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Chapter 552 Chapter 550: The Peak Showdown Begins!
Van Marwijk said loudly: "I have never worried about our offense, but I have always been worried about our defense."

Some defensive players showed displeasure, and the Dutch coach continued: "I won't say much about Brazil's strength. A team like Brazil should not be underestimated at any time."

"So when defending today, everyone has to retreat to their own half to participate in the defense!"

At this moment, Van Marwijk finally showed his tactical thinking-focusing on defense.

At such an important moment, although some players were unhappy, no one challenged the authority of the coach, and several midfielders nodded one after another.

"When attacking, our formation is four-three-three. When defending, our formation is four-five-one. The two wingers must guard their own defense line and help their teammates defend..."

"A long pass from the backcourt to counterattack. Robben and Chen have to take turns to go forward, and they cannot go forward together. If one person has already gone to the front, then the other person has to cruise in the midfield, and then attack when the time is right..."

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The atmosphere in the Brazilian locker room was tense, and the strong attacking power of the Netherlands made them feel the pressure.

In 94, the hero of the Brazil team's championship, Dunga, the captain of the Brazil team, has now become the coach of the Brazil team. He shared his experience with his players.

"In such a battle, the two sides are comparing who makes fewer mistakes and who is more capable of seizing opportunities."

Dunga looked at his players and said: "The winning side must be the side that makes fewer mistakes and seizes more opportunities."

"So we must minimize mistakes when defending, prevent mistakes, be patient when attacking, and be calm before shooting!"

He let out a long breath and raised his voice suddenly: "Brothers, many people are waiting for us to fail so that they can prove themselves right, but I think you are the best players in Brazil today!"

The Brazilian media has been criticizing Dunga's employment, which has caused Dunga to have a bad relationship with the domestic media. Now many Brazilian media are waiting for the Brazilian team to make mistakes, and then criticize them violently.

In the last game of the group stage, Brazil shook hands with Portugal [-]-[-] after qualifying ahead of schedule. This should have been no problem.

However, the Brazilian media violently criticized the Brazilian team and once again criticized Dunga's employment.

They beat Chile [-]-[-] in the first round of the knockout round, which made Dunga breathe a sigh of relief.

But as soon as he was relieved, the pressure on him suddenly increased, because their opponent in this round was the outstanding Dutch team.

Sixteen goals in four games!
God, it's scary just thinking about it.

Even the Brazilian team that won the World Cup in South Korea and Japan in 02 did not have such a terrifying attack power.

Dunga hopes to beat the Netherlands to seal the mouth of the Brazilian media.

After defeating such a powerful Netherlands, you can still criticize me?
But how can the two flying wings of the Netherlands be so easy to defend...

Needless to say, Chen Fan has shown excellent form since the first game, and Van Marwijk can only suppress his desire to score goals by replacing him in advance.

Robben entered the injured list after the first game, but he soon returned from injury and came on as a substitute in the last game of the group.

When the two sides were at a stalemate, Robben dribbled the ball from the side and suddenly cut inside and hit the goal. The football hit the post and Huntelaar made a successful supplementary shot.

In this way, the Netherlands defeated Cameroon in a thrilling manner and won three consecutive victories in the group.

In the last round, Robben cut inside again and scored the Netherlands' second goal.

What does this mean?
It shows that this flying wing is in good condition after returning from injury!
Whether the two flying wings of the Netherlands can be contained will determine the success or failure of the Brazilian team.

"Sneijder is the starting point for launching a long pass counterattack, so we must be vigilant immediately after losing the ball in the frontcourt. The player closest to Sneijder should pounce on him to prevent him from launching a long pass counterattack."

Dunga began to arrange tactics: "If the Netherlands launches a quick counterattack, we must pay attention to our back."

This pointed to the two full-backs and said: "Don't think too much, in that case, all we have to do is destroy the football out of the sideline!"

"Don't try to control the football. Chen's stealing ability is amazing. Don't forget how the two lightning goals of the Netherlands happened."

Bastos and Maicon had serious faces. Maicon had fought against Chen Fan in the Champions League. In the match at San Siro, Chen Fan made him suffer.

In the first match of the World Cup in the Netherlands, Chen Fan scored the goal of the Danish team in just nine seconds, and he scored the goal after stealing it.

In the game against the Japanese team, Chen Fan scored the Japanese goal in the 3rd minute, which also came from the frontcourt steal.

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At [-]:[-], the starting players of both sides appeared in the player tunnel. There were almost no two teams playing in the same club, so there was no large-scale greetings.

Kaka and Sneijder embraced each other. They are both the team's midfield engine and famous stars.

Brazilian midfielder Melo and Dutch midfielder De Jong met eyes for some reason, and the two stared straight and fiercely at each other, as if two bulls were about to fight...

Maicon glanced at Chen Fan, and then closed his eyes. He knew that he had a heavy task today.

Bastos glanced at Robben, hum, Peter Pan, I won't let you fly today!

Under the leadership of four referees, players from both sides walked into the field, and they were greeted with cheers like a tsunami!

The ESPN commentator said loudly: "The anticipated peak match between Brazil and the Netherlands is about to begin!"

"The Brazilian team followed the tradition, and the players walked into the field holding hands. The Dutch players looked dignified. Facing such a big battle, no one can relax!"

Brazil's national TV began to introduce the starting players of both sides: "Dunga formed a four-three-one-two formation, goalkeeper: Cesar; four defenders: Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Bastos; three midfielders: Alves, Melo, Gilberto Silva; midfield organizer: Kaka; two forwards: Fabiano, Robinho!
Dunga's formation tends to balance offense and defense.

Van Marwijk formed a four-three-three attacking formation, goalkeeper: Stekelenburg; four defenders: van der Veer, Heitinga, Mattison, Van Bronckhorst; three midfielders: Van Bommel, De Jong, Sneijder; three forwards: Robben, Van Persie, Chen.

From the point of view of formation, Van Marwijk is going to replace defense with offense, but we cannot be fooled by superficial phenomena.You must know that after Van Marwijk accepted the Dutch coach, he has been transforming the Dutch team. He is a very defensive coach.

The four-three-three formation may turn into four-five-one at any time, and the Netherlands is likely to allow the two wingers to retreat to enhance the strength of the midfield. "

Adal, the commentator of Dutch National Television, said loudly: "Van Marwijk said before the game that the Netherlands will treat this game like the final. This shows that he attaches great importance to the game with Brazil!"

Guest commentator Gullit said: "There are two reasons for this. On the one hand, the Netherlands has not encountered a strong team before this, and has not withstood a severe test. Brazil is the first strong opponent that the Netherlands has encountered in this World Cup."

"On the other hand, it shows that Van Marwijk respects Brazil, a powerful opponent!"

If the Netherlands can beat Brazil to advance to the semi-finals, their next opponent will be the winner between Uruguay and Ghana.

Whether it is Uruguay or Ghana, its strength cannot be compared with Brazil.

Everyone said that as long as the Netherlands can beat Brazil, it will open up the road to the final.

The same is true for Brazil.

"Tick!..."

With the whistle of the referee, the peak duel between the Netherlands and Brazil began!

(End of this chapter)