CROoney said:
my point is - we play some fast , slick football with lots of position switchings, the most unpredictable and the best team performances around
brasil play slow football with neat ground passes and they depened mostly on individual skills unlike us where players like fletcher, park and co can provide MOTM performaces mostly due to a great team perfoamces that enalbes them to develope their talent
and that's the secret and difference between us and them
I absolutely agree with you on that part. Your pride as much as mine too.
But to be perfectly honest, it is not often as slick as we expect or hope for or the best performances around, EVEN in our Doubles season.
We do see long, high and hopeful ball pumped forward by the defenders (except Evra) bypassing the midfield when we have no ideas (often chasing the game) or when hard pressed by opponents, often handing back the ball on a plate. Recall our performances in the Arsenal game when we were 1-0 down and 2-0 down. Big difference.
We are also capable of playing too-quick a football in a rush, again surrendering precious possessions. [We know the ideas behind it but...]
I also see some players capable of passing the ball to the heads/faces of their team mates even from near distance instead of on the ground. [I shall not name them for modesty reason.]
Don't get me wrong please. I am not slagging (I did not even start the thread), just commenting and not quite agreeing with Possebon's remarks which were a bit flattering to me. [These days, non-positive remarks can be very sensitive. Lol.]
Finally, I am not too sure if Brazil is slow at all (though they may look 'slow').
P.S. The best football we have ever played from what I have seen was the first 2, 3 seasons when we won the league in the early 90s. We cut through teams like knife through hot butter with our unimaginable speed of counter attacks and complete authority in the midfield, whether it was via the wings or just cutting through the middle like no man's land. No words to describe the sheer joy and ecstasy. Will I ever see it again in my life time?