http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html Romania - World Cup 2010 - South Africa Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:24:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-515 j Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:31:38 +0000 http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html#comment-515 Julien - thank you, I'm glad you liked the analysis and approach to this. As it relates to Clairefontaine, it certainly is a tremendous template that others should consider emulating. However I think it gets a great deal of publicity within the Football world while few consider the entire structure that it exists in within France. I think just as easily nations / coaches that want to understand long-term development have to intensely consider the brilliant work of José Pekerman and Hugo Tocalli in Argentina. I think this is critical because it must never be forgotten that this is the sport of "the people", an art-form that is nurtured with the masses and not simply within academies which run the risk of being too generic. Part of the "beauty" of the beautiful game is how it respects the individual characteristics of the region and naturally reflects the passion of the people. I think many fans are seeing how the role of "passion" that burns so bright with fans is the catalyst for team success. This has been best shown through these Euros obviously with Turkey, yet it is no surprise to anyone who has seen or been to a say a Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe or Beşiktaş match. Julien – thank you, I’m glad you liked the analysis and approach to this. As it relates to Clairefontaine, it certainly is a tremendous template that others should consider emulating. However I think it gets a great deal of publicity within the Football world while few consider the entire structure that it exists in within France. I think just as easily nations / coaches that want to understand long-term development have to intensely consider the brilliant work of José Pekerman and Hugo Tocalli in Argentina. I think this is critical because it must never be forgotten that this is the sport of “the people”, an art-form that is nurtured with the masses and not simply within academies which run the risk of being too generic. Part of the “beauty” of the beautiful game is how it respects the individual characteristics of the region and naturally reflects the passion of the people. I think many fans are seeing how the role of “passion” that burns so bright with fans is the catalyst for team success. This has been best shown through these Euros obviously with Turkey, yet it is no surprise to anyone who has seen or been to a say a Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe or Beşiktaş match.

]]> http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-514 julien Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:47:41 +0000 http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html#comment-514 I forgot to mention that perhaps the Romanian Football Federation should try to mimic a system similar to France's Clairefontaine. j, you live in Germany right? What makes the football situation there so good? Time and time again the German National Team succeeds. Is it mostly the depth of their country and the team's discipline (they are always so composed)? I remember reading that sports are a big part of life in Germany. That is part of it too right? I forgot to mention that perhaps the Romanian Football Federation should try to mimic a system similar to France’s Clairefontaine. j, you live in Germany right? What makes the football situation there so good? Time and time again the German National Team succeeds. Is it mostly the depth of their country and the team’s discipline (they are always so composed)? I remember reading that sports are a big part of life in Germany. That is part of it too right?

]]> http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-513 julien Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:35:55 +0000 http://romania.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/review-part-2.html#comment-513 Nice analysis. Nice analysis.

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