Quote from: nullama on Today at 10:23:49 AM

Quote from: Litzki1990 on Today at 06:40:26 AM

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Pele, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo are the legendary players of Brazil. No one really compares with them. It may not be wrong to call them the best players of Brazil. Every player in the current Brazil team is very skilled and talented but they still have Pele, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo as their idols. Everyone imitates them and wants to be like them. However, Brazil deserves a trophy through the members who are currently in the Brazil team. Having won the World Cup five times so far, they now aim to win the Mission Hexa. For almost five seasons they have been dreaming of winning Mission Hexa but so far they have not been able to fulfill that dream. It is hoped that this dream of Brazil can be fulfilled through the current team of Brazil.

I think Rivaldo was also one of the great players of Brazil, but he never gets too much attention.

One of the most epic moments was his incredible hat trick for Barcelona against Valencia, for a 3-2 win. And the final goal, which qualified Barcelona for the Champions League, was at the last minute, and looked like this:

You can read more about that spectacular performance here: https://www.sportbible.com/football/21-years-ago-today-rivaldo-scored-the-greatest-ever-hattrick-20220617

Every time when I read about these comparisons, it is usually about the offensive players and I can understand that as it often is the most impressive position when you see them scoring or dribbling, but Brazil also had some amazing defensive players. Recently, they didn't have a very consistent defense line and also no combining elements between the defense and the offense. They often play as separate parts while they usually were known for controlling the game from the keeper to the striker with all the quality they have. It is still three years until the next World Cup, but it is not enough time to build an entire new team until then. But changes need to be done if their goal is to compete for the World Cup title.

Sometimes we as the fans are maybe too critical with the teams as well because we were used to some nations dominating soccer and now it becomes more even and smaller nations can compete on a higher level. Croatia is one of those teams that with a small population can beat the best teams anyway. losing against Croatia is not a shame and Brazil wasn't worse in the quarter final. But there is a certain absolutism when teams are judged for their performance. If a team like Brazil doesn't win the title, a lot of people tend to say that it is not the old and strong Brazil. But there are so many teams that could potentially win a tournament and many games end with close results or even with penalties. Croatia had to survive the round of 16 and the quarter final with penalties and now again against Spain in a different competition. The difference in quality and strength between the teams has become more narrow.