Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82
by Beltalowda on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:19PM
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> What wins a world cup is a team, not individuals.
Also just luck. You can be in an "easy" play-off pool or a "difficult" one, you can have "easy" or "difficult" quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals.
Of course it still takes great skill and preparation from the entire team to win no matter what, and I don't want to take away from that, but the way the thing is set up means that in the end, "winning" doesn't mean nearly as much as it's made out to be.
Also just luck. You can be in an "easy" play-off pool or a "difficult" one, you can have "easy" or "difficult" quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals.
Of course it still takes great skill and preparation from the entire team to win no matter what, and I don't want to take away from that, but the way the thing is set up means that in the end, "winning" doesn't mean nearly as much as it's made out to be.