I also remember the great Brazilian generation from the 1982 World Cup led by Zico, Socrates, Falcao... they were really football artists and not football players.
We were all convinced that they would be world champions in 1982, but then they unexpectedly lost to Italy.
It was shown that ''dying in beauty'' is not enough for success, but that you need to play solid and organized football and especially be strong in defense.
The generation of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo... was at its peak in 1998-2002 and I don't understand how they lost the final in 1998.
Such players appear once in a generation and it is obvious that today Brazil does not have such players and team anymore.
Yes, exactly, you are correct!We were all convinced that they would be world champions in 1982, but then they unexpectedly lost to Italy.
It was shown that ''dying in beauty'' is not enough for success, but that you need to play solid and organized football and especially be strong in defense.
The generation of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo... was at its peak in 1998-2002 and I don't understand how they lost the final in 1998.
Such players appear once in a generation and it is obvious that today Brazil does not have such players and team anymore.
Some players think they are gods and that they are indestructible!
And that's the worst thought a player can have is, "thinking he's indestructible"!
They are still human and make mistakes, he's not perfect
I believe that every football "ERA" had a player like that, for example Brazil, they had great chances of being champions in 1982, and that didn't happen, the same happened in 1998, but they lost to France, Brazil was champion in 2002 and I had no doubt that they would be champions again in 2006, but that didn't happen.
By the way, I had no doubts that the 2006 Brazil team was excellent, I even dare to say that it could be better than the 1998 or 2002 team.
Some players from Brazil have already made these mistakes, when they were younger, over time they gained experience and realized that things don't work as they imagined... an example I can cite was Neymar, he is an excellent player, but he could have been even better if he had a different "mindset" when he was younger
Yes, every era has its champions and stars.
The Brazilian national team played the most beautiful football at the 1982 World Cup, but it was not enough.
The most beautiful football does not necessarily mean the best and most efficient, and we have been able to convince ourselves of this many times so far.
At the 1994 World Cup, Brazil played almost like Italy and that helped them to win and become world champions in a very ugly and boring game in the final.
To win the world cup, you need to know how to play effectively and for the result, without entertaining the fans and dying in beauty.
Well, for that year I had not yet been born, but for the year 1994 I did see that World Cup, they cannot deny it, I was going to Brazil, at that moment Romario and Bebeto were there and the sensation in the goal was the incredible goalkeeper Taffarel, for It was like a wall in the way I covered, I can't deny that at that time I still remember Roberto Baggio and his elegant way of playing, at that time even though I was going to Brazil, I started to admire the Italian team a lot, because I liked his style, in fact at that time I was 10 years old, and I wanted to play like the Brazilians with their dribbling and with the style of the Italians, that final was hard, and I think Baggio always remembers that final for having peeled that penalty.
