Guest n4e Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 If Italy win it, Pirlo for Ballon d'Or? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Makes me laugh watching Arbeloa for Spain, he looks so out of place. Even when he's completely free on the right (something I imagine the opposition intentionally allow) the Spain players still don't bother passing to him. When they do pass to him he passes sideways or backwards. So he actually fits in quite well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 This is a case of "who do I hate less?" in the final. I guess I'll have to watch it on the merit of football alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'll be genuinely amazed if Spain don't win 1-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Really not having fun with this Euros. No truly dramatic matches, no great stories, pretty much the best four teams in the quarters, and a final that's about 99% likely to finish 1-0 with Spain winning again despite being massively unimpressive. 2008 was so much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Really not having fun with this Euros. No truly dramatic matches, no great stories, pretty much the best four teams in the quarters, and a final that's about 99% likely to finish 1-0 with Spain winning again despite being massively unimpressive. 2008 was so much better. In fairness, the group stages were quite exciting this year! Lots of surprise drop outs.....Netherlands, Russia, Poland etc. It's just the knockout stages have been pretty dire in terms of excitement. But I do agree that 2008 was miles better- that was probably the best international tournament I've ever seen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Pirlo vs Xavi should really be a lot more beautiful than the slow, stopping and starting, fat, ugly pig that it's likely to be like. Like the group game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Pirlo vs Xavi should really be a lot more beautiful than the slow, stopping and starting, fat, ugly pig that it's likely to be like. Like the group game? Xavi hasn't been playing the Pirlo role this tournament either. He's been playing ahead of Xabi/Biscuits and has looked poorer as a result. Alonso has that role (although instructed to play it more cautiously than for Madrid until ET of QF's) and he plays that role in a more similar fashion to Pirlo as he plays more long passes and looks to switch play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thought that the ET against Portugal were the best 30 minutes of football Spain have produced this tournament. Maybe it's because the sides were both tired and less organized at that point, or maybe because Pedro and Navas gave us finally some mobility upfront... Xavi hasn't had a good tournament, but his position in the pitch isn't helping him. We really should drop one of the two Xavi's and play Iniesta centrally, who's more comfortable near the box, and a proper winger on the left (like Pedro). But that would make us too exciting. VDB is too getting stick in the home front for his conservative approach, but the results are there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thought that the ET against Portugal were the best 30 minutes of football Spain have produced this tournament. Maybe it's because the sides were both tired and less organized at that point, or maybe because Pedro and Navas gave us finally some mobility upfront... Xavi hasn't had a good tournament, but his position in the pitch isn't helping him. We really should drop one of the two Xavi's and play Iniesta centrally, who's more comfortable near the box, and a proper winger on the left (like Pedro). But that would make us too exciting. VDB is too getting stick in the home front for his conservative approach, but the results are there. That's exactly what I was thinking watching the game. You are just over loaded with gifted midfielders and del Bosque doesn't want to drop any of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Imagine getting stick for getting to final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Well, everybody is over the moon over here right now, but Portugal could have easily been the finalist. Anyway, most criticism happened during the group stage and particularly after the Croatia game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thought that the ET against Portugal were the best 30 minutes of football Spain have produced this tournament. Maybe it's because the sides were both tired and less organized at that point, or maybe because Pedro and Navas gave us finally some mobility upfront... Xavi hasn't had a good tournament, but his position in the pitch isn't helping him. We really should drop one of the two Xavi's and play Iniesta centrally, who's more comfortable near the box, and a proper winger on the left (like Pedro). But that would make us too exciting. VDB is too getting stick in the home front for his conservative approach, but the results are there. Some really tedious football. So careful and dainty might as well go out there with tu tu's on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'll be genuinely amazed if Spain don't win 1-0. They were crap last night and obviously didn't deserve to go through, but I can't help but feel Germany were the side more capable of beating Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Germany's athleticism would have caused us a lot of problems indeed. But Italy have been pretty good themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think Spain would have picked Germany's defence apart in much the same way Italy did last night. Italy have already shown in the group stage that they're more than capable of giving Spain a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Hope Italy win and put this 3-7-0 to bed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Hope Italy win and put this 3-7-0 to bed. Definitely. Really p*ssed off with Del Bosque's tactics and Spain's, what is now to me, boring football. Hope Balotelli does them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The 2 teams who average the most shots on target per game...efficiency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Can't be that hard to have a good shots on target % when you only take 2 shots per game, and the shots you do take are from about 4 yards out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Apparently Ruud Gullit is the favourite for the Netherlands job. God help them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Apparently Ruud Gullit is the favourite for the Netherlands job. God help them. That'd be like England appointing Peter Reid. Bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Proposal by Platini for Euro 2020 to be played in 12 cities across Europe. Interesting concept imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Just so England don't get it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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