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Um Grande Abraço!

July 6th, 2006 | By: Euler Costa | 94 Comments »

The End The World Cup has ended with a bitter taste for Brazilians. We saw many teams being sent home early but in most cases their supporters could be in some way proud of their team. Take the Japanese fans, for an example. Their team did nothing but you could see them running and trying. They did the best they could. In more recent examples, the Portugal and German fans waved goodbye to their chances but they know the players did all they could. They saw their players giving their hearts for their nations. The Brazilians could not even have that.

To worsen the situation Parreira said he would do it all again. He won’t admit he was wrong. Neither will Roberto Carlos who should be there to avoid the French goal. General feeling is that our nation was betrayed by those called to defend our flag, our history and tradition.

Brazilian Hug Besides the Brazilian pathetic football, I got some good things out of this German World Cup. To write for Brazil in this blog was a major experience. For that I thank Bob Kellett and the whole World Cup Blog team for allowing me to take part on this amazing worldwide experience. Here I got the chance to translate some Brazilian feelings into words for football fans from all over the world.

I got the chance to interact with great people from many different backgrounds. Bloggers like Soze, Stacy-Marie, Afshin Afshar, Zé, Luiz, Bob and readers like Dan, Gustavo, Chackan, John, Miguelinho, Arjuno, Sourav, Pedro, among many others, were of ultimate importance for my participation here. They were all fuel to my daily writing. Thank you guys!

Another good thing is that I was never so involved and committed to a World Cup like this before. I was so glued to the event that most of my friends were constantly asking me about everything. My World Cup experience was enhanced in many ways. Of course having such a bitter end my hatred for our players and coach was also enhanced. I practiced my English and my writing too.

2010 Now towards the closing moments of the World Cup I already feel nostalgic of these times, this fever, the madness that took over the world. I must wait another 4 years to have more heart attacks. I know that the next coach will endure heavy criticism and constant watch from us, and the players will have to prove themselves more than ever. For the Brazilian fans the fall was too hard. Not only because of high expectations but for the lack of dedication of the players who doesn’t seem to understand what does that canary shirt means to our country.

I envy the German fans that could applaud their players, the Portuguese fans that could show their appreciation for their team’s effort. I wish I can have at least that in 2010. In my heart I still carry the memories of 1994 and 2002 when the country paused their daily problems just to celebrate together as one proud nation. I must also thank the golden generations for the other 3 stars we carry above our crest and inside our souls.

Have a nice final France and Italy. I think Italy will win, but I surely hope the graceful Zidane get this title again.

Um grande abraço (a big hug) to you all. See you in 2010.

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By Miguelinho | July 10th, 2006 at 7:43 pm

Sandrahn: why so pro-French? They were more energetic for the second half, but that’s because Italy played so hard to equalize in the first.

Over regular time, Italy put the ball in the net twice. One was disallowed for a debatable offside. They also had a very close shot – a ball saved by the crossbar.

During the same 2 hours, France’s goal came off a penalty that shouldn’t have been called. You can see Malouda fell without anyone touching him! After that gifted penalty, France’s two other chances were Zidane and Ribery in overtime. Ribery missed and Zidane’s shot was parried by Buffon over the crossbar.

So: From regular play, Italy put the ball in the hole twice. But can you show even one legitimate French goal?!

No team whose only goal is a gifted penalty deserves to win the Final.

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By sandrahn | July 11th, 2006 at 9:54 am

Miguelinho, the main reason I cannot support the Italian team is its links with racist fascist groups. Buffon publicly proclaims his admiration of Mussolini and wears pro-Mussolini t-shirts. And check out Matterazi’s lovely racist career: http://www.edgeofsports.com/2006-07-11-193/index.html

The French team have no such links to any extremist groups.

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By Josiah | July 11th, 2006 at 10:50 am

Well it comes to an end…

What can I say it’s been absolutely fantastic!!

Congrats to Germany for all the hard work they put into the Tournament which turned out to be great!

It’s definitely a World Cup to remember…

For more soccer news or just a good read check out my blog at :http://the-soccer-locker.blogspot.com

ALot of work went into it, you wont be dissapointed

Posted from New Zealand

By Miguelinho | July 12th, 2006 at 6:54 pm

Sandrahn: point taken. I wasn’t aware we were considering the players’ personal politics. I was only judging their performance on the field – so when you said this was a win for “boring, defensive play,” I couldn’t agree.

Strange political beliefs? Maybe. But boring play from Italy in the final? No way. Now that you clarified your comment, I can understand your negative opinion. But I think sometimes we should judge these things separately.

