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Pragmatism has won over aesthetic football on most occasions in the ISL so far....In 2009, Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona created history by becoming the first Spanish side to win a European treble. The very next year, Jose Mourinho repeated the feat with Inter. However, the style of plays of both the sides were highly contrasting. The Spaniard focused on the aesthetic aspects of the game and wanted to win while playing beautiful football. Mourinho adopted a more pragmatic approach and did what was needed to get over the line.Which approach gets you the title in the Indian Super League (ISL)? We take a look.The pragmatic approach has won the trophy on five of the six occasions so far. The league plus knockout format of the competition could be a factor behind this. A certain degree of pragmatism is also required in a final, as has been evidenced in the ISL apart from one instance.Editors' PicksThe 2015 Chennaiyin side braved it all to make a spectacular comeback that saw them rise from…