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Key takeaways
- It was the sensation of progress, the feeling that this was not only Brazil's best game of the World Cup, but it was arguably the best since the Italian landed in Rio de Janeiro some 13 months ago.
- It was clear to see that the side were putting into practice the concepts that Ancelotti has stressed since day one.
- The first concept, made very clear in his opening news conference, was that he did not want his team to have a distinct identity.
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It was the sensation of progress, the feeling that this was not only Brazil's best game of the World Cup, but it was arguably the best since the Italian landed in Rio de Janeiro some 13 months ago.
The reason? It was clear to see that the side were putting into practice the concepts that Ancelotti has stressed since day one.
The first concept, made very clear in his opening news conference, was that he did not want his team to have a distinct identity. This, he argued, would make the players predictable. Instead, his preference was for a team capable of doing different things, of interpreting the match and reacting as necessary.
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