I'm a striker

Chapter 613 The Unexpected Brazilian No.20 Trio
Just as the Chinese team was preparing for the opening game, the host Brazil team was also preparing for the opening game. In this World Cup in Brazil, coach Scolari also knew that if he could not win the championship, then it is estimated that the whole of Brazil would not forgive him.

However, Scolari also knows that the cards in his hand are too few.

Apart from Neymar on the front line, Fred, Hulk, and Ruo are not reassuring candidates.

The key for Brazil is attacking.

But the Brazilian fans don't care too much. For the fans of the football kingdom, so much money, manpower, and material resources have been spent. If they can't win the championship, then it is estimated that the whole of Brazil will not agree.

Scolari has a seemingly good line of defense on his hands.

Real Madrid's main left-back, Marcelo, who scored the third goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

Maicon, once the world's number one right back, and Alves, the main right back of Barcelona's dream three dynasties.

Playing for Paris Saint-Germain, David Luiz with a shaggy head worth 5000 million euros.

Known as the world's No. [-] central defender by all walks of life, Thiago Silva also plays for Paris Saint-Germain.

Coupled with Cesar, the main goalkeeper during the Triple Crown of Inter Milan, at least on the cards, Scolari's defense line can be called the top three in this World Cup.

Not to mention the midfielder, Ramirez, the meat grinder from the Blues Chelsea, Fernandinho, the midfield engine who played for Manchester City, Paulinho from Tottenham, Chelsea's flying wing William, Wolfsburg's Iron waist Gustavo, even some British media joked that if your team does not have a midfielder from Brazil, then you dare not say that you are a strong player in the Premier League.

But no one is more aware of the current predicament in Brazil than Scolari!

This is a very lack of control of Brazil!
Maybe they can intercept most of the offense because their defensive players are good enough, but they can't do the offensive and defensive transition like 12 years ago, because they don't have Rivaldo, they don't have Ronaldinho...

The personal abilities of Oscar and Neymar are indeed good, especially Neymar, as the ace player of the Brazilian national team, he has the ability to single-handedly eat any defensive player on the planet in a one-on-one situation.

Brazil has no shortage of strikers.

This is a Brazil without the ability to attack tough battles!
They don't have top strikers!

Marcelo is a full-back who is more attacking than defending. In Real Madrid, Real Madrid's terrible offensive and defensive transitions are enough to cover up the weak points of his defense, because the madridian's attack can keep them pressed and control the opponent.

Marcelo is the typical player who gets better the better the team is.

As for David Luiz, his personal ability is outstanding, but he lacks stability. He is a time bomb in the defense line. Thiago Silva has excellent averages in all aspects, but his biggest weakness is that he is too average!

Once there is a real danger, the Brazilian team will have to rely on David Luiz's gamble-style defense.

Maicon's defense is stronger than that of Alves, and he and Cesar are the few players that Scolari can really trust.

Overall, Scolari's Brazil is a system that lacks defense!
They have top guards, but no top system!

It's ironic isn't it?
Because Scolari himself is not good at tactics, the Brazilian made a wrong decision, that is, if this lineup is still coached by Dunga, then Dunga is only 80.00% sure to bring this Brazilian team to the final.

This is the home court of the Brazilians, what they want to see is not an ugly championship, but a gorgeous samba dance...

A risky attack will inevitably lead to a counterattack from the opponent. Unfortunately, the Chinese team, the opponent of the Brazilian team in the opening match, has a player who will make you pay tuition if you make a mistake...

Offensively, Fred is actually the main pick of the Brazilian team... Song Rentou also sighed when talking about Fred with Gao Hongbo.

"Fred is really not as good as Gao Lin...The Brazilians are too stubborn. They should really recruit Elkeson who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande...At least, Elkeson has considerable personal ability. And What a pity for a player like Goulart."

How much combat power can such a Brazil explode?

Their strength on paper is indeed very strong, and any opponent will regard them as the number one enemy, but can one plus one be greater than one?

That's what Scolari is thinking about right now.

These days, the Chinese team's preparations are very good. Gao Hongbo believes that the Chinese team definitely has the strength to compete with Brazil in the opening match...

However, a quiet accident must make the Chinese team make some changes and adjustments.

Maybe it's Song Rentou's butterfly effect, or maybe it's God bless the host...

Fred was hurt.

And the injury was serious. Perhaps Scolari didn't even think that it was the injury of the shooter he believed most that made the Brazilian team change their fate, which might have been tragic.

Fred withdrew from the Brazilian national team due to injury, so who will take over the No. [-] jersey of the Brazilian team?

For a while, the public opinion of the media focused on the following players.

Luis Fabiano, the very injured forward who was complained by the Brazilian fans...

Goulart, the MVP of Brazil, but his position is more like a shadow forward than a center.

