07-03-2006, 05:30 PM
Quote:Usually Brazil start as favorite and everybody talks about how nice football they play. But at the moment it is getting a bit more difficult they have to start using fouls as well.....and for some reason the referees don't see those fouls to good. 4 years ago I also found germany the stronger (in the finals) but that didn't work out, now France kept cool and walked away with the win.
The reason Brazil is always the favorite is because their style of soccer (or football for all the non-American types) is pretty and fun to watch. Add to that the fact that they really *are* usually strong....
OTOH, I've never been a big fan. When I used to play semi-seriously, the most skill-wise talented player on our team was from Brazil. The guy could dribble like no one else on our team. However he was the type of player who would rather take a bad shot than to pass to a teammate who was in a better position. He'd rather look good than make the whole team look good. I'm not saying that they are all like that, but I find their game to be too individualistic for my liking. Of course their skills really are great and that I think is the reason that they've been so successful in World Cups throughout the years, despite their flaws. Their skill often makes up for the lack of teamwork. Thankfully, *often* and not always.
-A