Just to add, I think couple of days back in two seperate media briefings, the English coach Eriksson and the Brazil coach Parreira stressed on how important it is to win matches and not play the "beautiful game" They asked who will remember a Ghana or a Spain (or an Argentina - I am adding this as at that point of time Argentina was not eliminated). Those teams have crashed out and we are still in this game.
How wrong can they be. It is important to win matches I agree, but not by playing boring football. I think people will remember the Ghanians and the Ivorians and the Argentinians from this world cup rather than the Brazilians and the English. We still remember and consider the Brazil team of 82 as their best ever squad. They didnt win the cup but won a lot of hearts. The total football by the Dutch in 74, they played some wonderful soccer but didnt win the cup. It is not the cup that matters, but those 90 minutes of magic that every football lover wants to see.
So Mr.Eriksson and Pareira, you are very wrong!
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