Over a half-hour in Belo Horizonte in 2014, Brazil hit rock bottom. During the World Cup semi-final against Germany the host’s defence, without its controller Thiago Silva, was all over the place — except in front of its own goal. David Luiz and Marcelo kept making forward runs at all the wrong moments. A vast space in front of the central defence was occupied only by pressing Germans, who won ball after ball and powered into Brazil’s penalty area.
2014年,在贝洛奥里藏特(Belo Horizonte)的半个多小时里,巴西陷入了谷底。在世界杯半决赛对阵德国的比赛中,缺少了场上指挥官蒂亚戈·席尔瓦(Thiago Silva)的东道主后防线队员,在球场上到处乱跑——却没有去保护自家球门。大卫·路易斯(David Luiz)和马塞洛(Marcelo)总是在所有错误的时刻前插。后卫助攻后,在中路留下的巨大空间被德国人利用,他们接二连三地抢下球来,直接攻进巴西禁区。