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The commentator is now saying croatia score they go through at Italy's expense.. Didnt happen but I think he was speaking gash yet again....

Was it not if Croatia score, then Spain would have went out?

 

I know Scotland are pish but fuck me i think even we would have put on a better showing than the Irish. Fucking dreadful team.

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The commentator is now saying croatia score they go through at Italy's expense.. Didnt happen but I think he was speaking gash yet again....

 

1-1 between Spain and Croatia, and Italy winning 1-0 or 2-0 would of seen Croatia and Spain go through

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Great goal by Balotelli but Spain were boring to watch tonight, to say the least.

 

They certainly werent good tonight but at the same time I dont get the love in for how Croatia played? They didnt attack at all till the second half and only then on the counter. They had to win the game not sit in for so long.

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Casillas is shite :rolleyes:

 

Rakitic headed it straight at him. Simple save for any keeper, you'd be disappointed otherwise. If I was being especially critical, you'd maybe not want him putting it straight back in to open play, but think the speed of the header didn't really give him much opportunity to do much else.

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Spain were boring to watch tonight, to say the least.

 

I find them frustrating to watch

 

It's like they think they can score at any time and it's inevitable that they will but they want to make sure the goals they do score are all works of art. They end up pissing about with the ball most of the time and doing absolutely fuck all with it. One thing though is they concede so few because they always have so much of the ball.

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They certainly werent good tonight but at the same time I dont get the love in for how Croatia played? They didnt attack at all till the second half and only then on the counter. They had to win the game not sit in for so long.

 

 

Up until the 43rd minute, they did not need to win, a draw would of sufficed, then when Italy scored it changed the results required, no point in going gun-ho against Spain in the first half when the no score draw was enough to put them through at that time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thought Croatia got it spot on last night, and if they had just taken one of the two good chances they had in their 15 minutes spell of being by far the better team, Spain could be out now.

 

I certainly don't think Spain are winning this tournament with that back 4.

 

i reckon it will be their lack of penetration up front that will cost them.

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i reckon it will be their lack of penetration up front that will cost them.

 

 

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I don't get what's so funny cos I agree with bluto.

 

I said to my mate yesterday, for all the possession Spain have they really don't score enough. Remember the last world cup and how they passed teams to death? They weren't great to watch and I think they'll have to score more if they want to win the tournament.

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I don't get what's so funny cos I agree with bluto.

 

I said to my mat yesterday, for all the possession Spain have they really don't score enough. Remember the last world cup and how they passed teams to death? They weren't great to watch and I think they'll have to score more if they want to win the tournament.

 

they have scored more goals than every other team and have a better goal difference

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I don't get what's so funny cos I agree with bluto.

 

I said to my mate yesterday, for all the possession Spain have they really don't score enough. Remember the last world cup and how they passed teams to death? They weren't great to watch and I think they'll have to score more if they want to win the tournament.

 

There is only one reason they will need to score more and that is because they concede more.

 

The reason they will concede more is because their defence is nowhere near as good as 4 years ago.

 

The lack of penetration is nothing new, they won most games 1-0 at the World Cup.

 

Therefore I still think that my original point is the big thing that has changed, their defence is going to cause them issues later on.

 

Well that, and that Germany have improved with another 2 years of experience.

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I don't get what's so funny cos I agree with bluto.

 

I said to my mate yesterday, for all the possession Spain have they really don't score enough. Remember the last world cup and how they passed teams to death? They weren't great to watch and I think they'll have to score more if they want to win the tournament.

I'm sure you will find spain tactically enthralling. Just like last nights game.

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I'm sure you will find spain tactically enthralling. Just like last nights game.

 

to me, they didnt look like world beaters against italy or croatia. they have the creative players to pick holes in any defence but they do rely on luck too. luck of a ref not spotting busquets manhandling someone, a bit of luck when the oppostion defences switches off for a second. that luck wont last forever.

 

and if they play this silly no striker formation i think they lack a plan b.

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The reason they will concede more is because their defence is nowhere near as good as 4 years ago.

 

The lack of penetration is nothing new, they won most games 1-0 at the World Cup.

 

Therefore I still think that my original point is the big thing that has changed, their defence is going to cause them issues later on.

 

The reason they concede so few isn't just down to their back four, it's their whole style of play, how they press all over the pitch and how they dominate possesion. Biggest worry for Spain imo is scoring goals themselves.

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