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CHILE: FIFA RANKING 18, ODDS TO WIN 66/1
By rights, anyone nicknamed "El Loco" who comes from South America should be biting the heads off chickens and starting brawls every other game. However, the madness of Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa is of a far more nerdy, football-based variety.
Bielsa, who spent six years as manager of his homeland Argentina from 1998 to 2004, earned the nickname for his meticulous approach to the game that at times verges on the obsessive. For instance, Chile have sometimes played two friendlies on the same day, sometimes not even in the same city, as part of their intensive preparation for South Africa. However, there is method to his madness, as his side have earned a reputation for playing attacking football that gets results.
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