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0:00 - Midfield Needs After World Cup
0:36 - Martinelli's Characteristics and Stats
1:46 - Defensive Skills in Action
3:55 - Martinelli's Role in Buildup and Transitions
6:49 - National Team Changes and Channel Promo
7:38 - Emerging Midfield Talent
9:28 - Possible Lineup and Tactical Outlook
12:01 - Closing and Fantasy Game Mention
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0:00 - Midfield Needs After World Cup
0:36 - Martinelli's Characteristics and Stats
1:46 - Defensive Skills in Action
3:55 - Martinelli's Role in Buildup and Transitions
6:49 - National Team Changes and Channel Promo
7:38 - Emerging Midfield Talent
9:28 - Possible Lineup and Tactical Outlook
12:01 - Closing and Fantasy Game Mention
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00:00Carlo Carlantelotti's first call-up after the World Cup sent a very clear message.
00:05The national team's midfield needs help.
00:07The swap of a forward for a midfielder after João Pedro was cut and the call-up of Martinelli
00:13shows that the coaching staff truly recognize the problem.
00:17But even so, the list points to a Brazil that might insist on that system with four forwards
00:22and only two midfielders.
00:25But now Carletto has a great chance to transform this team and for that he only needs one
00:30thing.
00:32Courage to abandon an idea that clearly hasn't worked and won't work.
00:36A new addition to the national team this week, Martinelli represents a generation of Brazilian
00:41midfielders who know how to defend, a vital aspect for anyone playing at the heart of
00:45a team, but can also play which is another fundamental factor for players in that role
00:50in modern football.
00:51When we look at this chart here which compares Martinelli's actions with players in the same
00:56position as him in the Brazilian championship, we notice two very interesting aspects that
01:00obviously speak to the characteristics of this player.
01:03The first one is the percentage of successful tackles.
01:06He has 52%, which is higher than the average for players in the same position in the championship,
01:12which is 49%, just a little above.
01:15And Martinelli also leads in some important passing categories.
01:19Clean progressive passes and accurate progressive passes.
01:22We can see here on the blue line, compared to the red line, which is the average for players
01:26in the same position in the championship, that Martinelli has a big advantage.
01:30See, he has an average of 8.70 accurate progressive passes, meaning forward passes, while the championship
01:37average is 6.13.
01:40Martinelli manages to be better in this aspect, and his movement map here on the side also shows
01:45another very important thing.
01:47He covers a very, very large area of the field at Fluminets.
01:50In practice, this defensive work looks more or less like this.
01:54Martinelli is a player with a great ability to win these duels and make tackles, but also to read the
01:59game, right?
02:00This play here shows that Paulo Henrique, a Vasco player, receives the ball here on the side of the field,
02:05on the wing.
02:06And look at how Martinelli is blocking Brenner.
02:08What is he preventing here?
02:09Exactly, he's preventing Paulo Henrique from making a pass behind Rene, who moved up to press him,
02:14and finding a player running into that space.
02:16So, he blocks with his body and doesn't let Brenner run in front to control the ball and continue this
02:22Vasco attack.
02:23The play continues, it goes to Andres Gomez, and quickly, the ball went past him to another player.
02:28Martinelli makes the tackle.
02:29He moves, slides for the ball, and manages to recover it, so Fluminets can start playing and try to build
02:34their play.
02:34This ability, he has to win the ball back, is very important for the tricolor.
02:38Here, another play.
02:39Look, Fluminets is all set up inside their box, defending a lead in the final minutes of this game.
02:44This was recent now against Vasco da Gama, and the ball is going to bounce here.
02:47Look how Martinelli goes into the duel, and here, the precision is crucial.
02:50Because, if his foot's out of place, he brings down Andres Gomez and gives away a penalty.
02:55But, his foot is on the ball again.
02:57Always aiming to dispossess the opponent, Andres, and being as careful as possible not to commit a foul.
03:02Which is exactly what he does in this play.
03:03Look, he wins the ball back from Andres Gomez and comes away with the ball cleanly for Fluminets.
03:08Another play we're going to see here.
03:10Look, an attempt at the transition from Remo.
03:12A quick move from defense to attack, where are Fluminets' two center backs.
03:15So, whoever is running back to make the tackle needs to be very precise in their challenge to avoid giving
03:19the opponent a chance to build a fast attack.
03:22Right?
03:23Remo's forward manages the first pass.
03:25Jaa, who's a fast player, controls it.
03:27So here, if he pushes it forward, he'll probably go one-on-one with Thiago Silva.
03:31And the other center back here, who seems to be Anasio.
03:33In this play, Martinelli comes in and again, foot on the ball.
03:37Challenge.
03:37Puts his body in.
03:38Puts his arm.
03:39Puts his foot in front.
03:40And manages to win the ball back for Fluminets.
03:43So, this ability of Martinelli to win the ball back, which we've seen is above average compared to other players
03:49in his position in the Brazilian league, is also a point in his favor in this competition for a spot
03:53on the Brazilian national team.
