{"id":415771,"date":"2026-06-10T07:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/?p=415771"},"modified":"2026-06-10T07:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:47:04","slug":"brazils-defence-remains-anyones-guess-after-wesley-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/brazils-defence-remains-anyones-guess-after-wesley-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil&#8217;s defence remains anyone&#8217;s guess after Wesley withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironically for a team historically renowned for their attacking flair, Brazil\u2019s defence was the main talking point during \u200bTuesday\u2019s press conference<br><br><strong>BASKING RIDGE: Five-times champions Brazil play their opening World Cup game against Morocco on Saturday \u200bbut there are few clues as to how\u00a0Carlo Ancelotti \u200cwill solve the defensive problems they face.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironically for a team historically renowned for their attacking flair, Brazil\u2019s defence was the main talking point during \u200bTuesday\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazil have lost first-choice right back Wesley, \u200bwho was ruled out after suffering a thigh muscle \u2060injury during last Saturday\u2019s friendly against Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The possible replacements \u2014 Roger \u200bIbanez or Danilo \u2014 have not been playing regularly in that position \u200brecently, with both currently operating more as central defenders or full backs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are working hard to get to the game in the strongest shape possible. \u200bThat is all I can tell you,\u201d Ibanez told reporters \u200bat Brazil\u2019s hotel in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I tell you anything else, \u200cI \u2060would be in trouble,\u201d he added when asked whether he expected to start and, if so, whether it would be at right back or in a more central role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancelotti opted not \u200bto call up \u200ba specialist right \u2060back to replace Wesley, instead bringing in Atalanta midfielder Ederson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibanez, who plays for Saudi side Al-Ahli, \u200bsaid Ancelotti had not yet held specific conversations \u200bwith him \u2060or Danilo regarding the situation, suggesting a final decision has still to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, however, that his own style is more \u2060defensive \u200bthan Wesley\u2019s, with the injured defender \u200boffering a greater attacking threat down the flank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancelotti could also opt to use a \u200bmidfielder at right back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ironically for a team historically renowned for their attacking flair, Brazil\u2019s defence was the main talking point during \u200bTuesday\u2019s press conference BASKING RIDGE: Five-times champions Brazil play their opening World Cup game against Morocco on Saturday \u200bbut there are few clues as to how\u00a0Carlo Ancelotti \u200cwill solve the defensive problems they face. Ironically for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-415771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12903"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415772,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415771\/revisions\/415772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}