You are right The Barca era is slipping away It will just slowly fade. The Gemanic style is like Leeds's of the '70's
Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 2 July 2013 10:17, Sutton / