Tite satisfied with "impressive" Brazil against Ghana
Brazil head coach Tite hailed his side's "impressive" performance as they regained possession against Ghana.
The South American side cruised to a 3-0 victory over their African opponents in a friendly in France, Marquinhos opened the scoring in nine minutes before Richarlison netted a brace before the break.
Victory in Le Havre sparks optimism for the five-time World Cup champions ahead of the tournament later this year, with Tite's side excelling in the final third and putting their opponents to the sword.
>However, Tite was impressed with his team's display without possession against Ghana as they quickly reacted to win the ball.
"In the first half, the team mobilized to, after losing the ball, immediately regain control of the ball," he said.
"There are many ways to call it: lose and press, five seconds of madness, everyone uses a different term. But our speed in regaining possession was impressive.
"When the balls stopped, the team did well too, it was clean. Coming to France, without the athletes having to change time zones, helped.”
In the second half, Brazil weren't able to fully reach the level they showed in the first 45 minutes, but Tite believes that wouldn't have been possible.
"In the first half the team had the pace and the performance, they dominated and controlled. In the second half, Ghana managed to control for 15 minutes, we couldn't finish them because they had a wall of five players,” he explained.
"At the same time, we were solid. If we didn't create, we also didn't let our opponent create. With the entry of new players [off the bench], we regained dominance .
"Then we had good chances to increase our lead. Matheus Cunha had two clear chances, there were chances with Neymar, Rodrygo, Paqueta.
"So the team was able to do well in these different stages but to live up to what we did in the first half doesn't always work."
Brazil will face Tunisia on Tuesday in their last game before the start of the World Cup in Qatar in November.
Brazil head coach Tite hailed his side's "impressive" performance as they regained possession against Ghana.
The South American side cruised to a 3-0 victory over their African opponents in a friendly in France, Marquinhos opened the scoring in nine minutes before Richarlison netted a brace before the break.
Victory in Le Havre sparks optimism for the five-time World Cup champions ahead of the tournament later this year, with Tite's side excelling in the final third and putting their opponents to the sword.
>However, Tite was impressed with his team's display without possession against Ghana as they quickly reacted to win the ball.
"In the first half, the team mobilized to, after losing the ball, immediately regain control of the ball," he said.
"There are many ways to call it: lose and press, five seconds of madness, everyone uses a different term. But our speed in regaining possession was impressive.
"When the balls stopped, the team did well too, it was clean. Coming to France, without the athletes having to change time zones, helped.”
In the second half, Brazil weren't able to fully reach the level they showed in the first 45 minutes, but Tite believes that wouldn't have been possible.
"In the first half the team had the pace and the performance, they dominated and controlled. In the second half, Ghana managed to control for 15 minutes, we couldn't finish them because they had a wall of five players,” he explained.
"At the same time, we were solid. If we didn't create, we also didn't let our opponent create. With the entry of new players [off the bench], we regained dominance .
"Then we had good chances to increase our lead. Matheus Cunha had two clear chances, there were chances with Neymar, Rodrygo, Paqueta.
"So the team was able to do well in these different stages but to live up to what we did in the first half doesn't always work."
Brazil will face Tunisia on Tuesday in their last game before the start of the World Cup in Qatar in November.
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