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Memnoch · 07-01-2006, 06:15 PM

Nobody stood up to be counted for Brazil when it came down to the crunch - nobody took a leadership role and took it upon himself to stamp his authority on the match. In 1982 Italy had Paolo Rossi who singlehandedly refused to let Italy lose, in 1986 Argentina had Maradona, in 1990 West Germany had their libero Lothar Matthaus, in 1994 Brazil had Dunga in midfield, in 1998 there was of course Zizou for France, in 2002 Brazil had Ronaldo in form.

At this end of the tournament, you need to have that special player who takes a leadership role and makes everyone else around him better, makes everyone else around him more confident. There was nobody to do that for Brazil - their Magic Quartet was anonymous. Anything can happen, but I wouldn't bet against Zizou leading Les Frogs to victory one more time.

07-01-2006, 06:15 PM	#140
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Nobody stood up to be counted for Brazil when it came down to the crunch - nobody took a leadership role and took it upon himself to stamp his authority on the match. In 1982 Italy had Paolo Rossi who singlehandedly refused to let Italy lose, in 1986 Argentina had Maradona, in 1990 West Germany had their libero Lothar Matthaus, in 1994 Brazil had Dunga in midfield, in 1998 there was of course Zizou for France, in 2002 Brazil had Ronaldo in form. At this end of the tournament, you need to have that special player who takes a leadership role and makes everyone else around him better, makes everyone else around him more confident. There was nobody to do that for Brazil - their Magic Quartet was anonymous. Anything can happen, but I wouldn't bet against Zizou leading Les Frogs to victory one more time. __________________