DocMcCoy said
rWu said:We must have been watching a different game.
You saw a game where Kaka didn't elbow Keita in the chest, then..?
My point is this - for all their undoubted talent, a number of South American nations are frequently criticised for playing a dirty, cynical game. You rarely hear Brazil being spoken of in those terms, because the press and the pundits routinely turn a blind eye to their worst transgressions. They can be (and very often are) as snide and cynical as they come - and it's been this way since the 70s - but time and time again they get a pass on the grounds of services to The Beautiful Game. Every time somebody like me suggests that Brazil are beneficiaries of this sort of one-eyed, kid-gloves treatment in the media, there's always someone who wants to make excuses for them.
i think we simply disagree about what happened. No harm no foul. I certainly didn't see anyone other than Lucio playing cheap ball. Frankly, they didn't need to CIV wasn't good enough to make it an issue.
I also disagree that Kaka didn't play well. He assisted on two of the goals. I'd say that was a good days work.
rWu said:We must have been watching a different game. You saw a game where Kaka didn't elbow Keita in the chest, then..?
My point is this - for all their undoubted talent, a number of South American nations are frequently criticised for playing a dirty, cynical game. You rarely hear Brazil being spoken of in those terms, because the press and the pundits routinely turn a blind eye to their worst transgressions. They can be (and very often are) as snide and cynical as they come - and it's been this way since the 70s - but time and time again they get a pass on the grounds of services to The Beautiful Game. Every time somebody like me suggests that Brazil are beneficiaries of this sort of one-eyed, kid-gloves treatment in the media, there's always someone who wants to make excuses for them.
i think we simply disagree about what happened. No harm no foul. I certainly didn't see anyone other than Lucio playing cheap ball. Frankly, they didn't need to CIV wasn't good enough to make it an issue.
I also disagree that Kaka didn't play well. He assisted on two of the goals. I'd say that was a good days work.
