Robinho wants Brazil to find their composure

Striker Robinho would like to see a more focused display from Brazil when they take on the United States in their second group game of the Confederations Cup in Pretoria on Thursday.The Manchester City star and his team-mates were given an almighty scare in their first game against Egypt, which looked to be heading for a 3-3 draw before Kaka netted a late winner from the penalty spot.The three points against the African champions spared Selecao's blushes as they moved top of Group B, a position they currently share with Italy."It could have been a lot easier for us but Egypt deserve a lot of credit for fighting back in the second half," Robinho said. "We maybe lost our composure for a few minutes there but the most important thing was that we won."In the next game against USA we'll be working hard to make sure we don't make those errors again, because we'll be coming up against another quality team."Dunga's team came into the tournament after back-to-back World Cup qualifying wins against Uruguay and Paraguay, games the coach said added to his players' fatigue. But the defending champions will be keen to seal their place in the semi-final with another victory at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.New Real Madrid signing Kaka added: "We expected it to be a very tough opening match and we're very happy to leave here having got the job done in what is a very tight group."Playing in the Confederations Cup is a great opportunity ahead of the 2010 World Cup, and as long as we remain strong during the difficult periods, like against Egypt, I think we'll be on the right track. In a short tournament with decisive matches, that's all that matters. We've got the three points we wanted and now we're in a position to reach the semi-finals."On the other hand, the Americans were left without a point after their opening game against the Italians, despite turning in an encouraging display.The CONCACAF winners lost 3-1, but were 1-0 up at half-time, despite having a man sent off.But they were stretched in the second half before eventually going down, and captain Landon Donovan knows they need a big performance tomorrow."After losing our opener, this game against Brazil is now a must-win for us," he said. "We know we can give a hard game to any team we meet and Brazil will be no different."We need to put the first game with Italy behind us and bounce back by getting it right at Brazil."Coach Bob Bradley is also hoping for a turnaround.He said: "To play against a team like Italy and be down a man takes extra strong efforts on a lot of parts, and I thought that part was good from my team. Unfortunately playing with a man less took its toll. But it's only the first game of the group, and now we move on."


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