Get lost the cheats. All teams dive, but in the last couple of tournaments the Brazilians have won some very important games just by cheating. 2010 it was Luis Fabiano who used the hand twice to score a goal against the Ivory coast. And when they lost against the Dutch, Melo could not control his emotions. Tactical fouling, rotating the offender so as to avoid cards, has been a pattern of Brazils play throughout the tournament: the game with the second most fouls was their penalty shoot-out victory over Chile in the last 16, when the hosts committed 28 fouls. Then they went on to commit 31 in the next match. James alone was fouled six times. It is undeniable that Brazil have been lucky to get out of the group. Croatia should have won, Neymar probably sent off (although most ellbows go through unpunished) and it was Fred who won a penalty through diving. It was this cheating that won them the game. Thirdly, Brazil is like Pakistan’s cricket team. I find it annoying to watch players who constantly turn their belief into a show and go on to praise god even when he awards them penalties when Fred dives. Even if you are religious, it just feels disgusting to invoke god for worldly things such as football or cricket.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:39:03 +0000
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