In my opinion, this is one of the great prevailing myths of the sport. Sorry, but this hasn't been true (in any consistent way) since the 1986 World Cup. With most Brazilians going to play for all those big clubs in Europe, the "Brazilian Way" got coached right out of them. And damn quickly, too. Sad.
The Argentines will beat the Brazilians on Saturday, revealing that Brazil is fourth place country, er team.