There was a heat map of David Luiz running around. He was a centre back, yet his heat map never looked like a centre backs and he spent more time on the right wing. If you watch the game, mistakes by him definitely cost three goals and other mistakes helped contribute to three others

 

Brazil is about to show the world how sports can influence the national mood, politics and markets. The country's devastating loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinals will weigh heavily on its leaders -- and, as a result, has the potential to end up being good for its economy and markets.

The 7-1 defeat represents a debacle for a nation where football is both a passion and an obsession, an international embarrassment that wasn't just unlikely but quite unthinkable. It is also eerily similar to what has happened to the country's economy, which has turned sluggish and disappointing in recent years after a period of impressive growth, investment and job creation.

In football and in living standards, Brazilians have experienced an abrupt downgrading of their prospects from promising to hugely problematic. Both the players and the policy makers have been slow to comprehend the magnitude of the change. In seeking to adjust, they have tried to return to an old playbook, but with personnel who can’t carry it off, particularly given the changed landscape.

There are some mitigating explanations for the poor performance of both the football team and the economy. The captain and striker were both unavailable, one suspended due to a caution in the prior game and one badly hurt by a brutal tackle. The economy has suffered from the global financial crisis and its aftermath. None of these excuses, though, justifies the subsequent lack of a proper response.

Brazilians might feel that their team’s lack of leadership on the pitch reflects something much bigger -- namely, lackluster political leadership at the national level. Their disappointment is likely to be visible quite soon in President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity ratings. With campaigning for the presidential elections set to start shortly, Brazil’s football disaster could well play a role in frustrating Rousseff’s re-election bid.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-09/the-upside-of-brazil-s-defeat

vikaryan wrote on Jul 10^th, 2014 at 9:57am:

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Soren wrote on Jul 10^th, 2014 at 11:04am:


6:0 - Armageddon ...

Sport in the Southern Hemisphere:

With South America (Draconia) and Sahul (Australia) regions - Sport tends to have a real 'violent' and 'egotistical' way about it ...probably why things seem to 'choke' at the end of the line for these two regions. Australian Soccer also places an importance of the priority of 'indivualising' its players in an effort for big CONTRACTS up in the Northern Hemisphere Comps.
Australia never played as a 'Team' - just a bunch of Individuals. 
To combat this problem, they should make 50% of the team - locals from the A-League. 

Africa & Oceania (NZ, Pac Islands, Central America, Carribbean) Soccer don't seem to suffer from this problem and it shows in the 'way they play'.