Corinthians low in spirit

ESPNsoccernet : Corinthians low in spirit

A pretty damning article about the state of play at Corinthians:

"What can you say about fans who confuse passion with madness and who not infrequently invade the pitch to berate players for making mistakes or attack them during their off time?

What can you say about fans who one week lauded Tevez as the saviour and then booed him the next simply because he dared answer his critics?

What can you say about fans, 38 percent of whom said in a poll that the best thing about the transfer window was seeing the back of the Argentines?"

While it's plain to see the Dualib, Os Gavioes and MSI have made a mess of Corinthians it's wise to take a look at the underpinnings of Brazilian football. For that I recommend Alex Bellos' wonderful book 'Futebol, The Brazilian Way of Life.'