Updates as the Matildas face their rivals on the Gold CoastKick-off time at Cbus Super Stadium is 6.35pm local/7.35pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email Joey
One of the most notable features of Friday evening’s clash was the physicality that the Brazilians brought to the contest – Tom Sermanni is fielding questions about it on Network Ten’s pre-game coverage.
In combination with an intense press that brought a level of intensity all its own in the humid conditions, As Canarinhas committed 17 fouls – and probably getting away with another few that easily could have been called – and had Vitória Calhau sent off late after she picked up a second yellow card.
“I think you have to fight fire with fire. The challenge … is that Brazil have adopted a very different style of football to what we expect Brazil to play and a different style to what most of the top teams play.
“The reality is that you need to be able to match that and to adjust to play effectively against that. You have got to balance that out by looking at where the opportunities are to hurt them. A lot of that is to play a similar kind of game to them when we get the ball forward early and get one-on-one match-ups with their defenders.”
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