A recent one I heard was that Italy 2006 were "underdogs" and "a defensive team".
I don't really understand how a team that has Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Pirlo, Gattuso, De Rossi, Totti and Toni can be classified as underdogs. They had 8 or 9 world class players, you'd struggle to think of a single national team that stacked in football today.
Nor do I understand how a team that had over 50% possession in every game they played, and created more chances than their opponent in every game they played, can be labelled a defensive team. They knew how to defend, but that doesn't make them defensive.