And Goulart's abilities and roles seem to overlap too much with Neymar...

Just when the coaching staff of the Brazilian team had a headache with Scolari, Elkerson, who played for Guangzhou Evergrande in China, finally entered Scolari's eyes.

Because of the rise of Chinese football, the Chinese Super League is already the well-deserved No. [-] league in Asia.

As the top scorer in the Chinese Super League, Elkeson performed very well in the Chinese Super League. In the eyes of Song Rentou, the 24-year-old striker is not much worse than that Hulk, and Elkeson is taller than Hulk. , has a good ability to attack tough battles.

Most importantly, Song Rentou believes that if Elkeson joins Europe, he definitely has the potential to become a top player.

So just like that, Elkeson, who was still in Guangzhou, was ordered in a critical situation and became the No.20 three in the Brazilian national team squad...

Maybe the Brazilian striker never dreamed in his life that he could represent his country in this year's home World Cup...

When he chose to join Guangzhou Evergrande with a high salary, Elkeson also knew in his heart that the proud Brazilian national team would probably close the door to him.

But Elkeson is not discouraged, because with the improvement of the reputation of the Chinese national team, it is a big deal to apply for Chinese nationality after living in Guangzhou for five years...

At that time, he was only 27 or [-] years old, and he was in his prime.

But Fred's accidental injury, and Song Rentou's butterfly effect, Elkeson is also known as the first active Brazilian international in the history of the Chinese Super League!
And shortly after Elkeson came to the Brazil national team to report, Scolari was shocked...

Is the standard of the Chinese Super League too high?

No, Scolari is the same as most Brazilian coaches. The backwardness of Brazilian football is his own complacency.It should be said that the Brazilian coach is complacent!

The club and the national team are at completely different levels. The Asian level is indeed much lower than that of Europe, but Elkeson's level has already exceeded this limit.

Therefore, in the stronger Brazilian national team, although his personal ability is covered up, his tactics, running positions, and the feeling of finishing shots and cooperation with his teammates cultivated by Lippi far surpassed that of Fernando. Red!

What Scolari couldn't believe was that maybe Fred's injury could really make Brazil go further!

Brazil's frontcourt attack is very flexible. Scolari is too stupid. He thought that in order to play Neymar's speed, he must have a standing center to get the ball!

His thinking was still 12 years ago!

Today, 12 years later, the counterattack of modern football does not start from the standing center, but relies on the rapid counterattack formed by the fast pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt!
And in the fast pace, Elkeson is much better than Fred!
Elkeson is not about how strong his personal ability is, but that he is obviously better than Fred in such a tactic!

Maybe Scolari really has to thank Fred for his injury.

As for the Chinese team, after learning that Elkeson replaced the injured Fred, Gao Hongbo was helpless.

Because if it is Fred, Zhang Linpeng is enough to deal with him, but Elkeson...in the Chinese Super League, the three Chinese defenders may not be able to hold him.

And once too many troops are invested in Elkeson, it is not worthwhile, because Neymar is the number one dangerous man of the Brazilian team.

"The Brazilians are really lucky...the scouts from Guangzhou Evergrande are also very good." Song Rentou looked at Gao Hongbo and could only say so helplessly.

"It seems that some changes must be made. Elkeson will make this Brazil's frontcourt faster..." Gao Hongbo said to Song Rentou.

"Of course, at Fred's current level, it would be a miracle for any team in the Chinese Premier League to be willing. Such a slow and clumsy center forward is simply not suitable for the current football, let alone this is the World Cup..." Song Rentou said, "Elkeson's level, even in the Premier League, is a player who can score about [-] goals in a single season, but players like Lao Zheng and Da Zhang who came out of Evergrande must have something for him." I understand. So we don’t need to study his style... The Brazil team still has a warm-up match, we can see the chemical reaction between Elkeson and Brazil, this is the focus of our concern.” Song Rentou said .

But although the Brazilians are lucky, they still lack a metronome. In fact, Brazil does not have such players...

Although Ronaldinho is 34 years old, he still has at least 10 minutes of physical fitness in the Copa Libertadores... It's a pity that Scolari is unwilling to gamble.

Although Kaka is 31 years old, at least Kaka still has some talent in the organization...

Therefore, the Brazilian national team is also very dissatisfied with Scolari's abandonment of these two former world footballers.

In fact, Scolari also has his own difficulties, that is, Ronaldinho and Kaka, he may not be able to use them, but their joining will seriously affect Neymar's mood...

Scolari can only sigh with emotion. In fact, the best No. [-] of this Brazilian team is really James Rodriguez of Colombia!

Neymar can solve the problem, but can't really solve this Brazilian offense!

But for Elkeson, a low-key striker from the Chinese Super League, Scolari is still very happy...

(End of this chapter)