Brazil... la la la, la la, la la la....

I started writing the last post thinking I would write about Football World Cup and my support for the Brazilian team. Instead, I started thinking about my father and wrote what I wrote. So, here's another football themed post...

I am a Brazil fan because my father was! He was a big fan of Garrincha and wore the number 9 shirt after Garrincha. Of course, Pele is one player who everyone knows, but my father always maintained that Pele was Pele because he had players like Didi, Vava, Garrincha, etc around him. When I started watching football, the Brazil hero was Socrates and Zico. I can never forget the 1986 World Cup quarter final between Brazil and France, where another hero of mine, Michel Platini was playing. Over the years, during every World Cup, Brazil has produced more than one hero, be it Romario, Bebeto, Ronaldo, Dunga, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, or Roberto Carlos. This year, I am hoping that Kaka would play to dazzle the world!

This year's team seems to be defensively the best in a long long time. Their goal-keeper Caeser is considered the best in the world today. They had not conceded an international goal since last October till yesterday (when they conceded a goal against Tanzania). The midfield is both creative as well as physically very strong. The weakest link of the team seems to be the lack of a prolofic striker like Ronaldo or Romario. However, they do have the talented Fabiano and Robinho in their squad. Another trivia will illustrate why the Brazil team is so feared. In their squad of 23, barring the three goal-keepers, there is only one player who has not scored in an international match. That means 19 players in the squad with experience of scoring in international matches. Rivals, stay scared!