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Pele: Barcelona's style is the blueprint for the future
Brazil legend Pele believes that the Catalan giants' style of play is an example to be followed as he feels that technical skill will always prevail over strength
Feb 20, 2012 6:28:00 AM
By Stefan Coerts
Radiator PR Ltd
Former Brazil international Pele has stated that he hopes Barcelona's style of play will be emulated by future teams as he believes skill will eventually win out over strength.
The legendary attacker has compared the Catalans to clubs that dominated in the past such as Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid, and feels that the key to success is to have a group of footballers playing together for a long time.
"Barcelona’s style is the football people want to see and I really hope it’s the blueprint for the future. I really hope skill wins out over strength," Pele was quoted as saying on the FIFA website.
"Look at Germany. They play a much more technical game today, and that’s the football we want to see. We want to see the ball moving, not the players, and you only get that with teams that are really well-organized."
"I’ve been watching this Barca side a lot lately and they’re like Santos were in my heyday, or the great Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid sides. They all set the standard in their day and, like I said, the key to their success was the fact that they had settled line-ups over a long period of time."
Barcelona has won three Champions League titles in the past six years and have also lifted the Club World Cup trophy twice in that period.
The legendary attacker has compared the Catalans to clubs that dominated in the past such as Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid, and feels that the key to success is to have a group of footballers playing together for a long time.
"Barcelona’s style is the football people want to see and I really hope it’s the blueprint for the future. I really hope skill wins out over strength," Pele was quoted as saying on the FIFA website.
"Look at Germany. They play a much more technical game today, and that’s the football we want to see. We want to see the ball moving, not the players, and you only get that with teams that are really well-organized."
"I’ve been watching this Barca side a lot lately and they’re like Santos were in my heyday, or the great Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid sides. They all set the standard in their day and, like I said, the key to their success was the fact that they had settled line-ups over a long period of time."
Barcelona has won three Champions League titles in the past six years and have also lifted the Club World Cup trophy twice in that period.
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