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> HAHAHAHAHAHA.
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> 1994 was the hallmark of absolute defense. Taffarel was a good goalie,
> Aldair was the top defender for ages, Jorginho was a master at
> crossing the ball, Dunga was wholeheartedly applied to defense, Bebeto
> and Romário were the geniuses up front. And we still managed to tie
> with Sweden on first round, suffer past the US (I'll agree that was
> the best US team and they played quite dirty), then struggled again
> with Netherlands, Sweden and beat Italy in penalties. Hardly brilliant
> or a show.
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> This past World Cup we DID have replacements, or did you not see the
> Confederations Cup and Copa America? Parreira has always done that,
> keeps the same squad regardless, he's afraid of change. If he's so
> brilliant, why was he sacked from Saudi Arabia in 98 before the World
> Cup was over? Because playing the way Parreira likes will only lead to
> massive failure unless you have some players that will go beyond the
> tactical limitation, something very few teams have. Just please drop
> it
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> Dan Mills Tribute
You have to admit, 1994 was simply brilliant. The defence conceded only 3 goals, and the attack scored 11, the best defensive record ever achieved by Brazil in a World Cup. Scoring Goals are just a detail, I prefer to tie a game 0-0 instead of 3-3. I hate when my team concede goals
The game against Netherlands was PERFECT. We dominated them and we scored 3 brilliant goals, 2 of them in smart attacking moves launched by our defence to Bebeto who scored one and served Romario who scored the best goal I've ever seen in my life. Branco's goal was a blast, incredible.
The 1994 World Cup squad was the best I've ever seen in a World Cup. The 1970 squad is just shite, Pele played everything for them and they conceded a lot of silly goals while scoreing some poached goals with Jairzinho. Blah, 1994 is undoubtedly the most efficient and perfect football played by Brazil. A water tight defence combined with four warriors in the midfield and 2 attacking geniuses in what was a perfect tactic mounted by the great Parreira. The way we won it doesnt matter for me. 3x2, 2x0, 1x0, 0x0 with penalties, I dont give a damn. I just want to win.
The counter-attacking football played in 1994 by Brazil is the kind of football I want to see. Perfect. Brilliant. Effective. Like in a Mozart song, the ball was carefully and patiently passed from one foot to another with intelligence, while the team was waiting for a hole to break in the rival defence. Instead of silly attempts of dribbling and losing time forcing the attack. For me the silly beautiful football, the "Jogo Bonito" thingy is dead. I want results, not a show. If you want to see a show go to watch the Harlem Globetrotters or the Cirque du Soleil...
Two brazilian league title with Corinthians and Fluminense, 1994 World Cup, some Copa America titles and a Confederations Cup title arent a massive failure, are they? Get over it. He's the best. Saudi Arabia, blah. You cant have a winner only with tactics. You need a team and Saudi Arabia can hardly challenge a brazilian third division team even if they were managed by our greatest volleyball coach, Bernardinho...
We shouldnt blame Parreira for the 2006 World Cup defeat. He did everything correct and I'd have done the same things. He called the best footballers available. He mounted a water tight defence with Lucio and Juan. He attended to our desire to see four players attacking, the "Fantastic Four". If the team lost it, it wasnt Parreira's fault. It was the players fault. Ronaldinho Gaucho for example lacked determination, will to win and football. Parreira was confident in Ronaldinho Gaucho and he didnt performed as he expected. And other players were more interested in acting like superstars (i.e. Roberto Carlos) than acting like footballers (as you can see now with Dunga). They gambled Parreira's plans.
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