After all, are you 100% sure that no French player harbors racist or extremist beliefs? Are you sure that not one of them admires Napoleon?

To some French people, Napoleon remains a symbol of the muscles they haven’t flexed in some time! Just like Mussolini for some Italians… That dude was pretty ruthless in his day, and had ambitions to conquer Europe that maybe overshadowed those of Mussolini and Hitler. Just ask the Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, and Russian people who died on his orders before he was defeated.

Dictators from the past can pose as tempting alternatives to the bumbling politicians of the present. Some people just like to glorify the past, you know? Even if they didn’t actually live it.

But still I think that Italy outplayed France in the final and deserved the win.

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By AFA7886 | July 13th, 2006 at 12:19 am

My condolonces to Brazil….although those of you that took the opportunity to hit out at Argentina while they were down now know how it feels. You (and NIKE) may be able to fool the rest of the world but history doesn’t lie (Copa America, Libertadores, Toyota Cup, U-20 WC, Olympics, Di Stefano, Maradona) Who do you hate to play in South America? Always will and always have…..Argentina and to a lesser extent Uruguay. I actually find it funny how cocky and arrogant many of you were in search of your “Hexa.” Be proud of your futebol but don’t trash others who are just as good…that’s why it’s such a great rivalry because it’s balanced.

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By Larry | July 13th, 2006 at 1:10 am

I had to check the goal scored in the Brazil vs France game after I saw a video critizing Roberto Carlos.

Well, last night I checked the video which showed the goal.

Here are some observations which I made after watching the goal many times over in frame by frame speed.

1] There was no foul!
2] Roberto Carlos was very tired ; he was either playing the offside trap or sleeping. I would give him the benefit of the doubt since he was running so hard for an old man
3] France was very organized. I think I saw one France player call a play out by raising his index finger. Zidane was very aware of the situation.
4] Brazil was very disorganized.
Neither the goalie nor a defensive back was organizing the defensive back line or calling out a defensive scheme.
5] The goalie did not react to the ball coming into goal box; yes, it looked like Henry kicked the ball inside the 6 yard goal box.

Bottom line – the blame should fall to either the goalie or the leader of the defensive back line (or the coaching staff if there wasn’t a designated leader in this situation).

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By Massimo | July 13th, 2006 at 12:15 pm

Brazil is overrated. The only good thing they should have is soccer, but then they messed that up as well.

Thanks Brazil. You suck.

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By Mr T | July 13th, 2006 at 7:46 pm

” the blame should fall to either the goalie or the leader of the defensive back line (or the coaching staff if there wasn’t a designated leader in this situation).”

The blame lies solely with Roberto Carlos. he was supposed to be marking henry yet asd the ball was crossed he just stood where he was and made no effort to reach the path the ball was taking. dreadful defending.

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By x~Abz ~ ere ~ 2k6 ~x | July 13th, 2006 at 8:14 pm

brazil live on past reputations. yes they are good but they will never be as good as there reputation has built them 2 be! {{ im not saying its just brazil }}

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By Miguelinho | July 13th, 2006 at 9:20 pm

Larry:

You give Roberto Carlos the benefit of the doubt, because he was running hard for an old man. Well, that may be just the point! If he’s so old that he couldn’t play on the World Cup stage, he should have asked to be subbed out at halftime. Or maybe he shouldn’t have come to Germany at all! He could have told Parreira to leave him out of the squad.

Most of the blame is on Roberto Carlos for the goal. If you want to keep talking beyond that – in terms of Parreira’s bad tactics and general lack of energy by players, that’s fine. But for the goal, it’s 95% on the shoulders of the defender who should have been marking Henry: the left back Roberto Carlos.

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By Larry | July 14th, 2006 at 12:04 am

Miguelinho:

In my youth, I played goalie and all the defensive backfield positions.

In that situation,

leader of the defensive backfield needs to …
1- make sure the wall is setup properly if one is needed
2- call the defensive scheme
e.g. stay at the 18 yard line for offside trap and leave room for the goalie to come out, make sure all offensive threats are covered.

goalie needs to …
1- organizes the wall if one is needed
2- be ready to stop any shots directed at the goal
3- be ready to get off the line to catch balls that are sent into and around the goal box area.

Posted from Canada

By al | July 14th, 2006 at 8:27 am

roberto carlos and cafu are old? what a bunch of bs…..these are the same guys who will be playing in europe’s premiere leagues soon. are they slower perhaps but old? come on…..the problem with brazil is that they were not a team. they counted on improvising and their strategy failed because it is stupid. the coach failed by even considering that two games were enough to get the team in shape. the coach is the one who insisted in delaying developing the team by having ronaldo in the line up because even ronaldo dragged the team down, he was not fit. we can go on but the problem begins with the association down to the coach and the players. brazil needs to stop slapping people who are individually brilliant and expect a microwave team.

