Brazil 2022 (4-2-3-1) - ShareMyTactics.com
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The key point of this tactic is to resolve the of depth on the central striker and left back areas from the Brazil squad with Neymar, being used as False nine alongside Coutinho (or even Paquetá, who is playing the roaming playmaker role to cover and infiltrate open spaces created by the huge freedom and flexibility that's proposed), and with Fabinho playing an unusual position at the left-hand side, but in a not as strange role where he works kinda like walker almost as an third centre back or an inverted defensive mid. kind of similar to the "double false 9" that pep used against Real in 2020 and somewhat between 442/4411 and 4231 (also 433/4141 being an easy variable to overload the center and help the ball distribution with Coutinho taking part of a midfield trio allowing to an quick alternation on defensive phases that needs either set the low block or counter the key playmakers by retreating Coutinho and Casemiro to help) the idea is play positional game with the 325/235 with lots an lots of movement upfront and a really open amplitude ensured by Raphinha and Vini which allow much more freedom for the wing backs play in central sections. Even tho the wingers are supposed to stretch the pitch they also have freedom to roam since all the more offensive players can change positions usually this goes like for each attacking minded player: Vini: left or right; Coutinho and Neymar: left, center and right (with Coutinho being a bit more concerned to go to this side); Daniel: center and right; Paquetá can also flow into spaces. Other important point is the defensive duties required from the attacking players, the first XI selection looks to lack some of that, but some recent UCL winners such as Bayern and Real did not have a lot of players marking, main concerns are probably the same attacking players that were mentioned earlier, there still some theory that argues in favor of the tactic, again from player to player Vini: he does not, and should not, run that further back, what should cause some defensive problems, but he runs a lot to press and directly behind him are two of the best defensive mids in the world right now, that can compensate most of the problems if he press enough; Neymar: differently of what most people thinks he runs a lot trough the field without the ball, at 2021/2022 UCL group stage he was one of the PSG players with the most pitch coverage; Coutinho: he definitively is the major concern regards to marking, probably the team should have to run a little more because of him, regardless he still able to integrate midfield trios as he used to and pressing is not something he looks to refuse to do; Daniel: the real problem here is his age and if he will be capable of catching up the high level with insane speed players from other nation in the Qatar, Raphinha, Paquetá really are hard workers though and could slow down them to regroup and then marquinhos is still one of if not the best centre back in the world right now; The final problem is Paquetá as "segundo volante", because he use to play a little bit further on the field, but he presses and retains possession well and still have great defensive stats for Lyon in the tough Ligue 1
