Dani Alves was terrible: I don't mind the Brazilian wingbacks attacking, this has always been their forte; but Alves's crosses never found the strikers, and his moving froward left defensive gaps which moved Thiago Silva out of position. Personally, I'd like to see how Maicon does in his position.
Hulk rarely did anything of note. I'd like to see Willan or Bernard sub for him.
Paulinho was largely static in the midfield.
And Fred, of course, deserves an Oscar.
Let's hope all this was nerves; largely the same team played much better in the Confederations Cup, and will hopefully improve as we go further into the tournament.
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