i think brazil need to try a 4-4-2 formation,it allows some of the players to take that risk and push up in attack and allows some of the players to drop back and help out in defence.

please bring back ronaldiho and ronaldo. may be his last chance to lift the cup again, and will also allow the young brazillians to learn off him and other senior players.

yes barzil had the best team in 94, 70, 02 and 06.. seems like a distant memory when the likes of romario and bebeto where the kings of attack.

cheers
brazil 2010 champions.

because of the lack of understanding between Kaka and Robinho, the attack failed to jell into a real force, as such, Brazil required a accurate penetrative through balls from mid-field (which rarely happened) or crosses coming in from the wing-backs. however, whenever the ball entered the final 3rd, the midfield would push forward instantly increasing numbers in attack, one or two players would then push up from defense to supplement the mid-field, and Lucio and another defender would hold the line about 20 metres apart from each other. this is how, however, the americans scored the second goal.

when all has been said, all formations can be criticized but soccer demands some level of risk acceptance. Brazil like to push up and depend on their intricate passing to not lose the ball since this would leave them wide open in defense… this attitude as obvious weakness just as another attitude would, for instance a 5-3-2 formation which totally cripples attack.

while Brazil didnt exhibit the highest level they are known for, they got a result from the tournament quite convincingly. even the most lethal brazilian side ever which was the 1970 team had critics who suggested that their style of play was too fluid and too open in defense. but the counter argument might be that it achieved the result they desired in winning the world cup… i think the same might be true for this side. it obviously doesnt jell, but it definately meets the results it wants.

cheers

Robinho has yet to let BRAZIL down in a major tournament, every time he starts for BRAZIL, BRAZIL wins. Check the stats. Even when he is not scoring, he creates opportunities and stimulates the flowing ‘futbol’ that BRAZIL is known for. Either you have GINGA or you don’t, it’s an internal rhythm that can’t be coached, it’s why ROBINHO is invaluable to DUNGA because his coaching style is more conservative than most BRAZILIAN’s like. ROBINHO’s attacking ‘fantasy’ flair, along with KAKA’s fastbreak vertical run’s help distract from DUNGA’s boring defensive coaching style.

I just want to put forward my thoughts about the brazillian line up. I like and i love the current brazllian line up but i am also disappointed as well. I mean the team that won the confederations cup was not the brazil team that i have grown to like. I mean their was no structure, no stability and no disclipline in what they did.

I feel that they need to consider abpout bringing back ronaldinho in the mid’s as he can give that experience and discipline that they lack. I also feel that they need to bring back adriano, or even ronaldo(who partnered both robinho at real madrid and adriano at the 2006 world cup) for that attacking discipline and falir. i fealt that the team they had at the 06 was the best team i have seen in ages, and if they kept that team alot of the players from that team could have played alot of footlball together and to get to know how each other play. Just love to see brazil play that attacking, structured, disciplined football.

Dunga is a good coach and i wish him all the best for the rest of the qualifying. And what ever happened to players like bebeto, zinho, aldair, viola, edmundo,romario, rivaldo, marcio santos, and jardal. havent heard much about any of these guys..

if some one does email me at jflexx45@hotmail.com
bring back scolari as coach or give it garrincha.