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0:00 - Formation Changes and Attacking Structure
3:23 - Goalkeeper Ratings and Set-Piece Analysis
6:44 - Defensive Ratings and Fullback Roles
11:40 - Midfield Roles: Bontempo and Danilo
16:51 - Bruno Guimarães Leads the Midfield
21:32 - Forward Ratings and Attacking Contributions
26:25 - Endrick's Impact and Sign-Off
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6:44 - Defensive Ratings and Fullback Roles
11:40 - Midfield Roles: Bontempo and Danilo
16:51 - Bruno Guimarães Leads the Midfield
21:32 - Forward Ratings and Attacking Contributions
26:25 - Endrick's Impact and Sign-Off
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00:00So, did you like the national team in a 4-3-3 instead of a 4-2-4?
00:04Did that calm you down?
00:05When you saw that change, you wanted so much.
00:07Can you describe that feeling in just one word?
00:10Is it possible?
00:10Tell me, what is it?
00:12I teamed up with Felipe and Rai to analyze the main difference in the national team under these formations.
00:17I thought today was much better than last week, but there's still a bit missing, isn't there?
00:20I think that was an adjustment Ancelotti could have made.
00:22You know, bringing Bruno to play as the holding midfielder and Danilo to play in the pivot pair.
00:26And most importantly, how much this affected the athlete's individual behavior on the pitch.
00:32We went through.
00:34Shall we do our player ratings?
00:36Let's do it, yeah.
00:38In the other match, what did we see a lot, right?
00:40Bruno Guimarães had the ball, for example.
00:42And then all the forwards attacked the space behind the defense.
00:45And that's what we call that massive hole created right here in midfield.
00:49I even decided to put it in the thumbnail of the last video because I think it really illustrated what
00:53the game was all about.
00:54A colossal hole that existed right between the lines, and Brazil wasn't taking advantage of it.
00:59Look at the three front line guys here for Brazil, Vini, Rafinha, and Hendrik.
01:03And look at how all three make the exact same run.
01:05Look, and nobody provides support.
01:07Look at that huge gap right there, just like I mentioned.
01:09That's a massive hole, which is what we were talking about with the 4-2-4, the 4-3-3,
01:13the 4-4-2.
01:14What is it?
01:15Man, it could be any of those formations, but the behavior can't be like this right here.
01:21Look at this frame, bro.
01:23The three blind guys rushing forward, full of rage.
01:26But Vini's playing in the midfield, the role that our midfielders didn't.
01:29And maybe Brazil could even score a goal in a play like this, right?
01:32With the ball over the top of the defense, Rafinha breaking through.
01:34The problem is that it's the only move.
01:36In this game, I already thought it looked more interesting.
01:39Like, the team was more coordinated.
01:41There were times when one attacked and the other dropped back.
01:44And then, while dragging the defensive line back, the other comes to receive it.
01:49Danilo did that really well.
01:50On the first goal, he comes in and Rafinha starts attacking the space in behind, pushing the whole line deep.
01:56And then Danilo widens.
01:58Danilo, he comes to receive it around here.
02:00And as much as the final touches are more on the right, with Vanderson finishing it off,
02:05this is what allows Brazil to progress up the pitch.
02:08I think the most valuable action in the game isn't necessarily the finish.
02:12It's about being able to advance up the pitch with quality.
02:15And then, on the third goal, we don't even need to say it, right?
02:18It's Hendrik dropping deep as a false nine, essentially.
02:21He drops back and offers support.
02:23First, Bruno Guimarães drops back, offering support.
02:25Then, Hendrik drops back, offers support again, and helps work the ball cleanly into the space between the lines.
02:32And then, once more, they progress with quality.
02:34Man, I'm not going to say it's just because we're not in a great moment with the Brazilian national team.
02:37But if you advance up the pitch with quality, those guys usually know how to get it done, you know?
02:42Our problem is not being able to advance up the pitch with quality.
02:44The goal shows that, right, Felipão?
02:47Rafinha's behavior from the first game to the second game barely changed.
02:50Rafinha's behavior for Barcelona and for the Brazilian national team barely changed.
02:53That one's a little harder to believe, right?
02:55Given the evidence.
02:57All you have to do is come here to Rafinha's tab, find the game, the last game he played for
03:02Barcelona,
03:02and see with your own eyes how he behaves in the game's highlights.
03:06Then, you click on watch right here and watch this video.
03:09Look, that we posted on Football Maximo, analyzing how his behavior for the club is the same as it is
03:13for the national team.
03:15Yes, you can watch all our videos completely, head-free.
03:18If you watch through our website, you also help us grow.
03:20The link is down below in the pinned comment.
03:23The Otto's rating is a 5.5 on 365 scores.
03:26Shall we do our ratings?
