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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5113888, member: 5685"] So our 2014 performance was about talent? We beat a decent Ghana team, should have beaten Portugal, lost 1-0 to the eventual champ Germany, and lost in extra time to Belgium. We only conceded 3 goals combined in the first 90 mins of those 4 matches. We must have had a world class defense then, right? The team's organization is important, and that is coaching. Otherwise explain how well the smaller countries performed in the Euros. Also the coach impacts the team's fitness and mentality. Those at times can be more important that overall individual talent, it is a team sport after all. And lastly the coach influence the team's makeup. Both who is selected and where they play. Choosing the wrong formation or playing someone out of position can have a negative impact. If it is just talent then Brazil would have won a dozen World Cups by now. [/QUOTE]