Dunga senses nerves

world cup 2010 - Brazil coach Dunga has taken his team had shown "anxiety and ansia''nella their opening World Cup against North Korea at Ellis Park before running 2-1.

Maicon made the breakthrough for the world champion five times with a shot from a tight angle and Elano has a second when a superb sidefooted home a brilliant ball by Robinho.

Dunga is under pressure not to play good football and get this result could have given his critics to throw more mud on him, but he was just happy to emerge with a victory against hardworking opponents.

Dunga said: "The first game is always very difficult. There are a lot of nervousness and anxiety after many workouts. We all want to score and not concede a goal. I'm not completely satisfied, but that's normal in football.

"In the second half we changed our pace a little." At first we wanted side by side, but in the second half we improved a lot. The spirit of this team is remarkable and the team will go forward.''

Dunga admitted his team struggle to a team that at 0-0, were content to pack the defense and try to hold off Brazil break.

"If we are a team that was offensive encounter creates the necessary space, but it is very difficult for some teams to develop a counter-attack'', said Dunga." North Korea went very well and defended very well, but Brazil were able to create a number of ways.''

Kaka has been in the second half of Nilmar replaced Dunga managed his recovery from groin and thigh, the problems have plagued his first season at Real Madrid.

The coach said: "We had expected that Kaka would be replaced - it would not play on every 90 minutes because he has not played a pretty complete game in five months, we wanted to increase the pace and speed of our team as the two -0 We decided to replace him.''

North Korea coach Kim Jong-Hun was proud of his men, despite the defeat with goals from Ji Yun-Nam, that are a cause for celebration and hope for the things against the Ivory Coast and Portugal come.

Kim said: "The Brazilian team has a very strong team, and although we are not winning the game, I think our players fought very well. For the first half of our players really made our plan for the Brazilian team - as if the attacking sides or wings, or single time. We were in a position to defend themselves.

"We were very well prepared to fight for one of their tactics, and we have the ball when we intercepted passed very quickly. Unfortunately, we could not the ball into the net. In the second half Brazil were second most in the attack, but we have sought an opportunity to find a goal. I thought we fought a lot of courage.''