03:28Let's do it, yeah.
03:28I'll go with a 4.
03:30I'll give it a 4.
03:31Hold on, hold on.
03:33Felipe goes with 4.
03:34I'll go with 4 right behind him.
03:35I like the triple 5.
03:36Scores, I like 5.5.
03:38But I'll go 5, 5.
03:39I'll go with 5 because...
03:40I think Otavio was worse than Hugo.
03:42You think so, man?
03:43I do, man.
03:44I didn't think so.
03:45I thought he was a bit more relaxed with the ball in his feet.
03:47As for how he did in the air, I don't think he did that well either.
03:50Yeah, so, dealing with balls in the air is tough.
03:52On that first corner, Eran Kunda is shown right next to him.
03:56Everyone can see it fine, right?
03:57Let's see what's going on.
03:58There'll be a slight delay, right?
03:59Since they're going to let us know.
04:01But it shows right here, Eran Kunda getting in his way.
04:03He's already got his arm raised up here.
04:06Perfect!
04:06It already shows that that's Eran Kunda's role.
04:08Especially since Eran Kunda is shorter and quicker on the ground, right?
04:11So, he won't be contesting in the air.
04:13He goes over to hassle the keeper.
04:14And we saw it.
04:15Look at that.
04:16Really getting in the way.
04:17And that was a dangerous ball here, man.
04:19Bouncing right here in the six-yard box.
04:20Where Eran Kunda is.
04:22He's getting in the way.
04:23Look at that.
04:24And then after that, he opens his arms like this.
04:27Not only asking for the foul, but kind of damage control, you know?
04:31And here, too.
04:32This one is already the play that led to the goal.
04:35But it's the exact same thing.
04:37Nestor Eran Kunda over there getting in Otavio's way.
04:39He already gives him a little shove because he already knows what's happening.
04:41So, he already gives him a little shove and says, and he even tries.
04:45Time it just right when the guy takes the corner kick and the ball gets crossed in.
04:48So, he can push Eran Kunda, you know?
04:50Right on point.
04:50See, he waits for the guy to kick it.
04:52Waits, waits, waits.
04:53Pushes now.
04:53But it's that same dangerous ball with people getting in the way.
04:56Tough one.
04:56And then he ends up not being able to reach the plate because of all the mess going on right
05:01there.
05:01Ryan himself cleared that ball away from him.
05:04And that's how Australia scored.
05:06And if you also remember the first game, there were two corners where Hugo Souza was kind of...
05:13Like, you see the goalkeeper's behavior and you find it a bit weird.
05:16You see that nothing happens by chance, right?
05:19You see, Australia causes this kind of thing.
05:21They make it difficult for the goalkeeper.
05:22Hugo Souza looked awkward in one play.
05:24He was ultra mega super awkward in a second play where the ball was in the six-yard box.
05:29He just stared at the ball in the six-yard box.
05:31And now Otavio looked awkward in this play and conceded an awkward goal in the other one as well.
05:34Australia has a set play there, you know?
05:35Like, he didn't just mess up on the shot.
05:38He kind of messed up on his own.
05:39Look here at how he's way more towards the middle of the goal.
05:41The ball is already here in this lane on this side.
05:43Look at that.
05:44This video without any ads in the middle is on our website, you know?
05:46Just reminding you.
05:47It looks like he lost his bearings on the goal.
05:48I don't know.
05:49Look.
05:49See that?
05:50Right?
05:51It really doesn't look like it.
05:52This corner here isn't like that.
05:53This corner isn't like that.
05:54And the ball is already out.
05:55See?
05:55The ball is already on its way and he's getting ready to jump.
05:58And Bruno seems to really block more of this diagonal, right?
06:01So the shot down the line here has to be the goalkeeper's.
06:03One closes down the diagonal.
06:05It's already instinctive.
06:05It's already instinctive for the outfield player to think the goalkeeper will position himself here.
06:08So by my instinct, it makes more sense for me to protect the more cross shot over there.
06:13Yeah.
06:14So with him poorly positioned here, you see that the ball, it's a gorgeous shot.
06:18It goes high and in the corner, but also, you know, come on.
06:21To be a goal, it at least has to be an okay little shot, right?
06:24And right here, he really is poorly positioned.
06:26Look.
06:26What about you, Ray?
06:27No, you guys are being way too nice to these guys, man.
06:29That won't do.
06:30I think my rating for Hugo is a three, I guess.
06:33So to be consistent, it has to be lower, right?
06:35I'm going to give a two-four.
06:37Hey, Tavian.
06:38You're always the nice guy.
06:40Ray is the grumpy one.
06:41And I'm somewhere in between.
06:42It's going to be a 3.6.
06:44Anderson played well on the right, supported the attack.
