7 of the 8 teams in World Cup Quarter Finals are in the top 15 of FIFAs World Rankings. All 8 teams finished top of their group in the group stages of this World Cup. 4 of the teams are European, 3 are South American. The only teams that have ever played in a World Cup Final since the tournament began in 1930 were from Europe and South America, thus the only teams to ever win the World Cup were from Europe and South America. Meanwhile, Brazil is the only country to have played in every single tournament since 1930. These teams success is not because they are more talented and hard working than other countries. I believe its primarily because the Football Associations that manage these teams are HEALTHIER organizations than the FAs of other countries; not just healthy in the months leading up to the WC, but healthy for long stretches of time. Sending a team to the World Cup when appearance fees for players have not been taken care of is a symptom of organizational sickness; tolerating a culture of insubordination from players to the manager is a symptom of organizational sickness; an FAs interference with a managers work with the team is a symptom of organizational sickness; reckless statements in the media from players is a symptom of organizational sickness; publicly shifting blame when things go wrong or taking credit when things go well is a symptom of organizational sickness. Teams are like human bodies: yours may have the natural talent, the developed skill, the needed experience, and the enviable opportunity to succeed, but if it is infected, it will stay in a hospital bed where none of its prowess will see the light of day. Success is the result of playing to your strengths while you are healthy. Though failure, on the other hand, is sometimes the result of playing to your weaknesses while you are healthy, more often than not it is the result of playing to your strengths while you are sick. When Usain Bolt is sick or injured, he is not the fastest man in the world. Health is what ensures that the talent and hard-work pay off.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:59:14 +0000
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