So why were these Euros so focused on defensive organisation and generally low-scoring?
Soccer a shit
because >we proved that meme tactics, strong defense and few goals win the tournament
looks like the portuguese learned well from their mistakes
you need fast and accurate balls to tire out the defenders
with good ball control to make the last passes happen
talent is declining for quite some years now
>donaldo is a superstar
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10239366/leicester-show-the-value-in-being-the-best-team-without-the-ball
>cheaper (money and or talent wise)
>easier to execute
and obviously third placed qualifying spots doesnt help
Cause you didn't need to win a game in order to win the tournament
welcome to 21st century tournament football
it's been the case for many tournaments now, far too many teams playing it safe these days
It's possible to win the tournament without winning any games so no point risking it and going on attack.
Too many small teams with a small team mentality. It worked as well seeing as one of them won the whole thing.
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Yeah, I noticed that especially in the knockout stages it wasn't that different from previous tournaments. I'd like to think it's a hangover of the reaction to possession tactics, when you have two technically poor counter-based teams facing each other it degenerates into trench warfare. Sometimes when there's a clear difference in class parking the bus doesn't matter (e.g. Germany-Norn Iron) but Wales-Norn Iron was one of the worst matches I've seen in a long time.