03:55When working with the ball, often simplifying the play is a great virtue.
03:59And Martinelli, at many moments when he's playing for Fluminets, does this role here look as the holding midfielder.
04:04Sometimes it's him with Nanato, sometimes him with Hercules.
04:07They play side by side, right?
04:08Many times there's no clear first or second midfielder.
04:10They switch, they alternate, depending on the situation and the moment in the game.
04:14They're both number five, both number eights.
04:16It really depends on the circumstances.
04:17Here, look, he's the deepest player.
04:19Fluminets tried to play on the right side.
04:20It didn't work.
04:21The ball came back to him quickly.
04:22He saw a passing lane here to the player.
04:24Who's in the middle is Rene.
04:25And he passes the ball forward.
04:26He gives the ball to Rene.
04:27He keeps the game moving.
04:28He doesn't hold on to it, waiting or looking for too many options.
04:31Here, look, you see that Soteldo controls the ball.
04:33He brings it from the side to the inside.
04:35He doesn't get tangled up much, right?
04:36That's very much Soteldo style.
04:38He can't play.
04:39He passes it to Martinelli.
04:41Martinelli gives it a little touch.
04:43The field is very open because Vasco is a bit disorganized.
04:45He passed forward so Canubio can move up the field.
04:48This play here is from the game against Atletico Paranaense.
04:51I want you to pay attention to this because this play really shows the intelligence of
04:55the midfield players.
04:56These players from a new generation, right?
04:58They're always here turning their heads from side to side to scan the game and see who's nearby.
05:03Already thinking about the next passing option when the ball arrives.
05:06So these are players who are being developed and refined, trained to think about many things at the
05:12same time so that when the ball gets to their feet, they've already made the next decision.
05:17The next step taken on the field.
05:18So Fluminense is working the ball in defense here.
05:20Look at how Martinez Martinelli is turned, looking to his left side, trying to understand a bit of that
05:25space.
05:26What he can do which player is nearby is a passing option where he can move.
05:29The ball is going to go to Rene back here.
05:31Look, and the two Atletico Paranaense players.
05:34Leo Leozinho and Viveros, they step up to put pressure on this Fluminense buildup attempt.
05:38That's Rene here.
05:39And the center back who was playing on the left side.
05:41So as Viveros and Leo Leozinho push up to press, a small space opens up behind them, right?
05:47Fluminense has the ball.
05:48So Martinelli is going to move over there to offer exactly a passing option.
05:52But at the same time, he's making that movement.
05:55He looks to the right again, this time to the right side to understand what this Atletico
05:58Paranaense player is going to do.
06:00Is he going to step up to press as well?
06:02Is he going to hold his position?
06:03Where is this Atletico player going?
06:05So Martinelli has already mapped it out.
06:07And he's already seen that here he's already on the move.
06:09In other words, he's going to move up to keep up and also try to apply pressure.
06:13All right, Rene's pass goes to Martinelli.
06:15He checks again.
06:16And he saw that the player is going to come in here on his right side.
06:19So what is Martinelli going to do?
06:21He's going to angle his body to the right.
06:23And he's going to move to the left side.
06:25He spun around the defender, ball forward.
06:28Fluminense plays out from the back.
06:29These game situations might even seem very simple.
06:32But they make a big difference for the team to take initiative.
06:36For the team to get forward to be able to gain precious seconds in the contest.
06:40In today's game, where there's very little space to play.
06:44And very little time to think as well.
06:47And then when we look at players like Andrei Santos, Danilo, Bruno Guimarens,
06:52who are already part of Ancelotti's work.
06:54They also have the characteristics that can make the team solid with and without the ball.
07:00Working in different positions and roles within the same game.
07:03Even when I see a situation like this, I keep thinking about how most people who come to our
07:08videos are not subscribed to our channel.
07:11That's completely crazy.
07:12So let's change that.
07:13If you're not subscribed yet, subscribe to the Futebol Maximo channel.
07:16Because Ancelotti is already changing the Brazilian national team after a very
07:20unsuccessful World Cup.
07:22When we talk about the midfield and a very negative final impression,
07:25with Brazil being overwhelmed in that match against Norway in that area.
07:30It's sad. I know. But it's over. It's done. There's no point in us going back to that story.
07:34Let's look forward. And on the horizon of the Brazilian national team.
07:38Three very interesting midfielders are emerging.
07:40We haven't talked much about Martinelli, who's coming in.
07:43But there are two other new faces in this FIFA window.
07:45Breno Bidon and Gabriel Bontempo.
07:47And here on the Futebol Maximo channel, when you take a general look,
07:50you'll find several videos about the Brazilian national team.
07:53We always cover the call-ups.
07:55We break down the options there and try to understand how each player can fit into the context.
07:59So there's this really cool video here about Breno Bidon.
08:02That our dear crazy guy with wild eyes, Joao, made.
08:05And there's this one that I made talking about Gabriel Bontempo.
