.Pixote. said:The Portugal - Spain match was ugly, and boring. Only in extra time did things pick up. After that effort I'm jumping ship, from Spain to Germany.
Germany made me look foolish. Can I join the Spanish fleet again?
.Pixote. said:The Portugal - Spain match was ugly, and boring. Only in extra time did things pick up. After that effort I'm jumping ship, from Spain to Germany.
Brother None said:Do you hate football? How could you be for that awful, ugly anti-football over the frivolous play of the Italians?
Talk about something I never thought I'd be saying ever.
Not really. They put on a quick-passing, tiki-taki clinic. But a football clinic in general? Not at all.Sicblades said:What the hell? The Spanish put on a football clinic every time they are on the field.
There's so much wrong with this post. Spain's technical skills and tactical ability are derived entirely from the Dutch method of play (focus on possession, quick pressing, triangles everywhere). Germany's technical ability isn't in any way inferior to Spain's or Italy's since they overhauled their youth system some eight years ago, and Holland has always been renowned for its technical and tactical football. Lumping Italy and Spain in the same technical and tactical group is just beyond retarded, especially if you take a more historic view of football (ever hear of catenaccio, or watch any Italian team play before 2010?)mandala said:Latin football continues to be the most successful football, teams like Germany and Holland will never have the tactical ability or the technical skills of Latin teams... Yesterday was another good example of that.
I always smile whenever I hear those people that keep saying Germany are the masters of football and will be number one, they always say this at the start of every euro and wc and then...
Sander said:Finally, Germany has won 3 World Cups, finished 2nd in three more, won 3 Euros and finished second in 3 more.
France '98-'00.donperkan said:Sander said:Finally, Germany has won 3 World Cups, finished 2nd in three more, won 3 Euros and finished second in 3 more.
Since the unification they only won 1996 euro against the Czechs, but jeah a lot of "almost"
On the other hand this Spain team is holding the world and euro cup, that never happened before.
Sander said:I'm not arguing this Spain team hasn't done something quite exceptional the past six years. They have.
Sicblades said:They will go down in history as one of the best national sides, ever.Sander said:I'm not arguing this Spain team hasn't done something quite exceptional the past six years. They have.
Brother None said:Of course they will, it's still boring anti-football.
mandala said:Me and quite a few people I know consider the way the Dutch play to be too thuggish, something that I bet you don't.
mandala said:Aesthetic appreciation in football is entirely subjective.
Sub-Human said:Baby, yes! Italy got what they wanted. Can't wait to see the happiness on Spanish faces now