LionOfGosforth Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 At least when Xavi and Iniesta were strutting around their midfield, the football philosophy at least made sense. Now they just play that way by default only they aren't nearly as good and it's pretty wretched to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 That Amrabat for Morocco could be a good pick up for us if we're looking for a defensive mid Think he was linked with Spurs last week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) As a (relative) neutral, I'd much rather watch a finely poised match like this than the match being over after 10 minutes like last night, and well and truly over 15 minutes later. 5 of the last 6 knockout matches until today have largely been one sided outside of a rare burst from the clear lesser side, so it's nice to have another competitive one for a change. Edited December 6, 2022 by Paullow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: At least when Xavi and Iniesta were strutting around their midfield, the football philosophy at least made sense. Now they just play that way by default only they aren't nearly as good and it's pretty wretched to watch. Add 2010 Pedro and Villa to this squad and it looks a lot different. Forget 2010 Villa, add Callum Wilson to this Spain squad and they start to look lot more effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Just now, rgk_lfc said: Add 2010 Pedro and Villa to this squad and it looks a lot different. Forget 2010 Villa, add Callum Wilson to this Spain squad and they start to look lot more effective. Good point, Villa was absolutely brilliant and would make them more dynamic and tactically flexible too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Jordi Alba with the "Luis Suarez special" there, pretending to be injured in the course of doing a tackle for which he might have gotten carded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, Flip said: Were good against Germany tbf. But seems like they’re defending with possession rather than attacking tonight. Got no issue with this...while its not exciting, I respect a clear game plan and admire the patience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I know Pedri and Gavi are big talents and hugely admired but I don't really see what they bring beyond moving the ball around tidily and the odd shot. They seem quite flimsy and lacking any dynamism. Look forward to seeing something to justify the hype. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Landon Donovan not believing the clocked speed of Hakimi and how it showed Hakimi has been the fastest sprinter in the tourney. Basically saying that sometimes things like that lie. Wat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, rgk_lfc said: Add 2010 Pedro and Villa to this squad and it looks a lot different. Forget 2010 Villa, add Callum Wilson to this Spain squad and they start to look lot more effective. Well that's the point, they play nice football, but they don't really have much up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 28 minutes ago, Flip said: Were good against Germany tbf. But seems like they’re defending with possession rather than attacking tonight. I didn't think they were that great against Germany either tbh, saime failings. Just passing the ball around sideways for a lot of the time, the build up is too slow for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Lovely pass from Nico. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Why mar? Can itv not spell? Also Spain are boring cunts. Still. Edited December 6, 2022 by La Parka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Nice attack, nobody bothering to gamble on the ball coming across. So dull. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 This second half has been the absolute pits. Shame we're looking like we're getting another 30 minutes of this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hakimi is obscenely rapid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Nobody said: This second half has been the absolute pits. Shame we're looking like we're getting another 30 minutes of this I’m enjoying it. Football is shit, but tense as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Unai Simon is dodgy like. Spain look every inch a team of 11 technical central midfielders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Last ten minutes has opened up all of the sudden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Spain are technically excellent at receiving and holding up the ball. Their passing is great but they completely and utterly lack creativity and really need to find other ways to play than really slowly passing it back and forth without getting in behind or breaking fast while teams are out of position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 It's not important, but do they do the coin toss again in extra time, or do they just do the ABBA system whereby one team will shoot into the same goal from 46-90 mins and 91 to 105? I assumed they'd just go back to swapping halves again. Mustn't have noticed that before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, La Parka said: Why mar? Can itv not spell? Also Spain are boring cunts. Still. Maroc in French. MAR is their official FIFA code. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Jesus what a chance for Morocco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, gbandit said: Spain are technically excellent at receiving and holding up the ball. Their passing is great but they completely and utterly lack creativity and really need to find other ways to play than really slowly passing it back and forth without getting in behind or breaking fast while teams are out of position They’ve always been imo. The 2008-2012 side bored me to death. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Fucking hell Morocco will be seething if they lose this on pens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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