That was a disgraceful performance by Brazil! My God, that was an embarrassment to any footballing nation, pretty much handing the game to the bloody yanks! The Brazilian players just didn't seem to be there; they were flat-footed and didn't take any shape. The lads weren't there to collect passes and when they were the passes were errant. The team had next to no flow and at times they resorted to a long ball game, however, at times it did work because they were somewhat directed long balls.
The match wasn't that great but I have to give the U.S. some credit, they did play well defensively, especially being there to capitalize on Brazilian turnovers. However, they'll still play soccer and that angers me to no end! By soccer I mean the long ball ("hit-and-hope" or "dump-and-chase") game. A few long ball passes a game are okay, granted they are to a person, or an open space where a player will be. I don't want to sound like the typical football fan from the old country with a hate-hard-on for America, but to me the yanks didn't win this one as much as Brazil lost it/gave it up.
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