i am happy that the clean sheet pressure and winning streak is out of the way. the team is too young to handle this type of pressure which is totally unnecessary as they can lose focus easily. like carra said, its better to win 2-1 then to draw 0-0 just to keep the clean sheet.
we have all seen the 'play antics' of south american teams in world cups. some countries are so above board that they should be handed out not only the oscars but every freaking performance-related allocade available. but i didn't expect to see that from a brazilian team. it has given me a new perspective of brazilian soccer teams. they don't deserve my respect anymore.
if memory serves me correct, sao paulo is the team that discovered pele giving him his first break. (
http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Pele_bio.htm)
i am peeved about how fifa could allow officiants for the match to be from the same continent as one of the teams. where's the neutrality???? :dunno: this time i think we should knock fifa about 'FAIR PLAY'.
with four prem games coming online when the reds return, it will be good for them to concentrate on it and whack the opposition.
i believe the rest of the prem teams would have watched the game and will be a little afraid, maybe not the right word, but give a little more respect to the red machine now.
winning the cl was a huge bonus besides the silverware reward. it has boosted the players confidence to a high level never seen before in the last five years. not even with the winning of the unique treble did that.
it will be interesting times ahead as we see rafa getting the result of how he wants the team to play.
interestingly, the way we are playing is similar to how the great teams of the 70's and 80's played their football. is this uncanning or is this planned? only time will tell.