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By brasileiro | July 14th, 2006 at 9:03 am

i agree that the play heavily rests on the shoulders of roberto carlos.i just cant belive that no one even bothered to mark henry!but for the offside claim,i have to watch the entire match again to be sure (not that it would change matters anyway).

incidentally,we have seen the last of cafu,roberto carlos,and juninho in the international stage.hopefully,ronaldo might be able to weave one more stroke of magic for 2010.i also believe that he placed effort in his game as opposed to what many people think.as for ronaldinho,i personally think that parreira misused the fifa footballer of the year.gaucho now has 2010 to redeem his status as one of brasil’s finest.fortunately enough,brasil still has robinho,kaka,and cicinho for the next tourney.robinho showed a lot of tenacity in the match and basically tried to overhaul brasil’s attack.unfortunately,this late burst of effort was just a tad bit late.although my dislike for the french grew once more,i simply have to admit that they were the better team that night.i don’t recall seeing the samba football that the selecao was known for.the magic simply wasn’t there.I,for one,is still grieving over my favorite team’s loss.but i think that hating the team is not an option.i am extremely disappointed but we have to understand that the much-celebrated selecao still comprises human beings who are prone to errors.maybe nike shouldn’t have portrayed them as football gods.it simply made the disappointment even more bitter.nevertheless,i still support the selecao with all my heart.i beg the people to stop the hating,the burning of statues,and the incessant blaming.lets just look forward to 2010 because there’s no other way but upwards from this point.i offer my heartfelt congratulations to the italians because they played with their hearts on their sleeves.

in ending,i would like to thank to the selecao for giving us a month’s supply of football joy (though it ended bitterly).but i still believe in joga bonito and the selecao will be back better than ever.

vai brasil!

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By brasileiro | July 14th, 2006 at 9:04 am

in ending,i would like to thank the selecao for giving us a month’s supply of football joy (though it ended bitterly).but i still believe in joga bonito and the world-renowned samba football. the selecao will be back better than ever.

vai brasil!

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By futebolblinger | July 14th, 2006 at 1:38 pm

David:
If Brazil is an Ordinary Team; then England never Invented Futebol!!!
My point is look what on the record and Stats of each Brazilian player then compare against the rest of the world!!!
What do you get??
=Something better than the rest!!!
But the ANSWER does’nt warrant a WC win!!!
You know David, some people know that even if Brazil would have put on the squad that beat Argentina last year in the Confed still we would have had a psychological disadvantage against FRANCE as the last time we BEAT them in a WC was ‘58, so i guess u can hate Brazil as much as you like but…..
When you ask anybody about the Greatest National Team Ever, the 1st thing that will cross their minds is the Brazilian Team!!!
Italians are the Champs, currently but we all know how boring & Cheats they can be BUT they might be the best defense tictical team but they suck!!!

By Angelo Abruzzese | July 14th, 2006 at 10:06 pm

Futebolbinger, Italya sucks but to whom do you owe that 5th star?

If not but for Famous/Infamous PK attempt who would have 5 stars? So while you say Brazil is Brilliant well obviously there is room for Both Defense and Offense in this game.

Good luck getting your next star, I think an african team will win next time around.

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By Dino-Albiceleste | July 15th, 2006 at 5:33 pm

Adios Brazileiro Hermanos…….JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

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By WGS | July 16th, 2006 at 1:18 am

” I think an african team will win next time around.”

I never new Pele posted on here. :-O

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By brasileiro | July 18th, 2006 at 2:30 am

Pele is too critical of the seleçao,IMO.

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By Jessica | July 25th, 2006 at 6:52 am

We don’t care

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By brasileiro | July 26th, 2006 at 1:40 am

well fuck off

Posted from Philippines

By koosh | August 11th, 2006 at 1:08 am

Great Video of Kaka and Materazzi…..World Cup over Serie A about to start and let the Derby’s Begin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFBWal-7jM

Forza Milan

Posted from Canada

By Mutobor | October 13th, 2006 at 7:53 am

Privet Kamradi.Mutobor

Posted from United Arab Emirates

By Rolf Habich | October 27th, 2006 at 3:57 pm

Hi Brazil fans -

have read only a fraction of the above postings, yet I do know one thing: Brazlian soccer need not worry at all about the future. You guys have such a multitude of superb talents that, if each of your provinces were allowed to establish a national team, the upper half of a world cup’s team cluster would be dominated by them.

Too bad you cannot participate in the Euro 2006