About this episode

Wayne Rooney and Paul Lambert analyze Scotland's tactics in their World Cup defeat to Brazil and discuss the implications for England and the future of football legends Messi and Ronaldo.

Did Scotland get their tactics wrong against Brazil? Should England have done more to beat Ghana? And could Brazil be the team to beat under Carlo Ancelotti? Wayne Rooney is joined by Paul Lambert to analyse Scotland's World Cup defeat, questioning whether they walked right into Brazil’s trap. They also discuss Steve Clarke's record, Scotland's slim chances of progressing and the hard lessons they must learn. Plus, Wayne and Paul share stories about the Brazil teams they faced, and why Messi and Ronaldo are still the best.

People in this episode

Host: Wayne Rooney

Guest: Paul Lambert

Topics covered

• Scotland vs Brazil
• World Cup analysis
• football tactics
• England's performance
• Carlo Ancelotti
• Messi and Ronaldo

Keywords

• Scotland
• Brazil
• World Cup
• football tactics
• Wayne Rooney
• Paul Lambert
• Carlo Ancelotti
• Messi
• Ronaldo

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Scotland, Brazil, England, Ghana

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