Can we really win?

The Selection (as we call our national team) is being considered one of the favourite teams to win in Germany. The team had an outstanding 2005, and we can read on international press how most soccer fans believe that Brazil is the team to beat. That’s only reasonable since we are the latest champions.

But Brazil is in great danger! Let me explain: since I was a little boy (Brazil was already 3 times champion) all other teams would play against Brazil as if their lives depended on it. And this happens even nowadays. So every time that we are on the green field it’s a glory hunt for the other players. For that reason we can’t expect any easy game.

The danger is within also! Whenever we have a very strong team like this, those high paid players seems to sit on their already achieved success and play under their real ability. Here in Brazil we call this effect “jogar de salto alto” (to play in high heels). We know that our coach is very concerned about this issue. They have expert psicologists to try to keep our players with their feet on the ground, but only God knows if it will be done.

I’ve heard some people saying that the greatest obstacle to our hexa (6th championship) is the high heel effect. Of course there are many good teams to challenge Brazil, but I agree when people here say that The Selection is it’s own main enemy. I believe that Brazil can win, if we can play seriously. We must be able to ignore our latest achievements at all costs and be humble in the field.

What do you think about that?