You have proven time and time again that you know very little about the skill of all these players. You don't know what went on during these battles, and nor could you. You simply are in no position to judge who is better than who. To say that the UK has worse players than the BNL (maybe not with so many words) is a slap in the face to those who made it into the final winning with skill. Have some respect for both teams, and keep your opinions out of this thread. Too bad you didn't catch that bit of sarcasm there though, I'm sure Montesquieu would have.
How did I prove time and again that I know very little about the skill of these players?
I don't know what went on in the TS or minds of players but I saw players fighting and saw mistakes and good actions.
I am not judging, I am simply commenting on what I saw.
'To say that the UK has worse players than the BNL (maybe not with so many words)' I didnt say this but I said that in that match you had a greater number of good players. You talk about winning with skill, are you forgetting a thing called focus which by the way I saw lacking in the BNL team?
I have respect for both teams. I praised the UK team. It is because I respect the BNL team and have a good opinion of their value that I am a bit disappointed by their performance. Accusing me does not make your argument stronger but weaker. What was the sarcasm? I think Montesquieu wouldn't approve of people quoting him without having idea of what he meant or what the book it is taken from was about. I quote and explain my quote. I studied Montesquieu and read different works of his, having taken a module on the Enlightenment at University this year.
I do not want to brag but I know what I am talking about.
Here is an example of how I would comment my own team's performance in Poland-Italy 8-4. My team played decently, but I couldn't really focus for the first few rounds. I kept getting killed in the beginning of charges. I played badly. Maybe it was because I didn't have time to warm up before the match. Yet, Frank played superbly and kept the team afloat. In the last few rounds I woke up though and I started playing well. We clutched a round and started an unlikely comeback from 7-2 to 7-4. Then we lost the final round. I had started playing well too late. Saying that I wasnt focused does not mean that I do not respect myself or that I am bad players. Saying that I made mistakes is not an insult to myself. It's just being honest. A similar thing I tried to do about the UK-BNL match. Of course, it may seem a bit ambitious from the outside, yet I saw clear mistakes. I still think the BNL had the skill to beat UK. It was not going to be easy for either team. It was a close match. But a bit more focus could have tipped the balance in favour of you guys instead of UK
Instead the more focused team won.
