Ancelotti Didn’t Use Raphinha Correctly Against Morocco – Ronaldo

Brazil legend Ronaldo has questioned Carlo Ancelotti’s tactical setup against Morocco. This comes following the Selecao’s underwhelming start to the World Cup campaign, and fans have been reacting.

Pointing directly to the misuse of Raphinha during the match, Ancelotti stated that playing the Barcelona forward out of position made Brazil lose the natural width and directness that would’ve troubled the opposition.

Ronaldo added that the unusual technical errors from specific players in the squad were proof of collective anxiety.

His words, “I remain very optimistic. I think [it was] the pressure of the first game, and I had already noticed that, because it was not normal to miss so many passes, especially in the first half.

Casemiro putting himself in a position to receive the ball with his back turned, you know? I think nervousness got in the way of the Brazilian national team.

And later, watching the interview with Ancelotti and the players, admitting this nervousness, I calmed down too. It’s normal, right? World Cup, right man? A nervousness like that in the guys, especially the newcomers.

I don’t know if [Ancelotti] will do this, but in my opinion, I would do the following: Luiz Henrique came into the game very well and opening the game a lot on the right. [Lucas] Paqueta couldn’t do that, nor could Raphinha do that on the right, to open up the game like Vinicius did on the other side.

This decongests the midfield a lot. And if Brazil has more space, it’s better for us in any circumstance. I think he can make this small change.”

WOW.