position.
03:10There are 30 key passes passes that end in a shot by Mateusinho.
03:14Only two were converted into assists.
03:16But that's much more the fault of the striker who finishes than of Mateusinho, who's putting the ball right on
03:21their heads.
03:21If on the right, the idea is to have Wesley making a lot of runs down that channel,
03:26on the left, it's Douglas Santos and Mauro Jr. who were called up.
03:29They're fullbacks with the profile of playing a bit more inside, sometimes showing up as midfielders.
03:34So Ancelotti keeps an idea that was already very clear and established before.
03:39One fullback will overlap more, the other will build a bit more on the inside.
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04:01In the midfield, thinking about competitions, about matches.
04:05I see, based on what Ancelotti did in this call-up, three pairs to form a midfield trio.
04:11Just like in the second part of the World Cup, when he gave up the 4-2-4 and started
04:15playing with three midfielders.
04:18Because looking ahead, this system with four up front seems really unfeasible to me.
04:23But now for these friendlies that aren't so demanding and are just initial tests, I imagine Ancelotti will keep that
04:30structure of four attackers and two in midfield.
04:33Let's see how it works.
04:34If Brazil were to play in a 4-3-3 or if they do play, Ancelotti could make that choice.
04:38I imagine these three pairs here that I mentioned, Andres Santos and Douglas Luiz for the defensive midfielder position, Danilo
04:44or Breno Bidon to play on the left side, and Bruno Guimarães or Bom Tempo to play on the right
04:49side.
04:50I think Ancelotti would or will make these combinations if he chooses to go with three defensive midfielders.
04:55I even think he'll try different things during these friendlies.
04:58I think he'll go with the team and stick with it for all three games.
05:01No, he'll experiment.
05:02At first, even to fit the four up front.
05:04Let's set up a midfield duo here.
05:06I think the ideal midfield given this dynamic is Andres Santos playing here in this first role as a number
05:11five to really help with building up the play.
05:14Bidon and Danilo will have to wait at first.
05:16And Bruno Guimarães, a player Carlos Antelotti, really trusts, who had a good World Cup despite missing the penalty.
05:22I imagine he'll fit in here.
05:24So, in this setup, that would be the ideal duo.
05:27If Antelotti chooses to have more men in the midfield, third man in the midfield, then Danilo Santos will come
05:32in here.
05:32So, that's the variation, either a duo or a trio.
05:36But I think the starting lineup for the first game won't be much different from this.
05:40Well, we have a bit of a shortage in the midfield.
05:42We hope that in the near future, some quality midfielders will come up.
05:47And Ivan, in that part we just heard, Antelotti says that the area Brazil needs to develop the most is
05:51the midfield.
05:52I even made a video right after the World Cup saying that this was, in fact, the main problem for
05:56the Brazilian national team.
05:57Thinking about this future that's approaching, right?
06:00To build a strong and modern midfield.
06:03One that can defend and play.
06:05And the players who were called up, in my opinion, have these characteristics.
06:08Some of them are very young and obviously need to be developed.
06:11But there's a plan taking shape here.
06:13For the attack, eight players were called up and I'll divide them like this.
06:16Thinking about this 4-2-4 formation that I imagine Antelotti will use.
06:20Samuel Lino and Vinny Jr. as the guys on one side.
06:23Estevão or Rayan on the other.
06:25And two pairs in the middle, Pedro and João Pedro.
06:28Hendrik and Rafinha.
06:29Here it's very clear that Vinny Jr. will most likely be the starter.
06:32Samuel Lino is just arriving now.
06:34He'll earn his place.
06:35He's having a great season in the Brazilian league.
06:37By the way, I made a video here about Samuel Lino.
06:39I'll leave it at the end of the card for you to watch.
06:41If you want to understand a bit more about this turning point for Lino, who's doing really well for Flamengo.
06:45So, Vinny Jr. here, on the left side.
06:47But we'll understand the variations in a moment.
06:49Pedro or João Pedro.
06:51Pedro is more of a penalty box striker.
06:53The kind of player who will occupy the box, play as a target man and has good finishing skills.
06:58João Pedro, in this more mobile attack, seems to be the player who, at this moment, will get Antelotti's preference.
07:04Especially because of what happened with the World Cup roster, right?
07:06João Pedro was there following along.
07:08He was going to be called up.
07:09In the end, he was left out.
