qs! wrote:
General Mirth wrote:
Spain have upped their game considerably tonight though, I'm not sure what anyone else could have done in Italy's place.
Spain haven't upped anything, they've just been given loads of gaps in the terrible Italian defence to exploit.
Yeah, Italy's defence has also been a let down compared to the way they played in the opening group game.
But I think my point still stands, best I've seen Spain play in a long while. And bearing in mind this was a final I expected them to be even more cagey and conservative. Which, in a roundabout way, makes me wonder whether Del Bosque should be praised or hammered for restraining these footballers for most games.
