Posts by anony

Quote from HeeelMooi

I heard Brazil was planing on losing all their matches intentionally, so the other teams will underestimate them during the final of the world League. Is this true? I think someone should explain them that if they lose all their matches, they won't go to the final. But that's just my opinion, I'm sure Brazil knows better than me.

Hahaha where have you heard that? That's ludicrous! Apart from that which you already pointed out (that we wouldn't get on the finals this way), can you imagine Bernardo coming up with such a plan in which he'd have to lose that much? He'd be ripping someone's brain out before the season is over. Nah, if we lose, be assured that it's not intentional.

raylight: if Giba dreams of M. Kazyiski, he's not the only one.

@ superbobo: thank you, and I agree 100%, specially with what you say about the USA team, which is an excellent team, and one I really admire.

@ Black is beautiful: I'm amazed! You said exactly what I was trying to say (down to the quotes, really), but you said it in much fewer words and much more eloquently lol. Your last sentence directed at me sums it up pretty nicely. Thank you.

raylight: well, I do not wish to argue with you, so I'm just gonna say that the way you did your wording on the beginning of this thread didn't give the impression that you meant what you said at the end of the thread. Just to illustrate, at the beginning of page 4 you say Brazil is not a strong team. You then went on to say, after challenged, that you meant it's not unbeatable, but "not strong" is very different from "not unbeatable", wouldn't you say? It's very much the opposite, in my eyes. I'm not trying to pick on you, I'm just trying to explain to you why someone would take what you said in the wrong way.

Anyways, I sincerely apologize if I was wrong, or didn't capture what you meant. Hope we can bury this now.

@ Konrad: Thank you!

raylight:

With all due respect, you're kinda contradicting yourself. You say the team is not invincible in the same breath you say other teams are not prepared to beat them...wouldn't that make them invincible all the same?

While I don't think we're invincible (nor do I think we're the best team that ever was), I'm starting to get a little pissed off by the comments I read on this site (like Naples, I guess). You people don't seem too willing to give credit where credit is due, and almost speak as if we're lucking out on tournments. So you're surprised Brazil is doing well? Seriously? You're surprised that the team that just won the World League is doing well on another tournment the same year? As far as I know the World League was won over both Cuba AND Poland. What was the excuse for those? Bad timing again? (Please notice I'm not saying Brazil has won this particular tournment. It can still lose to Japan and lose it all.)

The truth is, there's been a lot of changes in teams worldwide, and if we're not playing at top level yet, neither are those other teams, for they're facing a renewal of their rosters as well. We have been successful because we have a talented, very technical team, despite the changes. Things can change at the drop of a hat, and we CAN start losing tournments, but until that happens, I'd appreciate a little respect for the team, if possible...