Barca are doomed (blame Pele)

by rwo power Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:23 am

Barcelona's style is the blueprint for the future, says Pele

Brazil legend Pele believes that the Catalan giants' style of play is an example to be followed as he feels that technical skill will always prevail over strength

Former Brazil international Pele has stated that he hopes Barcelona's style of play will be emulated by future teams as he believes skill will eventually win out over strength.

The legendary attacker has compared the Catalans to clubs that dominated in the past such as Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid, and feels that the key to success is to have a group of footballers playing together for a long time.

"Barcelona’s style is the football people want to see and I really hope it’s the blueprint for the future. I really hope skill wins out over strength," Pele was quoted as saying on the Fifa website.

"Look at Germany. They play a much more technical game today, and that’s the football we want to see. We want to see the ball moving, not the players, and you only get that with teams that are really well-organised.

"I’ve been watching this Barca side a lot lately and they’re like Santos were in my heyday, or the great Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid sides. They all set the standard in their day and, like I said, the key to their success was the fact that they had settled line-ups over a long period of time."

Barcelona have won three Champions League titles in the past six years and have also lifted the Club World Cup trophy twice in that period.

Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2012/02/20/2917205/barcelonas-style-is-the-blueprint-for-the-future-says-pele

You know what happens when Pele opens his mouth and talks about things... Razz

(BTW, I fear for the German NT now, too *sweatdrop*)

by guest7 Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:25 am

Pele's last attempt to ruin Messi's chances of becoming the GOAT

by billy_gr Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:32 am

At least he didn’t predict CL victory right?
We can still hope

by VivaStPauli Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:40 am

There go our chances at the Euros Sad

by free_cat Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:42 am

Mmm, strictly, it's barça's style that is doomed. So it doesn't mean we can't continue to win trophies and play great: perhaps we will have to change our style though. Very Happy