I agree with you Dreamland...is not that any team cant do it...you know...using this strategy...but I believe it was unethic!!!!and still is....is just dont need to do it....
Here in Brasil we believed that if you want to show respect to tou team you're playing aginst with....you just have to do your best....no matter if is a top world team or the worst team in the world....you have always to play your best....I believe tthis is the easier way to show respect....and that time China didnt show respect for Korea, Brasil...or any other team...they didnt want to play against Russia....but in the end Italy won! So...I believe the strategy didnt work as they thought!
about Brasilian fans....I have to agree some people get over the edge some times....but is not most of it....it is just a brasilian way....we are very warm people....we like to help the team the way we can....and the only way when we aer watching a game is cheering!!!!I elieve a lot of countries around the world have a big cheer that sings all the time...ITaly is one of them...Poland too....Turkey...I mean...is something that is becoming normal and normal in volleyball!!!!
About Italy....I dont believe they hate Brasil.....on the other hand...I already heard that a lot of players come to spend time here....Sheilla once told in her site that she was on vacations in Beach park in Ceara and found Rinieri there!!!!!=)
And Piccinini played here...she definelty has a lot of fans in here.....
I mean...people here love Italy's players...and I believed that each time with more brasilian players in italian league...Italians will like brasilain players too....
And talking about bonitta...come on...that man always on an argument with someone!!Surely is not easy to deal with him....
I cant say that the world dont hate Brasil...but I hope this change....because as someone said....they are just girls....20-23 years old...and some of them are really nice....Sheilla is one of them...I dont think she would hurt anyone....specially send a finger.....I mean...at least now...I cant say about the past...I really dont remember.....but I remember Brasil were really pist and she was only 18 years old...I guess it could happended....but I think some people should revelate some facts...come on...she was only 18....I sure if she did she is regrat now.... :wink2: