I agree that *different isn't always better*, but just trying to beat the bigger nations at their own game isn't necessarily the answer either.
Not quite what I meant with regards to which teams we should be beating.
I don't want to beat the huge, massive nations with "players with 3-4 times better salary and TSP better by 30-40 points." - I want to beat the teams the next level up from us, the teams of the slightly-smaller-than-middle-sized through to middle-sized nation.
Reality check for all of us: unless we land a pot of gold with regards to players/development/strategies, then we're not beating either.
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