Brazil defender Miranda said that he thinks the Belgium centre-back Vincent Kompany was trying to hide Belgium’s fear in his comments ahead of the Quarter Final clash between the Selecao and the Red Devils.
Earlier Kompany said that even though Brazil are the stronger of the two sides as the Selecao have more individual talents, still the Red Devils were not losing any sleep over Brazil’s formidable attack built with players like Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and Paulinho.
According to a report from Goal.com, Miranda said that Kompany was just trying to hide Belgium’s fear of facing Brazil and trying to provoke Tite’s men ahead of the clash.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. “We know there is all kinds of provocation. I think it's a way to hide your fear,” he told a news conference Thursday, as reported by Goal.com.
“I think it’s a way of showing trust and hiding fear.
“You have to prepare yourself especially against the Brazil national team and a leader like Kompany has to show confidence to his team-mates, just like the more experienced players have to show our confidence in our actions to our team-mates.” Miranda added.
Miranda also admitted that Romelu Lukaku is not the only threat as the Selecao have to be aware of all the Belgium players to ensure victory against the Red Devils.
“Belgium is not just Lukaku. Certainly it’s a very strong attacking team but the main way to stop the opponent is to be aware of all the players that are on the pitch because there are several high-quality players,” Miranda said.
“They are very skillful, they are very tall, so our defence is going to have to be very well prepared to neutralise all of the opponent's attacks.”
The winner of the clash between Brazil and Belgium will face either France or Uruguay in the semi-finals.
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