Most mediocre teams to win the WC
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From: Clarkoo on 17 Jul 2010 08:28 In my lifetime Italy 2006 definetely and Brasil 94. I'm also told that Argentina 78 were pretty bad and they needed "an extra push" (if you know what I'm saying" to win that WC.
From: Karamako on 17 Jul 2010 09:30 Clarkoo wrote: > In my lifetime Italy 2006 definetely and Brasil 94. I'm also told that > Argentina 78 were pretty bad and they needed "an extra push" (if you > know what I'm saying" to win that WC. You should add Spain 2010 : One defeat against Switzerland (!) in the 1st round, only 8 goals scored, 4 consecutive not-really-briliant 1-0 in the finale phase, often very late in the game (with offsides suspicions in 2/4), playing in slow-motion, saved by the great Casillas twice...
From: JCQ on 17 Jul 2010 10:08 On Jul 17, 8:28 am, Clarkoo <gabl...(a)yahoo.es> wrote: > In my lifetime Italy 2006 definetely and Brasil 94. I'm also told that > Argentina 78 were pretty bad and they needed "an extra push" (if you > know what I'm saying" to win that WC. I agree about 2006 and 1994. Argentina had a very strong team in 1978. It helped that they played at home but you can say that about a lot of teams.
From: Clarkoo on 17 Jul 2010 11:16 On Jul 17, 9:30 am, "Karamako" <monsieur.karam...(a)nawadoo.fr> wrote: > Clarkoo wrote: > > In my lifetime Italy 2006 definetely and Brasil 94. I'm also told that > > Argentina 78 were pretty bad and they needed "an extra push" (if you > > know what I'm saying" to win that WC. > > You should add Spain 2010 : > One defeat against Switzerland (!) in the 1st round, only 8 goals scored, 4 > consecutive not-really-briliant 1-0 in the finale phase, often very late in > the game (with offsides suspicions in 2/4), playing in slow-motion, saved by > the great Casillas twice... Well if you read the statistics of WC10 you'll see that Spain was the most attacking side of the tournament. It had the most shots on goal of any team. Spain numbers are deceiving. It also clearly had one of the est defensive systems of any team in the history of the WC conceding only 2 goals. Spain was far from mediocre. The best way to describe Spain in WC 2010 is sophisticated. Very clinical approach to the game. Flawless really.
From: Alkamista on 17 Jul 2010 13:23
On Jul 17, 10:08 am, JCQ <zelig9...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 17, 8:28 am, Clarkoo <gabl...(a)yahoo.es> wrote: > > > In my lifetime Italy 2006 definetely and Brasil 94. I'm also told that > > Argentina 78 were pretty bad and they needed "an extra push" (if you > > know what I'm saying" to win that WC. > > I agree about 2006 and 1994. Argentina had a very strong team in 1978. > It helped that they played at home but you can say that about a lot of > teams. All pre-1950 World Cups. Some teams couldn't afford overseas travel, some didn't take it seriously, weakened teams being sent, political interference, etc. I think they should be stricken or condensed from the record when considering all-time greatness. |