07:10So, it's almost like an excuse or rather an apology from Carlo.
07:14I think João Pedro will be the starter as the reference point, so to speak.
07:17Here, Rafinha will take Hendrik's place.
07:19I think Hendrik will have to wait at first.
07:21Especially because Rafinha is playing really well.
07:24It's crazy.
07:25Rafinha is on fire over at Barcelona.
07:27And here, on the right, Ryan made a very good impression.
07:30But Estevo is a player that Antelotti likes and relies on a lot.
07:34So, I imagine that at first, this will be the front four of the Brazilian national team.
07:39There could be variations, of course.
07:40Rafinha can come play on the wing, so Vinicius can play more inside.
07:43João Pedro himself can drop a bit more to the outside, leaving Vini and Rafinha free in the middle.
07:48Anyway, we'll see how the dynamics play out.
07:50But I think, as a starting point, the team should look a lot like this.
07:54For these friendlies, and for the start of this new cycle.
07:58I love that, huh?
07:59It's a pretty revamped team.
08:01With young players, quality players, and very aggressive players.
08:05Of course, it needs to be polished to work as a team.
08:08Individual talents that make the team strong.
08:10But man, I like this lineup.
08:12And you?
08:12What do you think about this team here?
08:14About this starting 11th of the national team?
08:16For these initial games.
08:18For this beginning of a new cycle.
08:20And even thinking ahead to the World Cup.
08:21Go ahead and comment down below.
08:23Because look, I like this team here.
08:24I think it's going to work out, huh?
08:25And speaking of teams, I want to show you my team here.
08:27In the Futbol Maximo Fantasy, right?
08:29Then you might say, wait, Futbol Maximo Fantasy.
08:31What do you mean?
08:31Is Fantasy sponsoring you?
08:33Number, this fantasy here is ours.
08:35We created it.
08:37And you, the Futbol Maximo community, the people who follow us, are helping us with this development.
08:42So, this is my team.
08:43And from this national team, as I already showed you, there's Mateusinho.
08:47But there are players who can still wear the Brazilian national team jersey.
08:50Like my center-back duo, the two Leos.
08:53I think these two guys could be on the national team in the future.
08:55Leo Ortiz.
08:56Here, look how cool this is.
08:58There's this overview here with all their stats, right?
09:00I showed some of the called-up players at the beginning.
09:02I'll go into detail here.
09:04This one is about Leo Ortiz.
09:05Let's go.
09:06Look at Leo Ortiz's pass accuracy percentage.
09:09It's insane.
09:1090% accuracy.
09:11If we're talking about a ball-playing center-back, a defender with quality to play out from the
09:15back.
09:16Man, Leo Ortiz is without a doubt the best we have in Brazil.
09:20But he also contributes a lot defensively.
09:22108 defensive contributions.
09:24The DC.
09:24Then you might ask me, but what do all these numbers mean?
09:27Man.
09:27These numbers here, they make up each player's score.
09:29So you go there and build your team.
09:30My team is this one.
09:31Look.
09:32Carlos Miguel.
09:32Gustavo Gomez.
09:33Leo Ortiz.
09:34Mateuzinho.
09:35Leo Pereira.
09:36Paquetá.
09:36Marlon Freitas.
09:37Arias.
09:38Victor Roque.
09:39Viveiros.
09:39And Depay.
09:40That's the starting team.
09:41On the bench, I have Neymar.
09:42Piquetis.
09:43And Marcos Antonio.
09:44I can keep switching the players.
09:45The actions they have in the games.
09:46Accurate passes.
09:47Goals.
09:48Assists.
09:49Defensive contributions.
09:50All of that adds up and counts for points at the end of the round.
09:53In the matchups you can have against your friends or in the league, however you set
09:58it up.
09:58Want to learn more about this fantasy game?
10:00How does it work?
10:00Because it's awesome.
10:01It's really cool.
10:02Down below at the link in the video description.
10:04There will be a step-by-step guide for you to go to the website, register, set up your
10:08league, set up your draft, and invite your friends to join you.
10:11That's it for now.
10:11I'm going to leave a playlist here on this side that shows you step-by-step how to use
10:16our fantasy game and understand how it works.
10:19And here on the other side, I'll leave a playlist about the Brazilian national team so you
10:23can stay updated on everything about this new era under Carlo Ancelotti.
10:27Just click.
10:27Thanks.
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