Fred or Rodrygo? Understand what changes in the Brazilian national team with the farewell of Neymar

The players are fighting for a place in midfield in the absence of the number 10, who has a problem with his right ankle. Fred was part of the cycle, but Rodrygo was never a starter with Amarelinha

THE Brazilian team he will face Switzerland this Monday without Neymar. The number 10 sprained his right ankle in the debut of world Cup and it won’t be available to Coach Tite, who struggles to put his team together. The canarinho team commander has a doubt between Fred and Rodrygo, who offer different characteristics.

The Manchester United midfielder is favorite for the vacant post and was in the starting lineup for most of the World Cup round in Qatar. The midfielder’s entry changes the squad’s formation and forces Tite to change the position of another midfielder: Lucas Paquetá.

With Fred in the starting line-up, Paquetá takes over from Neymar, playing an attacking midfielder, and the Manchester United athlete takes his place as second midfielder. During the South American qualifiers and the 2021 Copa America, Tite set up the squad like this on a few occasions.

Lucas Paquetá is practically confirmed in the starting lineup, despite not training 100% on Saturday. THE THING! found out the West Ham player fell ill after suffering flu-like symptoms and even felt a fever🇧🇷 Number 7, on the other hand, doesn’t worry and should be on the pitch against the Swiss.

Tite’s other option is striker Rodrygo, who, while not exactly a midfielder, knows how to play in this role. Rayo was also responsible for setting up after Neymar left the field against Serbia and almost scored a fine goal kicking from the edge of the box late in the match.

In training in Turin, in one of the times Tite simulated training, the coach put Rodrygo as a “reserve” for Neymar, right in the frame🇧🇷 At Real Madrid, the former Santos also played centrally this season after Karim Benzema was out due to injury.

With Fred or with Rodrygo, the Brazilian team will take the field this Monday at 13:00 (Brasilia time; 19:00 local time) for the second round of Group G, at the Estádio 974. In case of victory, the team of Tite will be classified for the round of 16 ahead of time.

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