davidb said:
You can't solely blame Melo, Ashoor.
The minute the second half started Brazil didn't look up to it, they looked cocky and probably thought they had it in the bag due to their first half performance. You can't blame Melo for the first goal, and by the time he got sent off, Brazil looked like they had lost the game already.
Oh no, he is not the only problem, but his mind just wasn't in it, and that reflected on the whole Brazil team.
No team is perfect, and each has different weaknesses. For Brazil it seems, their weakness was that Dunga didn't prepare them emotionally, or for how to make a come-back (even though they did make a great come-back against a well-prepared US team in the confederation cup: from a 2-0 deficit)
For as far as I can remember in the last two years, Brazil rarely had to come from behind. Now that is to be admired of course, but Dunga should have known that Brazil will not always have the lead. There will come times when you may lose the lead and have to come from behind.
This Brazilian team as well all know, didn't have the individual super stars that it had in 2002 and 2006. They were best as a team. And if Dunga doesn't do his job of preparing them, then the players themselvs can't do much. We saw him lose his temper for the simplest calls, and that reflected on the players.
Trust me, every Brazilian is talking about this: Dunga was a great coach and he brought amazing stability and results to Brazil, but unfortunately his biggest flow cost Brazil the game.
ASHOOR