"He's like a cone on the field" ... "He can't move." ... "He doesn't shot. He supposed to head the ball in but doesn't do that."
“We already had Hulk, now we’ve got the Invisible Man,” is the joke making the rounds
For Brazil to beat Germany, Hulk has to get angry
It has to begin with this: Hulk has had more shots (13) than any other player to have failed to score in World Cup 2014. In the eyes of some, it might paint him in a not so very good light. But in the absence of Neymar, he is their best goal-scoring option and the man who will need to step up -- in other words, like his superhero namesake, he will need to get angry.
I doubt it.
Even without Neymar, Brazil has the pace to take on the German back four. I think the key player for Brazil will be Oscar - he’s not made much of a name for himself in this tournament, and he’s certainly be inconsistent with Chelsea as befits a young player moving up to the big time, but when he’s “on”, he’s gonna be tough for a less than mobile German defense to handle.
That said, I think the real challenge in this matchup is the German offense vs. the Brazilian defense. If Brazil doesn’t do a better job of staying at home and defending as a team, they’d better darn well hope they’re scoring a bunch, because they’ll need the goals to keep up with the Germans, who will pick them apart.