EURO 2012

This is more risible than Greece last night considering the players France have available.

i'm comin round to the hatin spain thing tbh, they're as defensive/conservative as anyone in their own way.

I dunno, it's hardly their fault nobody ever plays them straight up, although Italy did in game 1 and it was good stuff.

Think Torres could do some damage if it's still 1-0 after an hour.

when they get in behind a team and then cut back, prioritising possession over catching their opponents unbalanced, it's murder to watch

This will finish 3-0

italy played counterattack, not hammer and tongs tbf

It's more that spain don't try to advance or score but maybe one in ten times they could. It's.....dishonest football. Not advocating epl rush style but i can't get behind this.

i love it

Malouda on that goal!!!

I think it's up to the other teams, a lot of which have some pretty terrific players, to work out how to put Spain under pressure rather than Spain change their style. I prefer watching Germany but I have no problems with Spain playing like this.

spain are so extreme idk why you would want anything else

the same thing about usain bolt pulling up i spose, wouldya just go for it kinda thing, aren't you even curious about your ability?

How many times has Townsend said "bettah, bettah..." in this game. What a dick.

this is getting very good

xp And why has he suddenly started saying "big" instead of high?

oh ffs karim

Ooh, so close

this game is kinda shitty

even if spain are some big possession enigma robot and france are kinda thinking about maybe sending one or two players to possibly go for it, there is nothing of actual interest really going on

^ otm

Spain stubbornly trying to go for their 5th straight 1-0 knockout win.

France bringing on a striker who doesn't mind getting in the box? Madness.

Still in the lower reaches of the Klata Scale offside or not.

Substitutions have wrecked this a bit. It could really do with extra time.

Extra time with France having taken off M'Villa may be better. But I've got to get up for work in 3 hrs so screw that.

france are shit, good riddance imo.

OTM

This is dreadful

soft as shit

Spain may spoil their 1-0 scoreline.

cert penalty tbf

no penalty, but deserved win anyway. about as clinical as Greece, Spain

France not much better than 2010. Zizou must be embarrassed to watch.

this may be the worst game of the tournament. and i've watched england.

Doubt Spurs are still considering Blanc after this tourney.

Definitely the worst game of the tournament

terrible game really

how can that not be a penalty?

france/england mb shaded it for slow motion edge of penalty area exhaustion

didn't see France-Sweden but it sounded pretty bad too

yeah, even missed first goal, so 70ish minutes of abject tedium

Great among a sewer of a game. All QFs have been so one-sided, hopefully tomorrow will be a classic.

just j/k btw

Haha, just logged into Facebook and my old English teacher's posted a photo of him with Xabi Alonso from a few years ago, titled "Well done Xabi!" Two absolute legends.

Forget vuvuzelas there is surely no more irritating sound in football than Clive Tyldesley's pronunciation of "Clichy"

Forget vuvuzelas there is surely no more irritating sound in football than Clive Tyldesley's pronunciation of "Clichy"

How about when he said: "And who were the last team to beat Spain? England!" in this weird, strangled voice?

Well, there's Adrian Chiles for a start (xp)

LOL Keano, "Spain v. Germany, that's the final we all want to see"

Chiles was particularly awful last night. The perplexing thing is that it's essentially the same banter I used to like on motd2.

His "Ooooh Roy Keane, you are scary" shtick is particurly irksome, a second after the final finishes Kean should tell him to stick his bollocks up his arse and walk out