Quote (fender @ 23 Dec 2022 13:13)
i'm more interested in which teams specifically you consider "faithful reflections" of their respective nations and what characteristic made them so.
for example, was germany 2014 such a case, and how did that team differ from our '18 and '22 teams, in terms of faithfully reflecting the nation? what about spain in recent tournaments as opposed to your team from 15 years ago?
that teams play better when they are motivated and get a lot of support is hardly something worth noting, i'm curious about your society characteristic claims. maybe giving me some examples could help me understand how you think they are related?
Well, Mill is right, it's not something that applies only to national teams, but also clubs, my bad.
See how you get a dirty manager like Simeone managing a traditionally dirty club with savage fans like Atlético, there's an excellent synergy (or rather, was, since he's finished now, but he's been 12 years in charge). Bayern always seems scarier when their managers are spewing their traditional arrongance. Barcelona crumbles whenever they stray away from cruyffist philosophy, etc....
Obviosuly if your manager is trash, nothing is going to work (see how Maradona, the embodiment of argentinian culture, had a mediocre spell as a national manager), etc.
At the end of the day, it's important that the team and manager understand the culture of their fanbase, and if they are a faithful reflection of it, there will always be a good synergy, which will help them peak.
Right now national teams like the spanish or german ones, imo seem to lack charisma and appeal to their people. This doesn't help them tbh.