The curious case of Brazil’s disappearing ‘Jogo Bonito’ | Explained
This piece analyzes the decline of Brazil's 'Jogo Bonito' style of football, contrasting the flair of the 1982 team with the pragmatic, results-oriented approach of modern squads. It argues that the evolution of the sport has forced Brazil to sacrifice its traditional identity to remain competitive.
In his introduction to a memoir-based biography of Socrates, Johan Cruyff, the Dutch legend behind the revolutionary Total Football that evolved into the Tiki Taka, wrote: “It was a great shame that the beautiful Brazil team were eliminated by a destructive Italy in 1982... No one knows what would have happened had Brazil triumphed”.
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