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oh, so now you guys are including the Milan players on the team ;) I am not trolling, just trying to cheer myself up as I actually wanted Italy to win ---------- Post added 01.07.2012 at 15:41 ---------- :tup:

well, defense is the best attack (Serie A version of the popular saying), so there you go :P

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btw, you are welcome for not betting you earlier otherwise now you'd have been the proud new owner of a Massimo Moratti avatar :D

:D no, it wasn't - considering the form of the two teams coming into this game and the previous game in the groups, people had started to see Italy as the favourite to win it ... and not just here among you italjuve junkies :P

Hats off to Italy for the great tournament but maybe they had a hard time dealing with the tag of "favourites" many were placing on their shoulders

:D :tup: Italy didn't deserve a drubbing like this with the Motta injury and all but gotta give to Spain for showing up tonight ans showing they can be a menace even when the other team has more ball possession than them (in the 1st half at least). Hats off to Italy for the great...

my point exactly

nah, doubt Pep would play Alonso and Busquets at the same time when he has Xavi, Iniesta, Fab and Pedro available. And would probably never go for a player as static as Arbeloa at RB but either Ramos or Iraola (not called up now but very similar to what Alves provides at Barca), depending on the...

the entire spanish team has looked lackluster ... and just to point out, this would be a great opportunity for you to highlight Pep as a masterful tactician and main factor behind Barca's success, considering Del Bosque can't get them to click. :klin: you are welcome :D

bet? why would I wanna take to the cleaners someone, who is still in school? :D

well, you kind of gave a good reason why Spain should be more careful in their approach - eliminate those deficiencies that proved detrimental for Germany by keeping possession and thus providing extra cover for the defense. If anything, Low's naive approach in that game gave del bosque even...

btw, what's with the Spanish flag for an avatar, while rooting for Italy thing? :D

it's a final, caution will likely reign supreme for both sides. Germany threw caution in the wind vs Italy and created chances but that didn't prevent them from losing the game rather naively. With that example fresh in del bosque's mind, and considering his tactics have taken them to the final...

they did, but that was the first game of the tournament for them and there is no saying what part of it was due to the team not having gelled yet. The first game is always a bit awkward in that regard.

size-wise, yes, other than that, Lorrente is nothing like Ibrahimovic :P I think he is closer to a Bierhoff-type striker, rather than Ibra.

there is nothing to understand - it's simple math: a fresh and fast striker, who'd provide pretty good penetration vs tired defenders is a no-brainer :P without a striker Spain may not have much of a chance to score early but that will provide them also with very good chances of not conceding -...

trying to predict this one is a shot in the dark really but I agree that a draw 0-0, 1-1 are the most likely outcomes ... 0-0 if Spain start w/o a striker, as they will likely do ... next in order is 1-0 for Spain as I think they wold have a better chance in scoring late in a game that is...