Manager Fernando Diniz may carry the main guilt for Brazil’s 2-1 loss to Colombia last night, but if there’s a player who’s getting nearly the same criticism, that’s Emerson Royal.
The Tottenham Hotspur fullback really struggled in defence, and got big blame for such a poor performance for the five-time World Champions.
As Globo Esporte comes up with the ratings for Brazil players last night, they gave him 3.5 out of 10, which was the lowest in the team. The fans made it even worse, as they rated him 1 out of 10.
Royal’s biggest problem was defending Luis Diaz. Globo Esporte points the Tottenham player got ‘bent’ by the Liverpool star. He also failed in Colombia’s two goals, as he couldn’t stop the cross in the first, and didn’t go up for the header in the second.
As UOL writes about Brazil’s defensive system, they claim Fernando Diniz’s side do not have good fullbacks, and Royal is one of those to blame for that.
We now shall see whether the national team will keep the Tottenham player in the starting line-up, as Brazil face Argentina on Thursday.
