Chapter 564: The Eve of the Finals

Before the World Cup finals, all the media went crazy, whether it was sports media or not, they all wanted to consume this grand event.

All kinds of beauties, supermodels, people in the entertainment industry, people in the fashion industry, well-known players who failed to enter the World Cup, well-known players who were eliminated, celebrities from all over the world, fans, fake fans, ordinary audience who just want to see the excitement...all in Consume this world-renowned final.

This is also the last concentrated outbreak of World Cup mania. After the finals, we have to wait another 4 years.

The turmoil outside could not affect the Brazilian team preparing for the game.

Before the final, Dunga banned players from being interviewed, from tweeting and posting on Facebook, and the team doctors and staff paid close attention to the players' physical health, diet, and mental state. Everyone was working hard for one goal—— beat Spain in the final.

In response to Spain's ball possession tactics, Dunga's countermeasures were: press high, steal the ball and send through balls to the two wings.

When there is no chance to counterattack, he will control the ball by himself. Once the ball is intercepted, he will counterattack on the spot without giving the opponent a chance to calmly organize.

This is actually a reference to Spain's tactics against Germany.

Spain used these tricks to kick Germany to the north. The German team only had a poor 28% of the ball possession time, and there were few shots in the audience.

Brazil's ball possession is definitely not as good as this Spain's, and this Spain cannot be replicated. But the Brazilian team also has its own characteristics. The speed and skills of the two wingers, the all-round midfielder Kaka, and Ronaldo with superb shooting skills are not available in Spain.

Spain's Xavi and Iniesta are also coveted by the Brazilian team but cannot be obtained.

Both teams have their own advantages.

At the same time, this Spain's defensive system is also quite good. They only conceded 2 goals in the first 6 games, and both goals were conceded in the group stage.

In the 3 games in the knockout stage, they did not concede a goal and won 3 1:0, which is the team conceding the fewest goals.

Although most of this is due to Spain's firm possession of the ball and did not give the opponent many offensive opportunities, it also shows that their defense is not a soft persimmon.

In contrast, Spain's offensive ability, in a total of 6 games, Spain only scored 7 goals.

It can be said that Spain has possession of the ball and defense,

But there is a lack of means to make a final decision. They dominated most of the games and took a lot of shots, but they didn't score.

The Brazil team, on the contrary, is the team with the most goals in the World Cup. Its offensive power is crazy, with various 3-goal, 4-goal, and 5-goal victories, and the Brazilian team's opponent is actually not weaker than the Spanish opponent.

This explains the problem very much.

If Spain pulls out and confronts Brazil, Brazil will not be afraid at all.

But if Spain keeps the ball, Brazil will be speechless.

Dunga has to guess Spain's tactics and then adopt targeted tactics.

Spain will definitely have the ball, and it is not Spain without the ball. And what Spain is particularly good at is gradually mobilizing the opponent in possession of the ball, causing loopholes in the opponent's defensive system through passing, and then launching a deadly through pass.

If the Brazilian team does not pay attention to the method and method when pressing, it will give the opponent the opportunity to play behind.

Therefore, the press must be pressed, but it must not be rushed indiscriminately. Dunga arranged a lot of training, requiring the players to protect each other and maintain the defense line during the press.

At the same time, he also noticed some problems in Spain's defense line. Puyol was sometimes a little reckless, leaving a large space behind him. This is where Ronaldo should pay attention to use.

In addition, the height of Spanish players is generally insufficient. Set-pieces are a sharp weapon against Spain and must be used well. Brazil has also practiced set-pieces these days.

Of course, although Dunga hopes to resolve the battle in 90 minutes, the actual situation is not necessarily so good.

It is possible to be dragged into overtime by Spain, or even into a penalty shootout.

So the team must also be prepared to take penalty kicks.

In case of entering a penalty shootout, we must not fall short like in 2006.

In the past 8 matches between the two teams, Brazil has 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, which has a certain advantage. But the two teams hadn't played each other for a long time, and Dunga didn't know whether the Brazilian team's destructive offense could solve the opponent.

Although he made many arrangements, he still didn't know what to do.

Of course, in the pre-match press conference, he was still very confident: "We have done everything we can to prepare. Spain is a strong opponent, but our opponents along the way are not weak. We have defeated all opponents. A powerful enemy has come here, and we have the confidence and conviction to win."

He did not forget to put psychological pressure on his opponents: "The process of the game will definitely not be easy. This is the final of the World Cup. Everyone has to be careful and dare not make mistakes. But I think my team experience will be more abundant. We It has reached the final of the World Cup for 5 consecutive times, and Spain has never reached the final of the World Cup. I want to tell Bosque that the atmosphere of the final is completely different. If he thinks that the final is similar to the semi-finals and quarter-finals, He's going to make big mistakes. The pressure that a World Cup final puts on a player is unmatched by any other competition."

The old man Bosque said quite gracefully: "Thank you Dunga for your awakening. This is indeed the first time we have reached the final of the World Cup, but my players do not lack experience in major competitions. Most of them are in important matches in the Champions League. We played before. Besides, we won all the subsequent games except for the first loss in the group stage. We gradually found the rhythm and confidence. Even if the opponent is the Brazilian team, we will not give up our style of play.”

After the press conference, Dunga still had no idea. In the evening, he called captain Ricardo, vice-captain Kaka and the biggest star Ronaldo to his room and had a short meeting.

"The three of you have all played for Real Madrid and should be very familiar with Barcelona. As we all know, this Spanish team is based on Barcelona players. So how do you think we can ensure that we win the game?"

Ricardo felt very bad. Tomorrow is the game day, but the head coach has no idea, how can this work?

In fact, Dunga led the Brazil team to the World Cup not because of his high level of coaching or rich experience. He is widely believed to have taken over Pereira's mantle.

But in fact, Pereira's tactical thinking is actually outdated, and Dunga's biggest role in the team is to stabilize the morale of the army, balance the locker room, and pinch the big-name Brazil team into one rope.

How good is his coaching? Not really.

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