06:47The right back has a bit more of a leading role in the Brazilian national team system, in Ancelotti's system.
06:54So like, I don't know if that raises the bar and we're more demanding with his rating.
06:58To me, he did well switching positions with Ray and Bom Tempo.
07:01The three of them understood each other very well in the...
07:04That's awful, yeah.
07:04Because the attacking players got forward well.
07:06Well, with Ray, Rayan.
07:07With Rayan.
07:07I said Ray.
07:09I'm giving him a six.
07:10Oh, no.
07:10Although he scored the goal, right?
07:11When he scores the goal, then he'll have to...
07:13Just because of the goal.
07:14It was a completely random goal.
07:15But anyway, it sucks.
07:17In soccer, you have to score goals, right?
07:18So I'm going to have to bump it up to seven.
07:20I'll go with a seven, man.
07:21I think he was pretty solid.
07:22Like, once again, he's not a guy who put on a show for 90 minutes, but he was a reliable
07:25guy.
07:26A guy who understood his role well and he scored a goal.
07:29Yeah, seven.
07:29I think that's well, well-deserved, man.
07:31I'll go with you guys.
07:34I'll go with that seven, too.
07:37Man, I keep saying Jair all the time.
07:59He's hyper-focused.
08:00Waited on the lightning.
08:01Hyper-focused.
08:02Probably up to Jair.
08:03It's an 11.
08:04And for Jair, it'll be a seven, too.
08:08Even in the last game, I talked about how the center backs in the last game, for me,
08:12they were not exactly blameless in building up the plays because there were no passing
08:17lanes between the lines, you know?
08:19Yeah.
08:19Today, there were plenty of passing lanes, and I think the center backs could have taken
08:22more advantage of them.
08:24Defensively, I thought Jair was very good.
08:26Yeah, offensively, I would have liked to have seen a bit more like that.
08:29If he had built up plays a bit more, I'd give him an eight.
08:32But I'll go with a seven.
08:33But I also really like Jair's performance.
08:35I thought he did very well.
08:37I'll give him a seven.
08:38I'll go with an average of seven, too.
08:40Magal Hines.
08:41Being completely honest, man, I think he didn't mess up.
08:43But I expected more from Magal Hines, given the caliber of defender that he is, you know?
08:50Whether building up more or defending the space in behind better.
08:53The yellow he got was a slip-up, honestly.
08:56That he doesn't make at Arsenal.
08:58But since it didn't compromise the final result, and I don't think the center backs were to
09:03blame for the goals, I'm going with a rating of six.
09:06I was going to say six and a half, because I don't remember anything he stood out in,
09:10neither positively nor...
09:11And then you just reminded me about the card, right, bro?
09:14With the card, he kind of mistimed his step there.
09:17He slipped up.
09:17Was a bit late.
09:19It ended up that he stepped on the guy.
09:20It's a card in Brazilian football.
09:21Some people would even ask for a red, you know?
09:23Because he steps on it and keeps his foot on the guy's ankle.
09:27Man, in the Rio State Championship, that's a whole scene.
09:29And a two-game suspension.
09:31And a half.
09:31I was going to go with six and a half.
09:33But I'm going with six because of that card Felipe reminded me of.
09:36Because he could have easily avoided that card without any trouble.
09:39Same here.
09:40Six.
09:41You're so good.
09:42We're very good.
09:43It's just that in the last game, we could really tear into them, right?
09:47Like, today's game was softer.
09:49Mauro Jr.
09:50Mauro Jr., I'll go with a six as well.
09:52I liked him.
09:53I thought he took risks.
09:54He seems to take a few more risks than Douglas Santos, who's always solid, very steady.
10:00Defensively, it was okay for me.
10:02But I...
10:04Since the right side works much better than Brazil's left side.
10:08And that's not just Mauro Jr.'s fault, obviously.
10:11But low-key, man.
10:12A rating of six was fair without major flashes of brilliance.
10:17And such.
10:18Yeah, there's that point about the right back being much, really much more of a focal point in the system.
10:24Given the left back's role, man, I want to give him the same rating I gave to Wanderson.
10:29I want to give him a 7-2.
10:30Because off the top of my head, I remember a play where I went, oh, thank God.
10:34I don't know if...
10:35I think it was 3-2 for Brazil.
10:36And it would have been the equalizer, just like that.
10:38Where the ball came into the half space right here, at the side of the box, in the most dangerous
10:42spot of all.
10:42The ball came in well, and it favored the striker more than him.
10:45And the guy is way bigger than him.
10:46Yet he managed to use his body in a way that really surprised me.
10:48So, when I...
10:50It's like, when the ball comes to the side of the box, and I already expected...
10:54I already visualized the pass inside.
10:55I'm already looking inside the box to see who's going to tap that ball into the goal.
