This is chess not checkers aka dortmund v madrid

many of you will be clued up that dortmund beat madrid prior

and many are hailing the wave of germany and german efficency

but it is more about the way the game is played

recently football has been obsessed with players over teams or tactics

when real was losing even the commentator were proping up ronaldo
its who they need to produce magic

and jokes like it is in their contract to pass the ball to him


but what i saw in this game was the collective v the individual

and this is coming to front here
yes robert will get all the focus


but it was a team effort from reus winning the penalty
to ikay performing amazingly

but as i lent towards in the barca article
football or the best football is leaning back towards a team focus

with players having multiple roles
and seamlessly interchanging

and a player playing for the team before himself

and players stepping out of the limelight to maybe do a grueling shift chasing a left back all game

but football is a team game

it has been malformed for a bit with the role of media and spotlights

and when a player is to big to get benched your club has a problem

if you can't adapt or will not adapt you will become extinct

such as happened to the striker role being converted into a forward role



where the would be traditional striker can be playmaker
winger defender and striker all in one

for all the talk of efficency
that is the best policy for a team

so watch out star players and those oriented towards that the team is being pushed to the forefront