http://backpagefootball.com/holland-2-1-brazil/7324/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://backpagefootball.com/holland-2-1-brazil/7324/comment-page-1/#comment-8217 World Cup Semi-Final Previews – Back Page Football Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:05:50 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=7324#comment-8217 [...] sides made this semi-final tie in contrasting circumstances. Holland shocked Brazil by coming from behind to win 2-1, in a game that didn’t personify the Total Football and Samba [...]

]]> http://backpagefootball.com/holland-2-1-brazil/7324/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 Kevin Coleman Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:14:39 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=7324#comment-7912 Very much agree. A good side when it’s in the lead, but there’s no creativity to muster a goal when they’re behind..

]]> http://backpagefootball.com/holland-2-1-brazil/7324/comment-page-1/#comment-7900 Varun Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:45:45 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=7324#comment-7900 Alves was doing the work of a creative midfielder, he plays full back, how can he be a midfielder.
So the criticism of Brazil not living up to its bygone era teams just ended up costing them.
Defensively solid is good enough, but when you concede, you need someone to create chances to overcome that.
Dunga’s persistence in making Brazil defensively solid ultimately cost them, i’ll take a team that always scores than a team that rarely concedes, any day.

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