10:59And suddenly, something cuts off that path.
11:02I'm like, wait, what just happened?
11:03Mauro Jr. was like, wow, thank God he did that.
11:06Because I was already ahead of the play.
11:08I was already imagining what the cross would look like.
11:09And looking at his stats right now, too, we can see that in ground duels.
11:127.
11:13Didn't lose a single one.
11:14You know what I mean?
11:147 out of 7.
11:15Good, right?
11:16Yeah.
11:16All that talk about making his debut and everything, man.
11:18I want to give him the same grade I gave Wanderson.
11:20Understanding that in the Brazilian national team setup, the left back is pretty much just that.
11:23He won't have that much of a starting role, no.
11:25Then you break the tie.
11:26Yeah, exactly.
11:27I'm totally along that line of thinking that he played a low-key game, efficient, without much flair.
11:32But it has a lot to do with the assigned role, with this lack of a bigger starting role on
11:36the left side.
11:37So I'm going with 5.5 for him, not in a negative way.
11:40Let's go.
11:41Now, from the midfield on back, move forward.
11:43Bon Tempo.
11:43Bon Tempo.
11:44Great him.
11:45Well, he didn't get much playing time, right?
11:48Bon Tempo, right, his words.
11:50He had a good first half.
11:51And according to Felipe, he didn't get much playing time.
11:53Yeah, he only played for 61 minutes like that.
11:55But I think when he was on the pitch, he made a real difference.
11:58I think he was very consistent throughout the match.
12:00He was important tactically to plug other gaps.
12:02And, you know, it's hard not to mention this improvement by Brazil, even if it's still somewhat subtle, without acknowledging
12:07Bon Tempo and the role he played.
12:09I'm going with a 7 for him.
12:11I really like Bon Tempo's performance.
12:13I'll go with a 7 as well.
12:14I saw a play where, like, just from their gestures.
12:18Can the chat see the screen there?
12:20Here is Bon Tempo, right?
12:22Here is Wonderson.
12:23He moved inside from out wide.
12:25And when Wonderson comes from the outside in, Ryan opens up.
12:29Yeah.
12:29That role that Felipe was talking about with Bon Tempo coming here.
12:33Coming here in place of the right back, right?
12:35To build up play facing forward.
12:37And there was an exchange between them that was always cool.
12:39Look at everyone's gestures.
12:41Look at Bon Tempo pointing there.
12:42See?
12:42He pointed at Wonderson and told Rayan to get back.
12:45Look, Rayan, that's on you.
12:47You get it?
12:47His arm stretched out.
12:49And Wonderson is already looking at Rayan, too.
12:51Because if he's on the inside, Rayan will pull wide, stick to the sideline,
12:54and create this passing lane option right here.
12:58When Wonderson also tells Rayan to track back,
13:00look, he already knows what they're going to do.
13:02It's about Rayan dropping in to act as the right back,
13:05taking advantage of Wonderson cutting inside.
13:08And Wonderson's saying, look, play it to Rayan.
13:10Because when you play it to Rayan, I'm going to attack this gap right here.
13:14Look, with the defender getting drawn over to close in on Rayan,
13:17and Wonderson already attacking this gap,
13:19because he's going to have to drag Iren Kunda all the way back there,
13:22or Iren Kunda won't track back at the same time.
13:25Exactly.
13:25So the fullback is stepping up for Wonderson to attack the space.
13:29The fullback is leaving.
13:30Iren Kunda won't track back all that way.
13:32And if Iren Kunda does track back or follow him, something like that,
13:35Bon Tempo is already coming in here to occupy the space.
13:37So Rayan isn't left without an option.
13:39You get it?
13:39Nothing ended up happening on this play.
13:41It went back and came over here to the other side.
13:43But all this gesturing, their communication makes it very clear
13:46that there's an intense rotation of positions.
13:48Look here.
13:49Everyone would already have switched positions, right?
13:51Because Wonderson gave up.
13:53But here, everyone would already have switched positions.
13:55I didn't think he made some magical move with the ball at his feet,
13:57in possession, found some crazy pass, or pulled off something wild.
14:00Super badass.
14:01But man, considering it's his first time on the national team,
14:03everyone begging for an attacking midfielder,
14:05everyone trashing the 4-2-4,
14:06just imagine what was going through this kid's head.
14:08Holy shit.
14:08It's going to be a 4-3-3.
14:10And finally, that midfielder is going to be me.
14:12With everyone, all the commentators saying,
14:13there are only two in the midfield.
14:14I'm going to be the third one.
14:15Everyone's going to have their eyes on me.
14:16Then he went out there and played it safe.
14:18There were a few plays where I think he just wanted to play it safe.
14:21There were a few moments where he looked up, did something,
14:23and I thought, uh-oh, is he actually going to risk something?