08:08Characteristics. How the player can play.
08:10What makes him different when thinking about the Brazilian national team.
08:13But there are other cool things here.
08:15Look how Ancelotti can form this team.
08:16There's also the segment by the numbers by our Philippon.
08:20There's also a video about Pedro.
08:22Samuel Lino. Anyway, a menu full of Brazilian national team content.
08:26So you can get ready for this international window.
08:28Go with the characteristics of each player at your fingertips.
08:30And show off to your friends, right?
08:32For example, when we come here on our fantasy platform, we'll find Martinelli's stats.
08:35We see that he stands out in the percentage of accurate passes.
08:4090%.
08:41More than a thousand completed passes in the Brazilian championship.
08:45And also defensive contributions.
08:47It covers a lot of things.
08:48Duels, tackles, balls recovered, interceptions.
08:513.84 is Martinelli's average.
08:54So a defensive contribution.
08:56A very big contribution from the Fluminense player.
08:58We can look at more of his general numbers here, right?
09:00Like passes.
09:01Key passes here.
09:02Look, they are 17 in the Brazilian championship.
09:04That's a good number too.
09:06He's a defensive midfielder who doesn't always play close to the box.
09:09Many times he plays deep in the buildup.
09:11Building up.
09:12Helping the team move from defense to attack.
09:15So he has a good rate of key passes in the competition.
09:18And also these numbers here.
09:20Of defensive contribution, right?
09:22In total, 73.
09:23Which gives an average of 3.84 per minute atch.
09:26So that's Martinelli's good defensive contribution.
09:28That makes me put him here as the holding midfielder
09:30for the Brazilian national team in these friendlies that Brazil is going to play.
09:32I've set up a defensive line here.
09:34Look, I left a question mark for the goalkeeper.
09:35You can even leave your opinion in the comments.
09:37Who should be the starting goalkeeper for the Brazilian national team?
09:39Should it be Mauricio, Morisco, Otavio, or Hugo Souza?
09:42I think Gabriel Magalhães and Marquinhos will be kept as Brazil's starting center back
09:46duo.
09:47Wesley will be back on the right.
09:48And initially I go with Douglas Sanos.
09:50He was one of the few players who did well in the World Cup, right?
09:53So Martinelli would take this position here.
09:56Of the five defensive midfielders, I would put Gabriel Bontempo next to him.
10:00A player to play here as well with those characteristics.
10:03Tackling, quick passing, carrying the ball at times.
10:06Those qualities could complement each other really well.
10:08These two players together could work really well.
10:10And Baidon playing here to his left.
10:12That would be my Brazilian national team.
10:14A midfield trio with these three players who play here in Brazil.
10:18It would be a very interesting test.
10:19Although many times the formation might lean a bit toward that four forward setup.
10:25For me, strengthening the midfield a bit in these initial tests could give some clues.
10:29About what Brazil needs to do.
10:31And even which path Encelotti should take.
10:33Thinking about this cycle.
10:35The World Cup is still very far away.
10:36There's the Copa America before that.
10:38Anyway, the team is just starting to take shape.
10:40And building this team needs to start in midfield.
10:43You can't look at anything else.
10:45You can't think about the defense, the full backs, or the attack.
10:48The midfield is the most urgent issue.
10:51And Celotti made that very clear actually.
10:53I think Vinicius will end up playing on one wing and STF on the other.
10:56And Rafinha could play as a false nine.
10:58Just like he's been doing a lot at Barcelona.
11:00He's the big name at the start of the season.
11:03So it would be a very powerful attack.
11:05A very vertical attack.
11:06And a midfield trio.
11:08Players who have good marking ability.
11:09They can win the ball back.
11:10They fight a lot for the ball.
11:12In both Bomb Temple's and Biden's videos.
11:14Joao and I showed that.
11:15And Martinelli as well.
11:16A player who does good defensive work.
11:19And offers clean build up, right?
11:21Helping the team progress.
11:22Move forward on the field.
11:23Brazil would have quality with the ball at their feet.
11:25With these three midfielders.
11:27And also strength in market.
11:30Besides what is for me more important.
11:32Making a bet on the future.
11:34On the development of players who can make it to the World Cup.
11:37In just under four years.
11:38Yes.
11:40To be ready.
11:41So that Brazil can be strong in midfield.
11:43Which is exactly where the game is decided.
11:45Look at the current world champion.
11:47Spain.
11:48What is Spain's strength?
11:49It's the midfield.
11:50So it's time to stop neglecting this area.
11:52To stop thinking about four forwards.
11:55About the full back dilemma.
11:56Brazil needs to strengthen itself through the midfield.
11:59And with these players here.
12:00For me this is the beginning of something very interesting.
12:03And if you want to learn more about our fantasy game.
12:06Which I showed there with Martinelli.
12:07Just click on this video and you'll see.
12:09If you want to watch Biden's video.
12:11Just click on this one.
12:12If you want to watch Bomb Temple's video.
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