Why was the 2006 FIFA World Cup so defensive?

After the wildcard that was the 2002 World Cup, we were all keen to return to some kind of normalcy. The competition returned to Europe with Germany hosting, and pitching up in the most populous European country was a glut of golden generations. Portugal were fronted by Cristiano Ronaldo, Spain had a tandem of Torres and Villa, England had Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard whilst there was a little Argentine fella called Lionel Messi. So with all this talent, why was the 2006 World Cup so defensive?! ___________________________________________________ ＨＥＬＰ， ＧＥＴ Ａ ＶＰＮ Go to https://piavpn.com/WIF to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! ___________________________________________________ ＭＹ ＬＩＮＫＳ Go buy the FALSE9 MAGAZINE!: https://false9-shop.fourthwall.com/ Check out our other channel!:    / @false10-3e4   ___________________________________________________ ＴＩＭＥＳＴＡＭＰＳ ＆ ＲＥＦＥＲＥＮＣＥＳ 00:00 – Introduction 00:55 – Road to World Cup ‘06 04:15 – A 06:05 – B 07:40 – C 09:55 – D 12:20 – E 14:50 – F 17:40 – G 20:05 – H 22:35 – Knockout Stages The Anatomy of England (Jonathan Wilson) Angels with Dirty Faces (Jonathan Wilson) Calcio (John Foot) Futebol Nation (David Goldblatt) Golden Generations (Michael Gallwey) The Power and the Glory (Jonathan Wilson) The Story of the World Cup (Brian Glanville) Tor! (Uli Hesse) World Cup Fever (Simon Kuper) _____________________________________________________ ＡＢＯＵＴ ＴＨＥ ＣＨＡＮＮＥＬ FALSE9 is a YouTube channel that intends to document every facet of football history. From the Original Invincibles of Preston North End to the contemporary rise of Union Berlin, there's something for everybody. ____________________________________________________