14:26Then he passed it back, moved into space, and did the right thing,
14:28which I think is spot on.
14:30I think that's just part of the situation he's going through.
14:31But with all that said, a 6.5.
14:33Holy shit, man.
14:34I thought Joao was going to give him an 8 here.
14:35See that?
14:36Truth is, I'm way too forgiving with the guy's mistakes
14:39and too demanding with their good plays, you see.
14:41First time in the history of the Football Maximo channel
14:43that Joao gives the lowest rating.
14:45Let's go.
14:46Danilo dropped back a lot to build up play from the left
14:49and pushed into the box frequently.
14:51His role, to me, makes much more sense in this match
14:54than in the last one against the same national team.
14:56And, to me,
14:57he's really dangerous on the edge of the box,
14:59making runs inside,
15:01letting someone push the defense back and arriving late.
15:04To me, he's super dangerous.
15:04Which one was the penalty, right?
15:06Strong.
15:06Strong turns well.
15:08Yeah, and in the last game,
15:10he was completely far from where he's most decisive and dangerous.
15:14I think he was hurt by the tactical system in the last game.
15:17And in this system,
15:18he kind of did what's expected
15:19because he's damn good.
15:20You know, I'm going to give him a 7.
15:21You know he won a penalty, right?
15:22No, he won a penalty.
15:23Penalty makes it a 7.
15:24I'll go with 7.
15:25Because you have to consider that kind of stuff.
15:27And I think Danilo has been solidifying his spot
15:29in this starting lineup, man.
15:31Yeah.
15:32Danilo and Bruno,
15:33it seems they're becoming the starters
15:36in Brazil's defensive midfield.
15:38I really like him playing as a box-to-box midfielder.
15:41Much better than playing right there
15:42at the base of the midfield, right?
15:44Yeah.
15:44I think he can even,
15:46as happened today,
15:47occasionally help out,
15:48provide a passing option,
15:51drop back a bit
15:51to offer a way out.
15:53That can happen occasionally.
15:54Problem is when that becomes the go-to plan, right?
15:57Yeah, like it was in the last game.
15:58So I think Danilo's game today
16:00was much better in terms of dynamics
16:01in what he can bring to the team.
16:03But I think he's been decisive.
16:06The win didn't really hinge on him,
16:08you know?
16:09So, man,
16:09that's why I'm giving him a 6.
16:106.
16:11The penalty is even kind of cool for us to...
16:17In my opinion,
16:18the penalty is more credit to the other guys
16:19than to Danilo himself.
16:20And it's off a rebound from a corner kick.
16:21Was I going to say the opposite just now?
16:23It's not a play...
16:24Was a penalty that he kind of...
16:25Although he cuts inside the box, right?
16:27Yeah.
16:28No, I think it was a good play.
16:29A solo run of his right inside the box.
16:31But the thing is,
16:32it's a second ball off a corner, right?
16:33It's not a play that was built with positioning.
16:35He broke through,
16:36made a run.
16:37No, it was a rebound.
16:38A corner rebound,
16:39the corner,
16:39the ball came back.
16:40He was right there occupying the box on the corner.
16:42That goes to him, of course,
16:43for trying to take on his man right there,
16:45drawing the penalty with that.
16:46But I don't think there was any build-up to the play
16:47that ended up leading to the penalty.
16:49You know?
16:49That's why, for me,
16:50it carries a bit less weight.
16:51Bruno Guimaranes,
16:52with a 7.4 rating on 365 scores,
16:55I think these 365 scores
16:56is also being a bit too generous with some
16:58and way too demanding with others as well.
17:00Man, Bruno is an 8 for me.
17:02For me, he was Brazil's best player on the pitch.
17:03He was the guy who dictated the tempo,
17:05the guy who broke lines when needed.
17:06He gets involved,
17:07scores a goal,
17:08and starts to play by offering support, right?
17:09He's the one who unlocks the build-up on the goal.
17:11He scores.
17:12Yeah, and he starts the play
17:13and finishes the play.
17:14He's the one who makes the pass to Danilo,
17:15who won the penalty.
17:16Makes that other great pass to Vini that you showed.
17:18Yeah, and defensively,
17:18I also think he was very solid.
17:21Yeah.
17:22No, of course, right?
17:23If it was a game,
17:24Brazil won more comfortably.
17:25I think he could have gotten
17:26an even higher rating
17:27knowing how to dictate things a bit better,
17:29speed it up a little more,
17:31or slow down when needed.
17:32But I think the 8 is really good, man.
17:34Just calling attention
17:34to that first pass from BG,
17:36which came from Brazil's high press.
17:38Brazil was a little better
17:39in that high press.
17:40Yeah, Danilo wins the ball back.
17:42Look at Danilo marking on the flank,
17:44like we mentioned, right?
17:46Yeah, and then it's kind of,
17:47it's like a counterattack, right?
17:49Like catching the defense
17:50in a different formation
17:51that isn't defensive,
17:52racing against the clock
17:54to organize itself.
17:55Vini Jr. comes here
17:56to the flank really tight
17:58to draw the marking with him.
18:00Look,
18:01and the guy who gets drawn over there
18:03precisely by Bon Tempo's movement there,
18:05right?
18:05It already opens up the gap
18:07between the two.
18:07Therefore, Vini Jr.
18:08to attack the L-shaped run.
18:10Perfect.
18:10To stay on side, see?
18:12And still with momentum,
18:13and BG finds his difficult pass.
18:15Man, check this out.
18:16Look.
18:16Look at where this ball has to go through.
18:17Because there's no passing.
18:19Yeah, when this defender here,
18:21he's facing the path
18:23the ball is going to take.
18:25Bro, that's why BG hits it
18:26a bit in the air like that, see?
18:28To make the interception
18:29a bit harder.
18:30You get it.
18:31A hard ball,
18:32a bit high
18:33to make it tough
18:33for the guy to intercept.
18:34And it goes perfectly to Vini.
18:36That's precisely what
18:37makes the control a bit tricky.
18:38But Vini messed up here, right?
18:39The ball was perfect.
18:40Perfect over there.
18:41Controlled it well
18:42and took a quick look out wide.
18:43Yeah, and there's something
18:44about this play, right?
18:45That says a lot about this dynamic
18:46that we were highlighting here
18:48about Bruno Guimaraes, right?
18:50Who had a big game, didn't he?
18:52He had a great game.
18:54He's the guy who drops
18:55between the center backs
18:56to build out from the back
18:57to play for the first goal.
18:58Starts like that, right?
18:59Him, the two center backs,
19:00and so on.
19:00Then they rotate the ball
19:01to Wanderson
19:02and the team moves forward.
19:04And on several occasions
19:05in the team's buildup,
19:06he went with them.
19:08It's not like he stayed back
19:09waiting or providing cover
19:10defensively, no?
19:11He showed up up front.
19:12He got into the box.
19:14The play for the first goal
19:15illustrates this well
19:16because he plays it out,
19:17switches the ball to Wanderson
19:18and finishes the move
19:19right next to Wanderson.
19:21The two of them are side by side
19:22when Wanderson brings it down
19:23and finishes.
19:24So he built it up
19:24from the back,
19:26helped push the team forward
19:27into the attacking midfield
19:29and often got into,
19:30you know,
19:31the area closest to the box
19:32with great passes
19:34like that one to Vinicius.
19:35Bruno Guimarães here.
19:36He has good timing.
19:37Look, there are two
19:38against the marker.
19:39He has a lot,
19:41a lot of comfortable space
19:42to attack down the right
19:43with good timing.
19:44Brazil flooding
19:45the hell out of the box.
19:46So when I saw this happening,
19:47I was already happy
19:49and on top of that,
19:50BG still manages
19:51to find Danilo inside the box,
19:52which was the play
19:53that led to the penalty.
19:55Spectacular, right?
19:56How he hides his intention, right?
19:57He kind of shapes the play
19:58that obvious pass,
19:59which was the most obvious option.
20:00He draws the Australian defender in,
20:02then he opens up
20:03the central channel.
20:04Someone has to step up to him,
20:05ball behind the back
20:06of that guy who stepped up
20:07and look at Danilo too,
20:09right?
20:09Holding his run.
20:10If he doesn't disguise
20:11his intention here,
20:12right?
20:13Yeah.
20:14Yeah.
20:14So the chat can follow along properly.
20:16We're on the same page.
20:17If BG doesn't disguise
20:19his intention properly here,
20:20maybe this guy will be able
20:21to close the passing lane
20:22so the pass can't go through
20:23while also putting pressure
20:25on Guimarães.
20:26So this guy wouldn't have
20:28to leave Danilo.
20:29Then,
20:31Theoretically,
20:32the safest move for this marker
20:33was to let the ball
20:34go to the flank,
20:35you know?
20:36Yeah, like,
20:37his body language is even like,
20:39go ahead,
20:39pass it out wide,
20:40please,
20:40and I'll close him down
20:41after the pass, right?
20:42Then he kind of goes like,
20:43look, look.
20:44It's the last second.
20:45He comes over and waits
20:46until the very last second.
20:47Then,
20:48once it comes over here,
20:49it's over.
20:49Look at this guy's reaction
20:51right here.
20:51Watch him.
20:52When BG turns around,
20:54and holy shit,
20:54I gotta go.
20:55He had to go.
20:56It was over.
20:57Ball goes right here,
20:58in behind him.
