"After Bruno's mistake, I lost my balance."
Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti pointed to the loss as a mental factor after a shocking 2-3 come-from-behind loss to Japan in an away match in Tokyo on the 15th. I urged the players to improve their mental resilience. It was the second loss in 26 years since losing to South Korea in 1999 against the Asian team, and the first black history of the Brazilian team losing by giving up three goals after scoring two goals first.
Coach Ancelotti stressed that lessons should be learned from the mistakes that caused Japan's reversal in the second half ahead of the North Korea-China World Cup next year. Ancelotti took the helm in May after Brazil's poor World Cup qualifiers and has focused on building a team that is adaptable and mentally strong.
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| Brazil's head coach Carlo Ancelotti |
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| Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu |
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Despite the clear signs of improvement in recent games, the defeat against Japan was shocking. Some are questioning the decision of Ancelotti, who operated a significant rotation after a 5-0 complete victory over South Korea's Hong Myung-bo. In this regard, Ancelotti said "Everything was not smooth. Of course, it's disappointing when the team loses. Everyone is disappointed. I don't like losing, and neither do the players. As usual in football, we have to learn a lesson from this defeat." "The game was well under control until Bruno's first goal error in the second half. The team has since collapsed mentally. That was the team's biggest mistake"I looked back. `Overall, I don't think the second half is bad, but the mistake affected the players too much,' he diagnosed.
Asked if the mistake could affect the selection of World Cup players, Ancelotti focused on the team's collective response. "Individual mistakes do not affect a player's position in the team. What we need to evaluate is the team's reaction after the first mistake, which was not good", he commented. "It's out of balance on the field and positive thinking has disappeared. It will be a lesson to be remembered in the future."
Brazil's next A-match will be in November's friendly matches against Senegal and Tunisia, with England and France respectively. Ancelotti said, `This and the next A-match period is the test period. "We will continue to play in November as well as the team did very well against South Korea, and we had a good first half today, but the second half was very poor." Then "We have to balance it in next year's World Cup. You have to learn from your mistakes. Tonight was a good lesson. I think we need to find a balance in what we do. This is a process."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
