Chiellini the man to beat

Given the extent of globalisation in football these days, distinct national traits are increasingly hard to define.

Chiellini the man to beat

Spain, famously, now play like the Dutch. The Dutch, infamously, now tackle like Don Revie’s Leeds United.

And the Brazilians, surprisingly, have seemingly been caught somewhere between the two.

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