Brazil entered this tournament as favourites, and has sort of looked like this in most, but not all of their matches thus far.
The Holland team were once known as ‘the Brazil of Europe’ because of their attacking and improvisational [albeit European] style of play and have shown some short glimpses of brilliant Orange and many minutes of back passes and control at midfield with little pushing forward.
The Brazilian engine seems to be just purring on all cylinders with a pretty solid defence when in possession and an intuitive passing trio upfront with Kaka, Robinho and Luis Fabiano.
However there have been some signs of instability and vestiges of passivity and insecurity in this same defence and midfield – in short Brazil can be beaten.
However can the Dutch-Orange stars – Arjen Robben, Snijder, van Persie, Huntelaar and co. create the catalyst to do just this, or is this just too tall an order for these up-starts from the small northern European nation? Which of the two pragmatic and engaging managers, Bert van Marwijk or Dunga will prevail?
With referee Yuichi Nisimura from Japan – in windy Port Elizabeth, on a very bad and uneven field, all will be revealed later in today’s scintillating match # 1.
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