I do agree with that to an extent. The goal of sport, and competition in general, is to win.

And I don't think Dandy would completely disagree with that either.

Considerations have to be had, though, that conform to the nature of the club, or organization, in question.

I doubt many locals would be thrilled if Brazil changed tactics to play like Stoke on the international stage, even if a World Cup trophy accompanied said change. The country has a footballing culture, and massive history, and going against that will cause friction.

I think Dandy is saying something similar, albeit on a smaller scale.

I can't think of a similar example for any sport in the US. Our culture truly does place winning above everything else, which could spark an additional conversation concerning the acceptance (or abstinence) towards polarizing athletes.

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Posted by Vicks Kennel Club

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Posted on 5/4/13 at 2:05 pm to LSUSOBEAST1

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I can't think of a similar example for any sport in the US. Our culture truly does place winning above everything else, which could spark an additional conversation concerning the acceptance (or abstinence) towards polarizing athletes.

A little different, but some Cubs fans are idiots and embrace the Lovable Losers stereotype. I think I brought this up earlier.

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Posted by acgeaux129

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Posted on 5/4/13 at 2:13 pm to LSUSOBEAST1

Well two of the three major sports don't really have distinct stylistic discrepancy among teams. Football, maybe. But if LSU started running and gunning with a west coast offense or if Oregon started pounding it, no one would really care as long as Ws are collected.

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Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 5/4/13 at 3:06 pm to LSUSOBEAST1

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I doubt many locals would be thrilled if Brazil changed tactics to play like Stoke on the international stage, even if a World Cup trophy accompanied said change

likely. dunga eperienced this to an extent

but the "beautiful game" is not effective at this time, so i mean...c'mon brazil

barca fans were upset with pep when he first took over barca. they changed their culture pretty fricking quickly

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Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 5/4/13 at 4:49 pm to LSUSOBEAST1

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I do agree with that to an extent. The goal of sport, and competition in general, is to win.

And I don't think Dandy would completely disagree with that either.

Considerations have to be had, though, that conform to the nature of the club, or organization, in question.

I think Dandy is saying something similar, albeit on a smaller scale.

I can't think of a similar example for any sport in the US. Our culture truly does place winning above everything else, which could spark an additional conversation concerning the acceptance (or abstinence) towards polarizing athletes.

I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to attack Dandy, and I absolutely appreciate the information and alternative perspective he brings. That said, I'm absolutely ridiculing the notion of praising a team for sticking to their guns in a massacre while criticizing a team who made a legitimate effort at winning. I stand by that whether it's a cultural thing or not.

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I doubt many locals would be thrilled if Brazil changed tactics to play like Stoke on the international stage, even if a World Cup trophy accompanied said change. The country has a footballing culture, and massive history, and going against that will cause friction.

I'm not denying this, but Brazilians should be smart enough to realize that nobody would give the first damn about their style of play if not for the 5 World Cups it brought them.

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