he's not the best on the ball but spain should still occasionally pass to arbeloa when he's in acres of space out wide level with the penalty area
both him and alba look like they're offering interesting options out wide, but spain seem to be determined to stick with the ineffectual 10m wide attacking line.
saaaave.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
well he's on but now has no-one to cross too. hm
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
not quite a sitter but rakitic should've scored there
― sonderangerbot, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
spain are there for the taking
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
srna and perisic taking the gareth bale magical go faster stripes to new extremes
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
well he's on but now has no-one to cross to
Yeah that passage with him cutting up & down the touchline and no outball was hopeless
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
they shd play the barcelona midfield three with silva and navas either side of torres
kind of feel xabi is there for political reasons to some extent
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
agreed
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
spain haven't got anyone on the pitch likely to score imo. Should get cesc on. I really think croatia will score and tbh spain wouldn't be hard done by.
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
Why not Llorente? I know Cesc has scored once from deep but it's not like having a forward-forward on.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:17 (eleven years ago) link
i just assume torres is the only CF who is going to get any playing time
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
yeah playing both xavi and xabi alonso doesn't even make sense in theory
― sonderangerbot, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
Ireland looking vaguely dangerous
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
lol i forgot mata was even in the squad
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
del bosque has fucked up today
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:19 (eleven years ago) link
spain leaving themselves short handed at the back is madness
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
i wouldn't say Italy are holding on exactly but...
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
shoot FFS
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
that was pathetic
― sonderangerbot, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
the worst elements of arsenal
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
omg Spain, ffs FFS FFS
― PSOD (Ste), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
actually arsenal aren't usually this bad
So often they do that, get in behind then turn back to ensure possession instead. Busquets' is only the most criminal example.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
not quite sure why spain do high corners into the box when they don't have puyol.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
Ireland have now fielded all five of their strikers in this game. Some of them even played up front
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
i guess i'm not a football sophisticate because this no CF thing isn't my thing*
*unless it's messi
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
D'oh.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
Navas not offside?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
on the other hand they DID walk it in
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
yeah thought he was off
nope
Great, great movement from Iniesta. He did well not turning back there.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
um, surely Navas was "active" there
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
can i say how much i love players booting it in as hard as possible when clean through on the goalline?
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
nearly off nearly handball
hrvatska have been impressive tho
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
Keith Andrews has gone.
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
and Keith Andrews just got sent off
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
It's up to you now, Ireland
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
now that's how you tap in a tap-in
― r|t|c, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
if croatia equalise are they through? On goals scored vs Ireland?
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
rocket into the roof of the net from navas.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
Mario!
Lovely from Mario.
WOW
― gyac, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
haha now he brings on a striker
― mizzell, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
negredo is more talented than llorente imo
better scoring record for spain too
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
Keith Andrews can get fucked as well.
― gyac, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
MARIO
― pandemic, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
O'Shea should have been sent off long ago
― Number None, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
lol at O'Shea still gripping his shirt after it's already gone in
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 June 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link