20:59Then the domino effect starts.
21:00Danilo played damn well too.
21:01If he does everything he did,
21:02we win 1-0 or 2-0.
21:04Areia is rating him
21:05way too high,
21:05you know?
21:06But I think at the end of the day,
21:07I'll go with an 8-2
21:08just so,
21:09just so,
21:098.5 is too high,
21:108.5 is too high.
21:11I'll go with an 8 as well.
21:13Yeah, like,
21:13in a 4-2,
21:14got it?
21:15And you, Ray?
21:18And with Felipe on this one,
21:19he was the man of the match.
21:20I'm going with the rating.
21:21I'll even bump it up a little,
21:22come on.
21:23I'll give him an 8.5.
21:24Look at that.
21:25Bruno Guimardins
21:26broke through the grump heart
21:27of Raimundo Teiro.
21:308.1 average.
21:31And let's go on the attack.
21:32Ryan, Ryan.
21:33Ryan,
21:34you're more straightforward
21:34with the grades.
21:356, 6.5.
21:37Man,
21:38for Ryan,
21:38and so for Ryan,
21:39it's that thing, bro.
21:39I think he did well
21:40moving off the ball
21:41in the combination play
21:42on the right side.
21:43Everything we commented on
21:44about Bom Tempo,
21:45Van der Sam,
21:45he's a big part of that too.
21:47And it's that same thing
21:49as Gabriel Magalhães.
21:50Like,
21:50I didn't see anything
21:50that made me go,
21:51damn,
21:52Ryan did that.
21:52Nor anything like,
21:53oh my God,
21:53Ryan messed up like that.
21:54He moved well off the ball
21:55was where he needed to be.
21:57For me,
21:576.5.
21:586.5 for Ryan as well.
22:00Especially since with a striker,
22:01I think we expect him
22:02to finish more, right?
22:03Finish better.
22:03Like that.
22:04If the guy does okay,
22:05but he's the guy leading the line
22:06who barely got any shots off,
22:07it's natural for his rating
22:09to drop a bit.
22:09And what about Rafinha today?
22:11He could.
22:11He got a 6.5 as well.
22:13Came off at halftime,
22:14scored a penalty,
22:15took the penalty well.
22:16There was even some
22:17interesting movement,
22:18bringing it down,
22:18turning it a little better.
22:19I think he understood
22:20the role a bit better
22:22as a number nine
22:23for the national team
22:24dropping back at times.
22:25He still needs to adjust
22:26a bit more,
22:27but I think a 6,
22:286.5 fits the kind of match
22:30it was.
22:30Again,
22:31a thigh injury,
22:32right?
22:33Rafinha,
22:34last season,
22:35he missed a lot of games
22:36because of,
22:37man,
22:37at the World Cup,
22:39he missed the World Cup
22:40because of a thigh injury as well.
22:41Yeah,
22:42so that's also something
22:43about Rafinha,
22:44right,
22:44that we've been noticing lately.
22:46I think today was a quieter game
22:47for him,
22:48wasn't it?
22:49He had that penalty goal,
22:50right?
22:50Right at the end of the first half,
22:52which he took well
22:53and there was a lot of pressure
22:54and I thought
22:55it was cool,
22:56right,
22:56that he goes right down
22:57to the last second,
22:58him and the goalkeeper
22:58go right down to the wire
22:59in that duel,
23:00right?
23:00Staring each other down
23:01and trying to...
23:05What's up,
23:06and he's trying to pick up
23:07on some sign
23:08of which way he's going
23:09and the goalkeeper
23:09guesses the right side,
23:10right?
23:11But the penalty
23:11was just taken too well.
23:13It's powerful,
23:14the kicks follow through,
23:15it's really powerful
23:16and so the keeper
23:16can't reach it
23:17but it was a great duel
23:18for the goal of six and a half.
23:20Rafinha left
23:21sort of the opposite impression
23:22of Vini,
23:23you know?
23:23I think at the beginning
23:24of the match
23:24he pulled off some moves
23:25that made me go,
23:26damn,
23:26whoa,
23:27Rafinha just turned it on,
23:28we're screwed
23:28and then as time went on,
23:30they conceded that second goal
23:31and really felt it
23:33then the equalizer
23:35was that penalty there
23:36which was cool to see
23:36and everything
23:37but I think his start
23:38was really cool
23:39and then it kept dropping,
23:40dropping,
23:40dropping.
23:40Then,
23:41when the guy gets subbed off,
23:42we're left with that feeling
23:43where,
23:43to use the restaurant analogy,
23:45it's like the main course
23:45was great
23:46but the dessert was shit.
23:47And then you leave
23:48thinking,
23:48exactly,
23:49the dessert.
23:49Weird,
23:50huh?
