During this period, City clearly retreated and gave up possession, increasing the marking at specific moments to try to recover it close to the Tricolor goal. He almost succeeded on a few occasions. He didn’t suffer any scares and then regained control of the ball to extend the advantage and pave the way for victory without getting worn out. T
Diplomatic, Pep went further: “It’s been Brazilian football for a long time. I always remember my father, he told me that Brazilians play very slowly, all together with the ball, short passes and suddenly, at the last moment, they take off quickly And it seems like that’s the essence. Brazil is always Brazil, Brazilian teams, no matter what happens, always have good players, more and more.”
Between the lines is the message: Brazilian football is in the past. So much so that, even with a lot of money at his disposal, Guardiola does not have many Brazilian players in his squad. The only one on the field in the final was goalkeeper Ederson. And so many compliments sound even more political-diplomatic after winning and winning another trophy without tiring their athletes, aiming for the Premier League.
Would you react like this if you faced an opponent who competed hard, scored hard, shared everything, counterattacked quickly taking advantage of the spaces that his high line offers? To finish and challenge the powerful Manchester City?
It’s great for him, now. As in 2011, against Santos, he won 4-0, he ran no risk of embarrassment at the World Cup and distributed praise with the trophy in his bag. And Brazilian football, with low self-esteem, is content with having these crumbs as a Christmas present.
2023-12-25 11:16:04
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