Brazil vs Germany World Cup 2014: Was Fred's performance the worst display by a striker in World Cup history? His heat map makes comical viewing
Fred spent the most time in possession of the ball on the centre spot as he took SEVEN restarts
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Your support makes all the difference.Brazil striker Fred was continuously booed during the 7-1 embarrassment to Germany whenever he picked up the ball – or his face appeared on the screen – and it appears that what little patience the fans had left for the forward has clearly diminished.
Fred has cut a lost soul in Brazil this summer, with his form hardly that of a semi-final side as he has scored just once in six World Cup matches, and even that goal came in the comfortable 4-1 victory over Cameroon. With Neymar taking centre stage when it came to carrying the rest of his team (and a nation) Fred’s transformation from Confederations Cup top goalscorer to World Cup flop has been nothing short of incredible.
Fans in South America are hostile at the best of times, but when a team with roots so deep in football such as Brazil is losing 7-0 and you haven’t had a shot on target to speak of, it’s hardly surprising Fred was booed.
A look at Fred’s heat map of where he had possession of the ball shows that apart from the restarts – and by the time he was substituted there had already been seven – there is little else to analyse.
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According to stats provided by Opta, Fred had one shot at goal during the match, completed 15 of his 21 pass attempts and didn’t register a single tackle, cross, run or interception throughout his 69 minutes on the field.
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