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If anyone has not been watching, Costa Rica just trounced Uruguay and
Italy, until now two of the better teams in the world cup (historically
speaking). These were not fluke victories, but rather solid efforts on the
part of the Ticos, who are not only in excellent shape, they are playing
with some innovative tactical maneuvers as well. They have a brilliant
coach in Jorge Luis Pinto. Costa Rica managed to disrupt Italy's game plan
of controlling the ball in midfield. Such control and possession allows the
Italian side to launch organized attacks. By placing as many as four
players at a time just outside the opposing penalty box, the Costa Rican
squad forced Italy off balance, making it more difficult for them to
advance. It would be the same thing as a full court press in basketball,
risky but doable, with the caveat that your squad must be in superb
physical shape. The lone goal of the match was sheer mastery, and reflected
Tico control of the pitch.
Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, Costa Rica's integrity has been called
into question by, you guessed it, FIFA. Yes, and here is the latest scandal:
FIFA tests seven Costa Rica players
René Tovar | ESPN.com Mexico
June 21, 2014
RECIFE, Brazil -- Bryan Ruiz and Keylor Navas guaranteed that if FIFA
wanted the whole Costa Rica team to undergo doping tests then they would,
because they've got nothing to hide.
After the Ticos beat Italy on Friday, FIFA ordered seven of their players
to undergo post-match doping tests, while only two Italian players were
tested.
In a statement posted by Football Italia, FIFA explained that two Costa
Rica players were ordered for normal post-match tests, while the five
others had not done pre-competition testing
Navas, Ruiz, Celso Borges, Joel Campbell, Yeltsin Tejeda, Christian Bolanos
were among the players who took and passed the test, while reports said
Michael Barrantes was the seventh.
Following almost two hours spent between the locker room and doping
control, the last three Ticos players finally appeared after taking the
test.
Goalkeeper Navas said that "people still don't believe" that Costa Rica
could beat Uruguay and Italy.
"We believed it from the outset, but thank God we're all relaxed, with a
clear conscience," Navas said. "If they want to test the whole team, that's
no problem".
Navas said that initially it may not "have sat well with them" that so many
players had to attend the doping tests, as it could be seen as a "a lack of
respect as well."
"You have to take it in good humour," he said. "At the end of the day,
we're all relaxed and happy that we've gone through" to the knockout stage.
Team captain Ruiz also supported the words of his teammate.
"It seems a little bit excessive to me, but we can't do anything about it,"
he said. "We've got nothing to hide. We have trained well, without taking
any banned substances. It's partly that people can't believe what we're
doing, I think that's it.
"They ordered the tests, we didn't have a problem with taking them, but
perhaps seven is excessive."
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