Stannis wrote:Hate to get political, but do you think the political unrest and Lula's election will effect Brazil's youth development and Brazil's future success?
I know prior to 2014 there was a lot of protest that the government was spending too much on football and not giving it to the Citizens.
I'm also wondering if Brazil will eventually get more Diego Costas
No problem, I'm here to help & discuss about futebol.
I don't think it will effect... it shouldn't.
In theory, the people responsible for the decision-making on both spheres shouldn't let one thing interfere with the other. "Theory", you know, is very different than reality though...
The problem wasn't that the government was spending too much on futebol (like you said), but that they were downright stealing people's money (through taxes, over time) and for their own benefit.
I've seen somewhere ago a graphic which said that the cost for Brazil to build the infrastructure for the WC was simply 20 times of what was actually applied in the real infrastructure.
It's like I tell you: I need you to pay me 10 dollars to buy a chicken. You pay me (not directly, but through taxes and similar stuff), then I took this money, pay 2 for the chicken, and put the rest in my pocket, and then I use this money to finance dictatorships around South America, Africa, etc. And then I get sent to jail for doing this, but the Supreme Court releases me... and then I'm back at the presidency because of a way fraudulent electoral system (not only the voting process itself, ALL of the electoral system). Just to put it in a few words.
Friendly reminder that I've been working on the auditioning field for like 15 years now, so I'm not speaking out of my ass, I know how a fraud process works.
I think it's prudent from my part to not get too far into this for the sake of not causing trouble with the mods and other people posting, as this is not the right forum for this. If you want, send me a PM so I can elaborate further.
About the Diego Costa situation, I don't think it's something to be worried about. Historically we have had a few top players play for other countries (remember Deco going to Portugal?), but it's something so small, so infrequent, that in the long run it doesn't make a difference due to the talent pipeline.