National Tragedy
July 3, 2010
Why they lost? Well, from my point of view… they lost their cool. Could this meltdown have been avoided. Hmmm, I don’t know. You see, what makes Brazilian soccer fun to watch, as I have seen and as it has been explained to me by others, is that you can see that they are having fun when they play. This wearing of emotions on their sleeves opens the game up to creativity and experimentation. Brazilians like not just to win, but play beautifully with finesse. Theirs is not a game of cold and calculated play, it is a game of emotion and creativity. To ask them to play without emotion, would to make them un-Brazilian. Do I wish they had won… yes! Do I wished they’d have calmed down put their emotions in check and played their game…yes. But I guess the show goes on, and our flag at least for a time, is at half mast.
micahandmarla
Are you serious that the flag is at half mast? It was quite a game! Sad to see Brazil have to leave so soon. Had fun watching though and I loved the post about Marla’s reaction about coming to collect you at the airport!