Racist attacks on Vinicius Junior also include envy – 05/23/2023 – Tostão

The racist insults that occurred in Spain against Vinicius Junior were not isolated cases, but a collective manifestation. The referee should have ended the match.

Fifa, the Spanish League and governments need to take tough measures to curb this shame. Racism is old and worldwide, very frequent in football stadiums because people in the crowd do not feel responsible for their actions. The culprit is the group.

Hatred of Vinicius Junior is more than criminal racial prejudice. It is also an envy of a young black man, smiling, dancer, mentally strong, an ace, an artist capable of doing unimaginable things with the ball.

The key and the lock

A reader disagreed with my opinion that Manchester City is one of the greatest teams in history. He argues that the team does not have a Pelé, like Santos, a Di Stefano, like Real Madrid, nor a Messi, like Barcelona. My opinion is more collective, although City has great players, like De Bruyen, a complete star, to go down in history, as he scores, crosses, passes and finishes with precision.

On the drawing board, City are a team like many others. He plays with a line of four defenders, a central midfielder, a midfielder on each side, two attackers on the sides and a center forward. When the ball rolls, it shows the differences. The team masters the important pillars of modern football, the compactness between sectors, the pressure to quickly recover the ball and an exceptional and charming exchange of passes, accelerating towards the goal at the right moment.

In previous years, Guardiola, when the team had the ball, moved one of the full-backs into the middle to organize plays alongside the midfielder, leaving behind a line of three defenders. This year, it is defender Stones who steps forward to be a midfield player. Depending on the moment, Stones backs up and goes back to being a fullback. The defensive system has improved a lot this year and it is the team that concedes the least goals in Europe. The team is very strong in defense and attack.

Why can’t opponents cancel the team’s exchange of passes from defense?

In recent days, we have seen Flamengo and Botafogo not let Fluminense exchange passes from the defense, the main characteristic of the team. Other teams will try to do the same and coach Fernando Diniz will have to find solutions. He could call Guardiola. They say that before starting his career as a coach at Barcelona, ​​he traveled to Argentina and spent several days talking to Bielsa, his master.

Why Manchester City don’t usually miss passes and don’t lose the ball? The pass is given to the teammate near the marker, who, when he tries to disarm him, the ball is already with another. Thus, successively, City advances with the ball towards the goal. It is the domain of space and time.

City will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Internazionale in the Champions League final. He’s the favorite in both competitions, but it won’t be absurd if he’s defeated, because of football’s relativity.

The game, in addition to being technical, tactical, physical and emotional, is an adventure, an attempt to discover the key that will open the lock. Often, discovery occurs by chance. Such is existence. The world opens and closes without warning. Science exists to bridge the gap between the unpredictable and the concrete, planned possibility.

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