Tuesday, November 11, 2014
#TURvBRA Friendly: Preview on Brazil
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium
Since Dunga’s second time in charge of the Seleção, things have been looking bright for Brazil. Having clean sheets in all of their last four friendlies, Brazil are well prepared to face Turkey for the sixth time.
Turkey resulted in two draws and three losses from their five matches against Brazil. This will be a difficult match for Turkey due to their recent inconsistencies.
Brazil’s squad
Dunga has made significant changes to this Brazilian side after replacing previous coach, Felipe Scolari. It’s good to note that his squad is now mainly made up of European based players.
Currently, there is a total of six uncapped players on Dunga’s roster – Neto, Firmino, Fred, Douglas Costa, Luiz Adriano, and Talisca.
Lucas Moura and Romulo are two players that will be absent during Wednesday’s game. Benfica player Anderson Talisca will be set to replace Moura, while Shakhtar’s Fred will take Romulo’s spot.
Thoughts
Brazil will have no problems facing Turkey. There is no question whether Neymar will be placed up top – he will. What I look forward to the most is their midfield. The amount of depth their midfielders have makes you wonder who Dunga will include in his starting XI. I predict Oscar in the center, Willian and Coutinho on the wings, and Casemiro and Luis Gustavo playing in defensive midfield. The backline will be secured with the likes of Felipe Luis, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, and Danilo.
I would like to see Dunga include some new faces through the duration of this friendly. After having a successful season with Hoffenheim last year, Roberto Firmino is one man that most people are excited to see. Luiz Adriano is also another name to look out for. He has been a tremendous help to Shakhtar – being the club’s all-time leading goal scorer.
ROSTER
Goalkeepers
Diego Alves (Valencia)
Rafael Cabral (Napoli)
Neto (Fiorentina) - Uncapped
Defenders
Marquinhos (PSG)
Thiago Silva (PSG)
Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
Filipe Luis (Chelsea)
David Luiz (PSG)
Alex Sandro (Porto)
Danilo (Porto)
Mario Fernandes (CSKA)
Midfield
Romulo (Spartak Moscow) – Out due to Injury**
Fernandinho (Manchester City)
Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg)
Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim) – Uncapped
Oscar (Chelsea)
Willian (Chelsea)
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk) – Uncapped **Replacement for Romulo
Forwards
Douglas Costa (Shakhtar Donetsk) – Uncapped
Lucas Moura (PSG) – Out due to injury**
Neymar (Barcelona)
Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) – Uncapped
Anderson Talisca (Benfica) – Replacement for Lucas Moura
Written by: Laxmi Patel
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