The Brazilian coach, Dorival Juniorrevealed on Tuesday what he will ask of his forwards in America Cup of the United States and while he was in charge of Canarinha: work in defense and “abuse one on one” in attack. The coach appeared in a press conference on the eve of the friendly with the United States, in Orlando, and when asked about Rodrygo and Raphinha, who are expected to start with Vinícius Júnior, he confessed what he will ask of his attackers.
“I want them to use and abuse one-on-one, to make feints, which is the essence of Brazilian football. We can’t lose that,” he said. For Dorival, it is important to use “creativity in the final third of the field”, beyond what is done in training, and the players have “freedom of movement”.
In this sense, he commented that Rodrygo, for example, likes to start from the left wing and go inside, “which does not mean that he cannot act in other parts of the field.” In fact, the presence of Vinícius on the left wing has forced him, both in the national team and in Real Madrid, to play as a false 9, a place that he seems to occupy also in this Copa América, which starts on the 20th . .
Regarding Raphinha, he emphasized that he is an “aggressive, brave, player who pushes, takes risks when dribbling” and “he participates a lot in the defensive phases” of the game, something he wants to put on the other forwards of team. practice. “We need a bit more effective participation from the attacking men and the midfield in recovering the ball,” he said.
Regarding the American team, he said that it is a team that has experienced “very good growth”, with victories in major tournaments held in North America. “All his players are outside the country, playing in big clubs in Europe. They play with more possession and high, aggressive pressing,” he observed. For all these reasons, he expects a “very difficult, complex and contested” friendly.
The match will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando and will be refereed by Honduran Said Martínez. Brazil, seeking a tenth continental title, will make their Copa América debut on the 24th against Costa Rica and then face Paraguay and Colombia, in Group D.
Source: La Verdad
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