Comments on: Ronaldo and total football may not be the winning formula http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/ World Soccer views and news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Terence http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339156 Terence Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:47:36 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339156 Football played by usual 11 men of each team is football. Whatever description - sexy footbal, total football - you journalists, sports writers, commentators see fit to write or say, the spectator young or old, in Seoul, or Sao Paolo, or Trinidad wish to see is still football, entertaining football. Its a 11-men team game. Whether Ronaldo can score 5 goals per game, or Ruud can head 3 goals per game, and if both teams'defendersleak in more than they can score, its fruitless. Terence, Singapore Football played by usual 11 men of each team is football. Whatever description - sexy footbal, total football - you journalists, sports writers, commentators see fit to write or say, the spectator young or old, in Seoul, or Sao Paolo, or Trinidad wish to see is still football, entertaining football.

Its a 11-men team game. Whether Ronaldo can score 5 goals per game, or Ruud can head 3 goals per game, and if both teams’defendersleak in more than they can score, its fruitless.

Terence, Singapore

]]> By: Live-FootballOnTV http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339128 Live-FootballOnTV Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:41:42 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339128 At the end of the day winning is winning, but everybody remember the team that wins in style, I hope the Dutch win, sneijders goal was awesome to watch At the end of the day winning is winning, but everybody remember the team that wins in style, I hope the Dutch win, sneijders goal was awesome to watch

]]> By: Soccer Camps » Blog Archive » Ronaldo and total football may not be the winning formula http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339116 Soccer Camps » Blog Archive » Ronaldo and total football may not be the winning formula Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:28:51 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339116 [...] Source: Patrick Vignal [...] [...] Source: Patrick Vignal [...]

]]> By: Beautifulgamer http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339115 Beautifulgamer Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:05:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339115 And you never really know what factor will win you the game or the ultimate trophy. The media has dwelt on beauty early in the tournament, lavishing praise on Holland, Spain and Germany but you're right - in the end all that will matter is who won. There is a lot to be said for the notion that "winning is beautiful". A side note on France, Patrick, I don't think that they are being deliberately boring in this tournament - I think it's a team that sorely lacks something of substance - and I don't know that the aged Henry or Veira will provide it. I could be wrong but this France team is reminding me of the one that didn't get out of its group in 2002. Italy may have lost 3 - Nil to Holland but they atleast showed some fight and the potential for goals in the second half. And you never really know what factor will win you the game or the ultimate trophy. The media has dwelt on beauty early in the tournament, lavishing praise on Holland, Spain and Germany but you’re right - in the end all that will matter is who won. There is a lot to be said for the notion that “winning is beautiful”. A side note on France, Patrick, I don’t think that they are being deliberately boring in this tournament - I think it’s a team that sorely lacks something of substance - and I don’t know that the aged Henry or Veira will provide it. I could be wrong but this France team is reminding me of the one that didn’t get out of its group in 2002. Italy may have lost 3 - Nil to Holland but they atleast showed some fight and the potential for goals in the second half.

]]> By: Terry Lane http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339113 Terry Lane Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:21:35 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/06/12/ronaldo-and-total-football-may-not-be-the-winning-formula/#comment-339113 Rubbish! Football can be just football. But footbsll, like any sport, is more exciting, more compelling & creates more passion, when it is exciting. Whether its Man Utd's cavalier football or the total football displayed this week by Holland and Spain, the mentality of playing confident football thinking "we will score one more than you" is better than the Greece, Romania and Chelsea approach where winning 1 - 0 is a completely different game to watch. You can have a France v Romania Euro 2008 Final is your not obthered about exciting football. I can't wait for Holland v Spain. Rubbish!

Football can be just football. But footbsll, like any sport, is more exciting, more compelling & creates more passion, when it is exciting.

Whether its Man Utd’s cavalier football or the total football displayed this week by Holland and Spain, the mentality of playing confident football thinking “we will score one more than you” is better than the Greece, Romania and Chelsea approach where winning 1 - 0 is a completely different game to watch.

You can have a France v Romania Euro 2008 Final is your not obthered about exciting football. I can’t wait for Holland v Spain.

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