What were Socrates' thoughts on the defensive strategies employed by opponents?

Dec 5, 2011 ... The visionary midfielder who served as captain and orchestrator of the last Brazilian team to embody their country's “joga bonito” (“beautiful game”) ... Brazilian footballer Socrates during a World Cup group stage match against Spain at Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1st June 1986. Brazil Won... Dec 8, 2011 ... Born on February 19, 1954, in Belem, Socrates started his career with Botafogo in 1974. In 1978, he moved to Corinthians in San Paolo, where he ... Dec 4, 2011 ... The Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement that Socrates died of septic shock at 4:30 a.m. Brazilian time (0630 GMT). He was 57. Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, known simply as Sócrates, was a Brazilian attacking midfielder. Born in February 1954 in Belém do Pará, ... Brazilian footballer Socrates at a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 30th June 1985. Get premium, high resolution news photos ... Aug 6, 2020 ... Indeed, Sócrates was almost as noted for his left-wing politics as his football. Born into an intellectual household, unlike many Brazilian ... Jul 24, 2014 ... A man with long hair and beard wearing a yellow shirt in front of a blue sky. Brazilian footballer Socrates at a World Cup qualifying match. The first working class team in Brazil, Corinthians was set up by immigrant labourers in São Paulo in a time when football in Brazil was an elitist sport, ... Dec 26, 2017 ... The field was named after the Brazilian football player and doctor Sócrates. Sócrates Brasileiro (1954-2011) was a brilliant mid-fielder for ...