23:50Even though the main dish
23:51was good,
23:52Vini was the opposite.
23:53The dessert was the good part
23:54and taking that into account
23:55for me,
23:56it's going to be,
23:56man,
23:57I'm going with a seven
23:58for the goal.
23:58You can't ignore the goal.
23:59It's tough.
24:00The goal has to carry
24:01a lot of weight.
24:03An average of 6.6
24:04for Rafinha.
24:05And just remembering
24:06another play
24:07we hadn't talked about,
24:08it was a great header,
24:09man,
24:09from Magalhani.
24:10From Magalhanes,
24:12yeah.
24:12That beats Australia's
24:13outstanding goalkeeper,
24:14makes the save.
24:15He had a hell of a World Cup
24:16played good games too
24:18where he makes
24:18a fingertip save
24:19which is what pushes
24:19the ball away
24:20from the goal.
24:21And then I think
24:21that gives a corner
24:22and the corner even leads
24:24to a dangerous play as well.
24:25So like,
24:26Australia's keeper
24:26also deserves
24:27some good credit
24:28in this match.
24:29There was a moment
24:30when Brazil really put
24:31the pressure on Australia
24:32and Rafinha got a pass there,
24:33made a dangerous play
24:34and right after that
24:35he took two shots in a row.
24:36He blasted one,
24:37the keeper parried it away,
24:38the ball came back to him,
24:39he blasted it again,
24:39the keeper parried it,
24:40it fell to Vini Jr.
24:41Vini Jr. took another shot.
24:42It was a...
24:42It was relevant.
24:44It was Vini Jr.
24:45It's up to Vini.
24:46Vini Malvadeza.
24:47I'll just give a note
24:48after Ray.
24:50Man, you know,
24:51his game was like,
24:54overall it wasn't
24:55a great match
24:56but he finished
24:57the game well, right?
24:58With that analogy,
24:59you made about the restaurant
25:00where the main dish is good
25:02and the dessert is bad
25:03or the main dish is bad
25:03and the dessert is good.
25:05Yeah, like,
25:06the final impression
25:07was a bit more positive
25:08but I don't think
25:09we can ignore
25:09the overall context
25:10of the game, right?
25:11Yeah.
25:13I'm gonna rate
25:14Vini low.
25:16Based on the match,
25:17the goal bumps
25:18his rating up a little.
25:20If he hadn't scored the goal,
25:22it would have been
25:22a three or four.
25:23Because of the goal,
25:23yes.
25:24Okay?
25:25I agree.
25:26Okay, I'll go with
25:26five or five and a half
25:27because he also plays
25:28a good part
25:28in Bruno's goal there.
25:29But honestly, man,
25:30I thought Vini
25:31had a really bad game, man.
25:33Really bad.
25:35And let's be honest,
25:36what he does there
25:37at the end of the game
25:37is the bare minimum
25:39expected from Vini
25:40for a game against...
25:41I'll go with a five.
25:42I'll go with a five
25:43with Ryan, man.
25:44I'm with Ryan.
25:47It's that thing
25:47we talked about
25:48regarding a save
25:49Hugo made
25:49in the last game.
25:51Man, he made a great save.
25:52I told Tico, man,
25:53but imagine if that ball
25:54had gone in, bro.
25:55It's like that.
25:55Pretty much like that.
25:56Imagine Vini not doing that
25:57in that play.
25:58There was a third-man combination.
25:59Man, I dread to think.
26:00Then his rating would be zero.
26:01Come on.
26:02He blew it.
26:03There was room to run.
26:04Then it ruins the play
26:05and it sucks, you know?
26:06Yeah, yeah.
26:07I think I'm gonna go with a six
26:09because besides the penalty goal,
26:10he also gave...
26:11He managed to draw the penalty.
26:13He was the one who drew it
26:15and he took it.
26:16So I think I'm gonna go with a six
26:18because of that.
26:19But if someone else
26:20had drawn the penalty
26:21for him to take,
26:22I'd have gone with a five.
26:23But I'm definitely going with a six.
26:25And to wrap it up,
26:26I think I'm gonna give a rating
26:27to Hendrik as well
26:28because he was the guy
26:29who came on.
26:30Horrible mention to Hendrik.
26:30For me, Hendrik tore it up.
26:32I really liked it, man.
26:34To me, Hendrik was awesome.
26:36And not just on the sporting side.
26:39And can you believe
26:40that at this exact moment,
26:42the YouTube stream
26:43went down
26:43for reasons that deserve,
26:45to say the least,
26:46a closer investigation?
26:47What do you guys think
26:48of this idea here?
26:49Would YouTube also take down
26:51a video talking about this kid?
26:52But it actually happened.
26:54I'm gonna go crazy.
26:54It's not some conspiracy
26:55involving the kid, right?