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The most anticipating clash of the last sixteen was up first, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. The hosts squaring up against the most exciting team of the group stages. Brazil have been using something between a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-2 throughout the first stage, yet here it was much closer to the latter, with Neymar frequently the highest man up the pitch ahead of Fred. Chile have switched between a back three and four depending on the opposition and made the right choice today with a 3-4-1-2. The game started off at a frenetic pace that should have suited Chile well, but it was the Brazilians who looked most comfortable in the opening stages due to a combination of factors. Presumably worried about the pace of the Chilean forwards getting behind them and the success the Dutch had in denying them any space to break into, the Brazilian defensive line sat deep. Rather than all sitting back and allowing Chile to control the game, their attackers pressed with the same intensity we have come to expect from Chile rather than Brazil. It worked brilliantly as Chile couldn’t get the ball out of defence and Brazil broke up play with a […]
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