PELE IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, a phrase many say was coined by the 73-year-old Brazilian legend. More and more since his retirement, teams are emphasising defence over a flowing attack, Pele said in an interview. Italy always played defence -- in my time, now, always, he said. But unfortunately today, I think because of the millions, because of the new technology, because of the money from the sponsors, the people, they dont care the way they win. He says the message from managers is not win, but rather dont lose, and that mentality has led to a less entertaining game. They dont care about the beautiful game. They dont care about the elegance of football. In my time, we used to think and give a little show. With his home nation preparing to host the World Cup, Pele doesnt expect Brazil to have an easy path to a record sixth World Cup title. Germany has a very good team, young team, and then Spain. Spain is a team who plays together eight years, 10 years -- same team. Very nice organized team, he said on Wednesday. This will be difficult. But we must respect Italy. We must respect Uruguay, because Uruguay is there. Argentina is there. *Pele told the Los Angeles Times that he sees the United States as next great soccer power, citing Americas superior youth programs. I THINK PELE MAY BE RIGHT.. What do you think?
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:55:28 +0000
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