Kasz216 on 25 February 2010
| Hus said: Add better manager to the list, he does not put unnecessary pressure on his team. They have no you must win gold anything other then gold and you are a failure. Hes been doing it since the start claiming Russia and Canada and Gold favorites while downplaying his own team. Get over it they are the better team, they scored 5 on the Canadies bud. Even the Ruskies with their fire power could not do that. One team needed an act of God to beat the Swiss, USA did it 3-1 2-0 |
Canada and Russia ARE the gold candidates.
Or rather were. Now it's still Canada believe it or not. One only needs to look at the credentials gulf between the two squads.
The Swiss used tactics similar to that used by worse teams in soccer both vs the US and Canada. Play conservative, play almost nothing but defense hoping for an amazing breakout play, and if not be satisfied for going to the shootout/draw.
It's more a matter of luck then skill to break through a team when they're focusing so much on defense. It's effective in soccer but used rarely because it's seen as "ungentlemanly" or something, i'm not quite sure.
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