Mr. Snrub Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Inter have become the platform for all these teams in the World Cup like. Defend deep as fuck, play with 2 or 3 people in attack, the rest only bother with defending. I'm not one for over reacting, but Mourinho has ruined football forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 This poll is retarded though. Who wouldn't vote Germany. Every other team their either failed to win, or won exceptionally unconvincingly. Mike voted for England tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Inter have become the platform for all these teams in the World Cup like. Defend deep as f***, play with 2 or 3 people in attack, the rest only bother with defending. I'm not one for over reacting, but Mourinho has ruined football forever. Has Hitzfeld not been playing this way for years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 i hate switzerland. from now on, i boycoutt nestle, lindt chocloate, swiss rolls, rolex watches and swiss army knives. from the bottom of my heart, i hate you not only do i have a soft spot for spain, but theyve destroyed the world cup by giving us brazil-spain too early (maybe). absolutely gutted. KSH is a sad panda tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Okay, so the man from Cape Verde scores for Switzerland to beat pure-blooded Spain. Parky, have anything to say? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Judging from the highlights, on another day, Spain would have thrashed the Swiss. Just wasn't their day in front of goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Judging from the highlights, on another day, Spain would have thrashed the Swiss. Just wasn't their day in front of goal. Swiss defended better than Spain attacked, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Last time Switzerland conceded a goal at the World Cup: July 2nd, 1994 - against Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Judging from the highlights, on another day, Spain would have thrashed the Swiss. Just wasn't their day in front of goal. yeah spain had a lot of chances which just didnt go their way but their problem is defence, whats the point of ramos? he cant defend he cant attack what does he do? Pique won't be happy with himself about his role in the goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordienorway Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Judging from the highlights, on another day, Spain would have thrashed the Swiss. Just wasn't their day in front of goal. Del Bosque's tactics were awful imo. Using Busquets is such a waste when they can use Xavi as a holding midfielder and Cesc/Alonso further up the field. If Torres or Llorente had started today Spain would have walked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I think this shows the shocking standard that football is in generally, premier league was bad for it's standards, along with champions league as well. I think football, especially european teams are now paying for allowing large amounts of foreign players in their leagues Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Del Bosque's tactics were awful imo. Using Busquets is such a waste when they can use Xavi as a holding midfielder and Cesc/Alonso further up the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Del Bosque's tactics were awful imo. Using Busquets is such a waste when they can use Xavi as a holding midfielder and Cesc/Alonso further up the field. Which part is wrong? Much like Brazil didn't need both Melo and Gilberto Silva last night, Busquets and Alonso were not both needed today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Feel a lot better about England now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 His idea is a good one, I think it's the notion of using Xavi as a holding midfielder that warranted the though. I'd have been inclined to start Llorente instead of Busquets or Alonso, personally. Or possibly Navas, to give them a bit more width. It just seemed like they had too many CM's on the field to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Switzerland did very well in what they did tbh. They never slipped up at any point, which in Spain's defence, is really surprising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 It's impossible to use the first round of group games as an accurate guide. Each game had its own circumsntaces. For example, Australia being defensively inept and on the wrong end of a poor red card decision, England being an absolutely massive game for the US hence no doubt an added effort, and Switzerland are unlikely to be as defensively assured as that for a long, long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Take a team of average-to-good players and put a truly World Class manager in charge, and that's why this result happened. Hitzfeld has to take alot of credit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Take a team of average-to-good players and put a truly World Class manager in charge, and that's why this result happened. Hitzfeld has to take alot of credit. Spain were very poor. No getting away from this. Of course, credit to Switzerland - I expected at least one mistake but nothing came about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Hitzfeld mocks Spain: "The game against Chile will be much harder than this." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Hitzfeld mocks Spain: "The game against Chile will be much harder than this." He's probably right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Del Bosque's tactics were awful imo. Using Busquets is such a waste when they can use Xavi as a holding midfielder and Cesc/Alonso further up the field. Which part is wrong? Much like Brazil didn't need both Melo and Gilberto Silva last night, Busquets and Alonso were not both needed today. Busquets isn't a waste at all. He's an excellent player and by far the best DM in the squad. There isn't a better midflielder in the world when on the ball than Xavi, he also creates many assists. Why waste him in a position which mostly involves chasing the ball about and covering the defence. The team doesn't need to be based around Alonso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Take a team of average-to-good players and put a truly World Class manager in charge, and that's why this result happened. Hitzfeld has to take alot of credit. Spain were very poor. No getting away from this. Of course, credit to Switzerland - I expected at least one mistake but nothing came about. They were, but that defence was like the Inter defence at times. Except it was von Bergen and Grichting not Lucio and Samuel. They must have been seriously drilled before hand to be that solid throughout. Spain's tournament is seriously on the line now, while Honduras and Chile will play into their hands more they've got alot of work to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Take a team of average-to-good players and put a truly World Class manager in charge, and that's why this result happened. Hitzfeld has to take alot of credit. Spain were very poor. No getting away from this. Of course, credit to Switzerland - I expected at least one mistake but nothing came about. They were, but that defence was like the Inter defence at times. Except it was von Bergen and Grichting not Lucio and Samuel. They must have been seriously drilled before hand to be that solid throughout. Spain's tournament is seriously on the line now, while Honduras and Chile will play into their hands more they've got alot of work to do. More pressure, to be exact. They'd have expected to get a win today, even if it wasn't convincing, meaning even if they did slip up in their next 2, they'd probably still go through. What a game Spain-Chile could be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Hope that will put an end to all the Spain wanking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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