So many people write about soccer in these days of the World Cup in Qatar looking for outstanding actions. It seems to me that we often talk more about individuals, even if they are champions, rather than teams. One reads that Ronaldo is old but luckily there are others scoring instead of him, of Mbappé has already won everything at his age, one wonders if Messi will take Argentina on his shoulders.
Few words have been spent about teams, what makes them strong and what makes them weak. It is often said that 11 champions do not make a team but then in the comments the opposite is shown and it is claimed that without champions you cannot win. Boniperti, former Juventus president, was certainly right in saying that the only thing that matters is winning. However, if you live the match with this mentality you care too much about the final result and you risk losing the path it takes to achieve that result. I would like to read comments on the matches at this World Cup talking about the road a team took in the match to win and not just about the beautiful play and player’s amazing shot. About how teams show unity on the field.
Above all, of how teams fight and show that they never give up not only to the opponents but also to the negative momentum that there are in every game, how they go from negative momentum to positive ones, from phases when they suffer to phases when they are proactive.
Otherwise it is just reporting.
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