Ancelotti wants a Brazil side with balance, attitude and quality

He said his team model is built around four attackers and made it clear that he wants the team to have a few well-defined characteristics: balance, attitude, and quality. “In recent months, I have been thinking about the best game model for the team, taking into account the players’ characteristics. We believe the game model we want to implement is with four up front.

Against France, an important test, we want to play a good match, controlling the game, trying to defend well, which is very important, having balance, and playing well with the ball, showing the quality that the front four have,” he said. He added that Marquinhos will not play because of pain in the hip area, and that he hopes to have him available for the next friendly, against Croatia, on the 31st. Ancelotti skillfully avoided questions about the lineup for Thursday’s clash with France, but made an exception by revealing the names of three of the four defenders who will be on the field against the French: Wesley, Léo Pereira, and Douglas Santos.

One spot in central defense therefore remains open. "We have three new center backs: Léo Pereira, Bremer, and Ibañez, and we want to evaluate them. Not so much their physical condition, but how they fit within the group.

Obviously, all three have the qualities to be at the World Cup. At the World Cup, we will bring four or five center backs, considering that one of them could, in some matches, play as a right back. " Ancelotti said Marquinhos will not play against France Credits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF Regarding the national team’s long list of absences, mostly due to muscle injuries, Ancelotti said the problem is also affecting other national teams.