red_harrington
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I only watched that game in the hope that Adama came on
And yet they had twice as many shots on target and far more corners than England. Goals win tournaments but I wouldn't call Spain negativeThey won the WC with 4 consecutive 1-0 wins.
We used to mock Arsenal for that.
I don't doubt the tactic requires a considerable technical skill, but it is largely negative football.
And yet they had twice as many shots on target and far more corners than England. Goals win tournaments but I wouldn't call Spain negative
As a proportion of the time they had on the ball? Well that’s a creative way ofEach to their own of course; as a proportion of the amount of time they had the ball, Sweden produced more shots and shots on target than Spain tonight.
What utter b***ks.Yep,
Sweden had a shot for every 2.42 minutes of possession that they had.
Spain had a shot for every 4.30 minutes of possession.
If Spain had spent more time attacking rather than maintaining possession, they'd have won.
Sweden were turgid
Whatever in your world you want it to mean fella.turgid means "full of fluid". Is that what you meant to say?
and ours. Would love to see him shine at the highest level. We all know he would. Even Danny Murphy knows he wouldTraore would have provided something different for Spain tonight and if their manager wasn't good enough to realise this then hard cheddar, it's their loss.
Spain showed tonight that they won’t win the tournament. They just don’t have the goals in them. I say this in the knowledge that they lost their first game against Switzerland in the World Cup in 2010 but went on to win the tournament.Negative tactics still usually have a positive intent. Nobody deploys “negative” tactics with the goal of not achieving their best possible perceived result.
They had ten times as many accurate passes as Sweden tonight, many more shots, edged it on xG, but couldn’t stick it in the net.
It will be interesting to see how they do against a better counter attacking side this tournament. The amount of times they gave possession away uncontested when they had men committed was uncountable.
Or “it’s their draw”Traore would have provided something different for Spain tonight and if their manager wasn't good enough to realise this then hard cheddar, it's their loss.
Bit early to say imho. I still think this tournament is absolutely wide open. At least 6 teams who I could easily see winning it and a handful more who it isn’t beyond.Spain showed tonight that they won’t win the tournament. They just don’t have the goals in them. I say this in the knowledge that they lost their first game against Switzerland in the World Cup in 2010 but went on to win the tournament.
Well none of that side are playing 9 years later, that’s a big reason nobody is saying it now.I remember when Spain won Euro 2012, their third major tournament win on the bounce, lots of people were comparing them to the Brazil 1970 side and saying they were possibly the greatest international side of all-time.
9 years later and no one is saying that. It’s as if everyone’s decided their style is effective but boring, and that’s not enough to be classed as iconic.
Bit early to say imho. I still think this tournament is absolutely wide open. At least 6 teams who I could easily see winning it and a handful more who it isn’t beyond.