Village Idiot

Fucking hell, I tried it with Barça too Spent almost until 4 am figuring out Q... Quaresma!

This is starting to look like the school festivals where they make up awards so every kid in class can get one.

Ridiculous career and trophy case. (He was one of the best strikers in the world for a couple years, though).

Who's getting the Golden Shoe, by the way? What's the tie breaker? Assists?

Well, congratulations to Brazil and flip for the win. You've been the better team today, I hope we get a chance for revenge next year

Iniesta hugging Neymar Bring on the club season already.

Great save by César, but Villa shows with a couple touches why having Torres ahead of him is such a baffling decision.

You make me sick sometimes. International football is pretty much win-win for me. I never get that worked up if Spain loses, but I'm happy if they win. I'm very much club over country. Not so much linings, it's like the clouds are made entirely of silver. I'm pretty aware that some day all of this will end (and we'll finish second), but for now I'll take every happiness that comes my way.

Been coming all tournament IMO, Spain have looked fragile defensively without Alonso alongside Busquets screening the back 4. Brazil just happened to be the first team who took their chances. I have little doubt that Alonso will be straight back into the first XI once he recovers from his injury, Del Bosque just used his absence to experiment.

You make me sick sometimes. International football is pretty much win-win for me. I never get that worked up if Spain loses, but I'm happy if they win. I'm very much club over country.

Look at those pecs though.

Anyway man, Neymar looks like what we needed, somebody else that looks threatening upfront so Messi can't be shut down. And he's much more of a team player that what I was led to believe. Weirdly tonight has made me strangely happy.

Wasn't the last defender.

Should have been yellow imho.

Given that Iniesta scored the winning goal in 2010, he's objectively wrong. He was also named best player in the 2012 Euros, and he was mint in 2008.

He asked for it. Would only rate Xavi as a better taker from the people in the pitch though. None of Cesc, Villa or Alonso playing.

Ramos... miss!

We get ridiculed every Confed Cup, it worked last time.

We played 120 minutes on Thursday. VdB should have rotated more, imho.

Arbeloa subbed off for Azpilicueta

Not really, always been a problem position. Arbeloa's by far the weakest player in our starting XI. He usually is still decent, until today. Both Carvajal/Montoya should be able to improve on him in following years. Your best right back is playing in the centre, but Azpilicueta is already much better than Arbeloa. I don't rate the latter as anything more than a average player going forward and defensively. Ramos is weaker defensively than Arbeloa at RB. He's great going forward, but playing two attacking FBs would not be advisable. Haven't seen much of Azpilicueta since he left other than odd PL/CL games. I rated him when he played for Osasuna though.

Not really, always been a problem position. Arbeloa's by far the weakest player in our starting XI. He usually is still decent, until today. Both Carvajal/Montoya should be able to improve on him in following years.

Even when this guy loses he wins. Gotta get some comfort But yeah, I had some doubts over Neymar (never really seen him play much outside s*** friendlies) but he's been mint in this tournament. Really looking forward seeing him play for us now.

Neymar's mint. Already getting a boner.

Arbeloa