40 years since the greatest team never to win this thing. I hope these carry the spirit of Tele Santana. They are not as flambouyant, but are still beautiful.
I am like a kid at Christmas. Hope they dont let me down. Just realised it is Serbia I am so blinkered here.
Only change I would have made would have been Gabriel Jesus in for Richarlason. Some canny players in that Serbia team though. 3-1 Brazil
I know exactly what you mean but you're not allowed to say it ... ... 95% of what they do is 'European', it's the 5% that sets them apart.
It does feel like footballing identity has been dramatically diluted in recent years. A lot of the African teams feel 95% European in style now as well and not really any different to a mid ranking European team. The spectacle is certainly less entertaining for it in my opinion.