Brazil, in the collective imaginary sports, it is the equivalent of the All Blacks rugby or the Dream Team basketball. That is a team that combines beautiful game and results in a sort of total fulfillment. Except that the beautiful image, carefully maintained by both the clichés about “futball arte” by five times world champions, took a big hit last July. No need to revert to the semifinals of the World Cup against Germany lost the surreal score 7 goals to 1, everything has been said, all the experts have delivered their verdict, all psychologists were consulted. Trauma is unfathomable but the South American giant of the resource. Under the impulse of the rigorous Dunga, the strikingly similar path to that of Didier Deschamps, the Auriverde come to string six wins in as many games (14 goals conceded against one).
Old stories
If he wins again, Brazil still do not delight the crowds like at times, so many in the past, its splendor. With a coach such as former captain of world champions in 1994 there was not expect miracles. But Brazil won again respect. “The team has changed a lot since the one that lost against Germany,” says Didier Deschamps. “It remains an impressive series of successes and his attacking quartet Willian Neymar, Oscar-Firminio brings a lot of speed, technique and percussion before.” The coach of the Blues, whose personal history is forever associated with that of Brazil after a certain end of 1998, avoids falling into nostalgia. Yet everything will be done to remember that a match between France and Brazil, even friendly, always has a special flavor because the French Football Federation has also planned to honor before kick off to “centennial” (in number of selections ) Thierry Henry, Marcel Desailly, Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira, Didier Deschamps (only Lilian Thuram was unable to free himself.)
Deschamps, it can measure the prestige of his opponent (“Brazil it is the land of football “), remains focused its objective, the preparation of the Euro 2016 in France. For the tricolor coach, the arrival of the Seleção is perfect. “We’ll be in trouble, that’s exactly what I want. To prepare the big upcoming deadlines, the team of France has to face the best nations in the world.” This had already happened against Spain (1-0) and Portugal (2-1) and “DD” therefore wants to maintain momentum. Dominate Brazil, in the site in view of the Copa America (June 11-July 4 in Chile) and which remains a clear victory against the Blues (3-0, June 9, 2013 in Porto Alegre), would embellish a little table to 15 months the Euro. The lack of four holders (Lloris, Pogba, Cabaye, Debuchy) makes it a little more difficult but the coach hopes their successors nerve to increase competition within the continental tournament.
Benzema the boss, Fekir attraction
To guide the Blues, it is especially Karim Benzema is expected. In great shape with Real Madrid striker has not scored in blue since October 11 against Portugal. Its status as center forward No.1 did not discuss but it is mostly his statistics (77 selections, 25 goals) and his quarterfinal missed in Brazil that maintain the misunderstanding. A misunderstanding swept a wave of the hand by his coach: “Karim is fully blossomed at the moment is very influential and effective at Real but also in the blue shirt.”. Lyon prodigy Nabil Fekir Another attraction will be the French side. After prolongs the suspense before opting definitively for France at the expense of Algeria, the revelation of the season in Ligue 1 is very close to knowing his first cap. To begin, there is worse than Brazil … j
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