frederic38
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that foul on battiston was horrible
how the referee "didn't see" this?
it shows that soccer can be a very dangerous sport, something that is not obvious at first glance
it is more dangerous than rugby because in rugby you expect to be hit by the other player so you protect yourself
in soccer you are focused on the ball, and BOOM, the other player hits you
battiston lost multiple tooth and broke various vertebral bones (that's what they say in the video)
what i have read about germany's playing style is that it was very efficient, pragmatic (that only cares about victory) and that there was a lot of cohesion
what you described might look like the playing style of uruguay and white-brazil (the south)
[video=youtube_share;XJ8KJgrliZk]http://youtu.be/XJ8KJgrliZk[/video]
http://youtu.be/J4SSl1mkcQ4
"dirty" and "savage" can be said about uruguayan football and white-brazilian football, although they don't really do it on purpose, in a "pragmatic" way, to win the match at all cost
argentina plays more like italy i think, they are the ones who deliberately try to get on the nerves of the other players to get them sent off
they are also the ones who dive the most and cheat the most
in france we are (were) the opposite of germany, like most latin countries we played fotball for fun and victory was not as important for us as it was for germany
the french also have the reputation of speaking and writing about football more than they play it, while the germans don't talk, they act on the field (well, that was before the rise of the "new germany")
how the referee "didn't see" this?
it shows that soccer can be a very dangerous sport, something that is not obvious at first glance
it is more dangerous than rugby because in rugby you expect to be hit by the other player so you protect yourself
in soccer you are focused on the ball, and BOOM, the other player hits you
battiston lost multiple tooth and broke various vertebral bones (that's what they say in the video)
If everyone feels the need to inevitably dissect Germany's lack of tournament triumphs since Euro 1996, here is something to ponder. Germany's game - and, most significantly, their defence - traditionally placed great emphasis on a ruthless, "win at all costs" philosophy characterised by the often brutal kicking of opponents, cynical fouling, et cetera. This was a somewhat "South American" approach, having a lot in common with the roughouse "styles" of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay who routinely used such spoiling tactics to disrupt their opponents' rhythm and dictate the tempo of the game.
European sports journalists, especially those in England, rather euphemistically labelled the Germans' openly nasty play as "physical", "determined", and "efficient", while unhesitatingly decrying the abovementioned South Americans (with the notable exception of Brazil) as "dirty", "unsportsmanlike", and even "savage". The difference in the two sets of descriptors can possibly be attributed to the Germans' general lack of histrionic diving, rolling about on the ground clutching feigned injuries, spitting at opponents and other such charming hallmarks of South American football. Nevertheless, referees often permitted the Germans to get away with quite startling numbers of fouls, something which was undoubtedly a contributing factor to their successes up until the mid-1990s.
what i have read about germany's playing style is that it was very efficient, pragmatic (that only cares about victory) and that there was a lot of cohesion
what you described might look like the playing style of uruguay and white-brazil (the south)
[video=youtube_share;XJ8KJgrliZk]http://youtu.be/XJ8KJgrliZk[/video]
http://youtu.be/J4SSl1mkcQ4
"dirty" and "savage" can be said about uruguayan football and white-brazilian football, although they don't really do it on purpose, in a "pragmatic" way, to win the match at all cost
argentina plays more like italy i think, they are the ones who deliberately try to get on the nerves of the other players to get them sent off
they are also the ones who dive the most and cheat the most
in france we are (were) the opposite of germany, like most latin countries we played fotball for fun and victory was not as important for us as it was for germany
the french also have the reputation of speaking and writing about football more than they play it, while the germans don't talk, they act on the field (well, that was before the rise of the "new germany")