於是巴西驚險靠著加拿大擊退捷克晉級 16 強。
他們將要遇上的球隊是強壯的東歐人斯洛伐克。
巴西球員紛紛表示自己最後一場比賽是因為輕忽澳洲的實力所以踢得特別放鬆，
沒想到直到分數變成 0：3 時他們才大夢初醒意識到情況好像不太對...
最終雖然趕回兩球但卻無法挽回落敗的事實。
中後衛隊長 Adailton 和右後衛 Daniel 都表示因為自己相想喜愛上前參與進攻，
結果導致球隊常常在防守上出紕漏，而進入淘汰賽後他們兩位將會把防守擺在第一位，
用更多的精力和專注力在防守上，但這不比少他們看到機會時不會上前進攻，
因為「進攻」就是巴西足球的特色！
總之，巴西球員經歷不順的小組賽後將會更多地留心自己在球場上隨時隨地都要保持高度
注意力，一點都不可以馬虎。因為這次的比賽每支球隊實力都相當接近，一個不小心就可
能會翻船...
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Brazil ponder the virtues of defeat
(FIFA.com) 08 Dec 2003
When they lost their final group match to the combative Australians (2-3),
Brazil suffered a hammer blow. This unexpected blip almost cost them their
place in the next round, an unimaginable state of affairs for the Selecao
who have never been eliminated at the first hurdle of the FIFA World Youth
Championship in 12 outings. Defenders Adailton and Daniel will be out to
apply the lessons learnt from this ignominious reverse during their last
sixteen-stage clash with Slovakia in Sharjah.
“We have taken this defeat as a wake-up call, as a warning to stay fully
focused. Now it won’t happen again. I guess we fell victim to a bout of
over-confidence, thinking that the match against Australia would be easy.”
Big Brazilian central defender Adailton is painfully aware how close his
side came to unmitigated disaster courtesy of their shock defeat by the
Young Socceroos, with only Canada’s surprise win over the Czechs (1-0)
saving Marcos Paqueta’s men from a first-round exit.
Trailing 3-0 at one stage, the Auriverdes clawed their way back into the
match, but for once that all-important leveller eluded them. “We were much
too relaxed, almost asleep until their third goal went in. And when we did
finally wake up, it was too late. The long and the short of it is that we
nearly got knocked out in the first round, something that has never happened
to the Selecao…”, the young stopper summarises. “We found out that we have
no automatic right to victory, but that we have to earn it. However, I feel
this loss has boosted togetherness within the squad, making our team spirit
stronger,” chips in Daniel, his right-sided defensive colleague.
Consequently, it is with some circumspection but predominant humility that
the Brazilians await their tussle with Slovakia for a quarter-final place.
“It will be a very tough game. We’ve got through a tricky group phase
without playing particularly good football, as we weren’t sufficiently well
prepared. But I believe we’ll get stronger as the tournament progresses and
have a good chance of going through,” declares Adailton.
A healthy dose of respect
Daniel too, is wary of the threat posed by the Eastern Europeans. “The
Slovaks are a very strong side, and we’ll need to keep an eye on all their
players, but according to our coach, their strikers are the biggest threat,
particularly the number 10.”
As a result, we may be about to witness the unusual spectacle of a Brazilian
team tailoring its style of play to suit circumstances. For their defenders,
it is a case of ‘once bitten, twice shy.’ “We have to keep playing our
usual attacking game, but at the same time we’ll be a little more cautious
and patient than normal,” considers Daniel. Always naturally looking to get
forward, Adailton, who plays for Vitoria in Brazil, will certainly have to
restrain himself somewhat. “My number one priority is defending, and that
will be uppermost in my mind against the Slovaks. But if I get opportunities
to go forward, I’ll take them.”
But prudence does not translate as pessimism, with both defenders thoroughly
convinced that their uniquely Brazilian qualities can take them a very long
way. “We’re a typically Brazilian team, with great individual skill that
means we can create a goal out of nothing or play our way out of defence.
Plus, we fight all the way to the final whistle. We never give up,” Adailton
assesses.
The Vitoria defender is well aware that it will be a long, hard road, as the
tournament is particularly tight this year. “It is a difficult tournament,
every match is tough as each team has its own qualities. Take Argentina, for
example: they had no end of problems against Egypt in what some thought would
be a one-sided affair.” He is intent therefore on keeping the lessons of the
defeat by the Aussies in the front of his mind: “I’ve learned that no match
is won just by turning up.” And at 6pm on 9 December, it will become appa-
rent whether he and his teammates have done their homework thoroughly as
matters unfold on the pitch at Sharjah
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