http://futfanatico.com/2010/06/17/withering-world-cup-brazilian-brightness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=withering-world-cup-brazilian-brightness Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://futfanatico.com/2010/06/17/withering-world-cup-brazilian-brightness/#comment-443 Withering World Cup & Brazilian Brightness « Scissors Kick Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:28:40 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=5496#comment-443 [...] Withering World Cup & Brazilian Brightness “Theories abounded that this World Cup would favor attacking teams. The cold weather was supposed to lead to superior fitness and, ergo, a goalfest of epic proportions. However, these scientific theories overlooked a very simple fact – we live in the dark ages of soccer. Despite Barcelona’s great season a year ago and Spain’s title as European champion, the tendency to pack the box and not risk tossing numbers forward plagues the world of football like pox-carrying rats. These locusts have resulted in a paltry first round goal total and abysmal goal per game percentage.” (futfanatico) [...] [...] Withering World Cup & Brazilian Brightness “Theories abounded that this World Cup would favor attacking teams. The cold weather was supposed to lead to superior fitness and, ergo, a goalfest of epic proportions. However, these scientific theories overlooked a very simple fact – we live in the dark ages of soccer. Despite Barcelona’s great season a year ago and Spain’s title as European champion, the tendency to pack the box and not risk tossing numbers forward plagues the world of football like pox-carrying rats. These locusts have resulted in a paltry first round goal total and abysmal goal per game percentage.” (futfanatico) [...]

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