5 Reasons why Brazil received such a punishment against Germany

The world cup was fantastic it seemed as though it would never end. I really believed Brazil would win it, congrats to Germany for winning the competition,overall they were the best team. There 7-1 win against Brazil was definitely the most crushing victory I have ever seen at a world cup. The end result would warranty a FIFA apology, in fact I think Brazil forgot the whole meaning of defending. Here are 5 reasons why Brazil  received such a punishment against Germany.

1. Sole reliability on the One. Neymar Jr the poster boy of the world cup, Brazil's golden boy at the young age of 22 years old had the immense burden of winning the world cup, he had the tricks, the samba flair and the moments of magic but the team was built to maximize his potential and him only everyone else where just extras.
2. No plan B I aint talking about the singer/rapper but God knows he would of done a much better job then some of the Brazilian defenders against Germany.The loss of Neymar jr and Thiago silva were equally huge loses seeing as goal scoring and stopping goals were massive problems. However there was no like for like replacement in the squad for Neymar, without him and silva the squad seemed totally lost, there were a lack of creative ideas and an alternative strategy.
3. Lack of Firepower I always believed this would be Brazil's Achilles' heel. One player can't always make it happen and with a country bursting at the seams with attacking talent its weird that only Jo and Fred where the best the country could offer. Both however did perform well Brasileiro Série A. But Scolari made a mistake in having two target men strikers in the squad instead of another striker who could offer something different. 
4. Obsession on winning.Football these days is all about. If you keep losing your will be shortly receiving your p45 in the post. From the beginning of the world cup each match just supported the argument that Brazil had sold their footballing soul for the price of winning. No longer was joga bonita on the agenda  it was something else, something ugly. I know for sure what i was watching was not the Brazilian way.
5. Just doing enough can only take you so far. That statement sums up Brazil's 2014 world cup journey. This defeat was coming although perhaps not in the crushing manner. Brazil would win but it would never be convincing and Germany just seemed to be to efficient, to lethal and to clinical the game was over in the first half an hour 

Although Brazil finished the competition in fourth place i'm sincerely hoping that Dunga Brazil's new manager will make complete changes and breath life into this classical team. The road to redemption starts now and Brazil must be planning to make a better show of themselves at the Olympics which will they will host.