Brazil searching for more quality midfielders, says Ancelotti

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a], who last missed out on a World Cup ‌quarter-final place in 1990, never really found their rhythm.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] ‌looked confident right from the start, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berge-sander/KCY13JFl/"]Sander Berge[/a] getting ‌a goal within three minutes that was ruled offside ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nyland-orjan/UJ9btoDi/"]Orjan Nyland[/a] saving a weak spot-kick from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bruno-guimaraes/xtyKanzU/"]Bruno Guimaraes[/a] - a choice of penalty taker that had baffled many fans, given ‌his relative lack of experience.[/p][p]That decision was ⁠based on a statistical ‌analysis, said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ancelotti-carlo/nZQG5IgJ/"]Ancelotti[/a].[/p][p]"[b]According to that, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a] was the best person to ​take the penalty, and then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a], and then Bruno,[/b]" he said. "[b]So we chose him as we ​felt he was the best on the field.[/b]" Neither Neymar nor Raphinha were in the starting team.[/p][p]The pace -- possibly ⁠weighed down by an ​oppressively humid day -- stayed slow on both sides, neither seemed keen to press, and chances were missed.[/p][embed guid="5558daca-7201-4ebc-9465-a8e7cc9529c8" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI3eNR45hpE" social-type="youtube" /][p]Neymar was sent on to huge cheers from the crowd at the second-half ‌hydration break and the pace picked up but Brazil were left to rue their relaxed start as talisman striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] scored two late goals for Norway. A penalty by Neymar in stoppage time was not enough to save Brazil.[/p][p]"[b]At the beginning it seemed to me we were a controlled team, we were creating opportunities[/b]," Ancelotti told reporters. "[b]It was difficult to put on too much ‌pressure because Norway was locking its defence, applying too much ​is a risk[/b]."[/p][p]The team would continue to do ‌their job and "look for new ideas," Ancelotti said, acknowledging a lack of quality in midfield.[/p][p]"We need some young talent, we need some high-level players coming into Brazilian football.[/p][p]"[b]I think we did a solid job, but that’s ⁠football for you, that’s ⁠sports. Sometimes you have ‌to taste defeat,[/b]" he added.[/p]