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Brazil coach Tite has revealed that he allows star man Neymar to be isolated and heavily marked as opposition defences open up space for other attackers when they concentrate their efforts on the Barcelona man.
A 3-0 victory over Paraguay on Tuesday—paired with Peru's 2-1 win against Uruguay—saw Brazil become the first team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia:
A Neymar goal in Sao Paulo came between strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Marcelo, and Tite explained after the game how the 25-year-old forward helps his side even when he is being intensely marshalled, per FourFourTwo:
The collective empowers the individual.