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On July 2nd, 1/8 final, Brazil vs Mexico.

The top two in America gathered in the knockout stage, and finally Brazil entered the quarter-finals for the seventh time in a row, and Mexico stopped the quarter-finals for the seventh time in a row. Behind the result of this fate is actually a four-word motto: strength makes it.

Key Tactics Point 1: Competitive Strategy of Brazil's Latecomer Advantage

Tactical point 2: Brazil's suppression of Mexican characteristics

Tactical point three: Mexico's offensive and defensive limitations

Brazilian coach Tate announced the starting lineup one day in advance. In the third round of the group match against Serbia, only left-back Felipe Luis replaced the injured Marcelo, and the formation was still 423 1.

Mexican coach Osorio has used the legendary 39-year-old Marcos, which is his fifth World Cup captain. In terms of formation, the team played 4-3-3, Marcos played in the back, and Ayala and Salcedo played in the center when Moreno was suspended. Braun didn't play, Lozano was the right winger and Bella was the left winger.

As Osorio said before the game, Mexico played more actively after the opening. The interception in the middle circle was particularly fierce, and after breaking the ball, it launched a counterattack. The wings are very active and quickly cross the midfield. Their main attack routine is to attack from their own left and attack Brazil's relatively weak right. After attracting the opponent's defensive power, hit the ball to the right to solve the problem.

Brazil is afraid of Mexico's counterattack, resulting in a relatively backward front. They didn't invest too much troops in the attack, and the two full-backs didn't dare to go forward to assist. In this way, the scene appears passive. However, because there are more defenders than Mexico and they stand firm, they don't give their opponents too many opportunities.

After 25 minutes, Brazil began to move forward. On the one hand, the input of troops increased, and full-backs began to participate in the attack, creating opportunities one after another. On the other hand, the midfield kept pushing forward and broke through the Mexican defense line from the middle and ribs several times. The initiative of the competition also returned to Brazil.

Mexico's fundamental advantage lies in speed. Once you get space, you can easily fight back. However, the speed of Brazil is not lower than that of Mexico. The rapid retreat after losing the ball made it difficult for Mexico to defend. Brazil has better body and impact than Mexico, so it has the upper hand in the confrontation. In the second half of the first half, Mexico tried to influence Brazil's ball with a high position and put pressure on Brazil's full-back with the transposition of two wingers, but the results were average.

In the second half, Mexico replaced Marcos with LaYun, let him play at right-back, and pushed Alvarez behind midfield. The purpose of this adjustment is to strengthen the interception and movement ability of the midfield. However, Brazil quickly found an opportunity from the side of the opponent's right back. Neymar cut the ball, William obliquely inserted it in the opposite direction, and the Mexican defense was completely pulled open, which eventually led to a goal.

Another important revelation of this goal is that when Brazil puts in enough offensive power, Mexico's defense will be hard to resist. This is in sharp contrast with the opening stage, which fully embodies Brazil's preemptive strategy. Some time after the goal, Brazil made several attacks with similar routines. If it weren't for ochoa's bravery, Mexico would have surrendered its gun.

Mexico's attack is really fast, and the scene of small groups rushing up in the frontcourt looks quite spectacular. But their main problems are: first, the number of attackers in mobile warfare is small, and the choice of the last pass is poor. In many cases, they can only shoot from a long distance; Second, there are few methods of positional warfare, and even if the whole line is pressed, the real threat is limited. Therefore, although they changed into Dos Santos and gimenez one after another, trying to strengthen the offensive power in the middle and frontcourt, they could not change the basic offensive and defensive posture.