Brazil V Switzerland

turkeydinner · 17-06-2018, 20:52

Well Brazil are 1-0 up but hardly looking much different than the side who performed so poorly at the last WC

Fine crisp passing Swiss side, Xhaka looks superb played as a deep lying playmaker those long passes are sublime-maybe get rid of Ozil at his club side and play him like Pirlo

**themaclad** · 17-06-2018, 21:03

Brazil cruising just waiting for someone to send Neymar 15 rows back

WBA-Josh · (This post was last modified: 17-06-2018, 21:09 by WBA-Josh.)

I think Tite is showing that Brazil can play in multiple ways. It’s not just going to be sexy attacking football. There is a more defensive style that they can use as well when they’re a goal ahead and tonight their doing both.

I think that’s better than Scolari’s Brazil was.

Well.....

I think I may have cursed them with my comment.

**themaclad** · 17-06-2018, 21:11

1 all Brazil iffy from crosses?

**Lord Snooty** · 17-06-2018, 21:19

Shit soft defending from Brazil. It's only a foul if your feet are off the ground. A slight push like that is not ever a foul. The VAR refs were dead right not to refer it. Thumb up

**themaclad** · 17-06-2018, 21:40

Brazil good in parts wonder if Neymar ever passes

**St Charles Owl** · 17-06-2018, 21:58

Another of the favored teams doesn’t get a win in their first game, still expect them all to get through but these results certainly make it more interesting.

0762 · (This post was last modified: 17-06-2018, 22:09 by 0762.)

Aye, none of Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Portugal and Spain have won their opening group match! The lesson so far is no opposing team can be underestimated!

WBA-Josh · 17-06-2018, 22:05

I was disappointed with Brazil tonight. After the first 20 minutes and then the goal, I thought they looked really up for it and had were going to run riot and then they started to sit back and they lost their flow.
Still 2 more matches in the group to see their best.

Switzerland played well. We saw a physical and technical side to them and they and Serbia are evenly matched so next Friday is big for both teams.

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 17-06-2018, 22:07 by Lord Snooty.)

Pundits on tv all say it was a push. In which case, so is every goal scored from a corner. There's contact all over the place. You can't give that as a foul. It's weak defending.

Brazil are poor. Compared to Brazil of the 70s and 80s.