Xifio;2832136 said:I have watched 4 World Cups in my life (3 of which I could genuinely follow), and I have never before felt so much antisetiment towards so many managers as the biggest tournament approaches ...
ARGENTINA: Diego Maradona has decided not to pick Pupi Zanetti and Cuchu Cambiasso ... not only should they be automatic selections, but Zanetti should be the prime candidate for captaincy ... and what's worse is that Burdisso is somehow selected -- that man is a disaster waiting to happen ... there is no rational logic to Maradona's selection on this matter; but should I really have expected rationality from "El Diego"?
BRAZIL: Dunga has jettisoned the traditional ginga for an ugly fast counterattacking style ... at times, some of the natural skills do squeak through into some of their play, but it is just not often enough ... almost every football fan has a Brasil jersey somewhere in their wardrobe because Brasil bring their sublime skills to the pitch on the big occasion, and play to entertain while winning as well (one without the other is pointless as far as I am concerned) ... they won the Confederations Cup, but never has a Brazilian triumph been hailed less around the World ... as a result of Dunga's deplorable change in tactics, players who would provide flair and colour, but aren't perfectly suited to quickly sprint from their defensive box to the other end to score a quick goal on the counter, are not going to feature ... Ronaldinho has been indirectly told that, no matter what he does for Milan, he won't go to the World Cup ... Pato won't get a start ... Ronaldo, even if he gets decently fit, will likely not get picked ... Dunga has his 23 set, and his starting XI sorted ... no amount of performance from now till May will change his mind ... and no amount of showing him classic footage of the great Brazilian teams will put him off his tactical preferences ... tragic ...
About Argentina: I'm still trying to figure why Maradona left the two you mentioned out. They were, like you put, automatic selections. I wonder how differently and much more confidently would Argentina behave if Zanetti and Cambiasso were there. Goodness, they had one great season for Inter last year. Saying that coming from Maradona isn't understandable it's a quite a pleonasm. But still, I thought the man knew something about football, not just creating a closed club.
About Brazil: I don't really see Dunga jettisoning Brazil's style. He actually added something so necessary to our football: tactical discipline. No one on Earth can say Brazil didn't behave brilliantly when regarding defense in the past 3,5 years. That's thanks to Dunga. Maybe he overestimated Brazil's capability of creating plays since with this system, the team would have more ball posession.
And Pato...no, please.