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lukethedrifter wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:People that aren't into soccer should watch Spain.

Got to see a fair bit of it. Beautiful.

That was a circle jerk. No finishing edge. Pretty triangles that went nowhere. They seem complacent. Maybe they find a solution, but it ain't Torres.

Give me the frustrated, mad genius of the Dutch or French, the versatile power and grace of the Germans, the guile and unjustified entitlement of the English or the Miami Heatian one-dimensional attack of the Portuguese. I'm tired of la Furia Roja and their cute dominance. This ain't ballet, amigos. It is not art, for art's sake.

That said, I'd pay to watch Iniesta do his thing over just about any athlete in the game.

If they didn't bring in Rick Ankiel maybe it would have finished differently.

bob thrill wrote:

lukethedrifter wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:People that aren't into soccer should watch Spain.

Got to see a fair bit of it. Beautiful.

That was a circle jerk. No finishing edge. Pretty triangles that went nowhere. They seem complacent. Maybe they find a solution, but it ain't Torres.

Give me the frustrated, mad genius of the Dutch or French, the versatile power and grace of the Germans, the guile and unjustified entitlement of the English or the Miami Heatian one-dimensional attack of the Portuguese. I'm tired of la Furia Roja and their cute dominance. This ain't ballet, amigos. It is not art, for art's sake.

That said, I'd pay to watch Iniesta do his thing over just about any athlete in the game.

Mmm, yeah Spain, not that impressive. Lots of possession, little chances created. Italy had the better of the real scoring chances.

bob thrill wrote:

lukethedrifter wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:People that aren't into soccer should watch Spain.

Got to see a fair bit of it. Beautiful.

That was a circle jerk. No finishing edge. Pretty triangles that went nowhere. They seem complacent. Maybe they find a solution, but it ain't Torres.

Give me the frustrated, mad genius of the Dutch or French, the versatile power and grace of the Germans, the guile and unjustified entitlement of the English or the Miami Heatian one-dimensional attack of the Portuguese. I'm tired of la Furia Roja and their cute dominance. This ain't ballet, amigos. It is not art, for art's sake.

That said, I'd pay to watch Iniesta do his thing over just about any athlete in the game.

Every time I watch Spain, I feel like Norman Dale is their coach...having them pass the ball 4 times before taking a shot.

TimeForGuinness wrote:

bob thrill wrote:

lukethedrifter wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:People that aren't into soccer should watch Spain.

Got to see a fair bit of it. Beautiful.

That was a circle jerk. No finishing edge. Pretty triangles that went nowhere. They seem complacent. Maybe they find a solution, but it ain't Torres.

Give me the frustrated, mad genius of the Dutch or French, the versatile power and grace of the Germans, the guile and unjustified entitlement of the English or the Miami Heatian one-dimensional attack of the Portuguese. I'm tired of la Furia Roja and their cute dominance. This ain't ballet, amigos. It is not art, for art's sake.

That said, I'd pay to watch Iniesta do his thing over just about any athlete in the game.

Every time I watch Spain, I feel like Norman Dale is their coach...having them pass the ball 4 times before taking a shot.

For all the "beautiful football" they play, they weren't exactly lighting up the scoreboard at either of the last few major tournaments. It's incredibly effective, but people get it twisted and equate Barcelona's success with Spain's success. All Barcelona proves is that all that sexy buildup out of the back with Puyol and Pique, then through the midfield with Busquets, Xavi, Fabregas and Iniesta looks way better when you've got Villa and Messi to put the chances away. If Spain had a fit Villa, I'd be more on board with them. I just love Germany's lethal finishing. They can play any way they need to. They can be pretty and they can be tough. They're pragmatic and ridiculously gifted at the same time.

Ribery is an impressive diver.

bob thrill wrote:

TimeForGuinness wrote:

bob thrill wrote:

lukethedrifter wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:People that aren't into soccer should watch Spain.

Got to see a fair bit of it. Beautiful.

That was a circle jerk. No finishing edge. Pretty triangles that went nowhere. They seem complacent. Maybe they find a solution, but it ain't Torres.

Give me the frustrated, mad genius of the Dutch or French, the versatile power and grace of the Germans, the guile and unjustified entitlement of the English or the Miami Heatian one-dimensional attack of the Portuguese. I'm tired of la Furia Roja and their cute dominance. This ain't ballet, amigos. It is not art, for art's sake.

That said, I'd pay to watch Iniesta do his thing over just about any athlete in the game.

Every time I watch Spain, I feel like Norman Dale is their coach...having them pass the ball 4 times before taking a shot.

For all the "beautiful football" they play, they weren't exactly lighting up the scoreboard at either of the last few major tournaments. It's incredibly effective, but people get it twisted and equate Barcelona's success with Spain's success. All Barcelona proves is that all that sexy buildup out of the back with Puyol and Pique, then through the midfield with Busquets, Xavi, Fabregas and Iniesta looks way better when you've got Villa and Messi to put the chances away. If Spain had a fit Villa, I'd be more on board with them. I just love Germany's lethal finishing. They can play any way they need to. They can be pretty and they can be tough. They're pragmatic and ridiculously gifted at the same time.

Agree with you on Germany...they are impressive in so many ways.

Ireland looked lost yesterday, I never expected them to get out of their group...but I was hoping they'd win yesterday.

Wow, Ireland ain't looking good through 8'.

God bless the Irish. If this doesn't make you happy and a little bit jealous, you're a bad person:

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The Irish should get an automatic invite to every tournament just to have their fans around. Although that would strip away everything that's meaningful and beautiful from the sight and sound of thousands of proud Irish men & women, singing together in full voice, to thank their lads for their pride, their sweat and their determination in the face of an insurmountable talent deficit.

What is life like for Michael Ballack? I mean, Franck Ribery probably has his choice of European women.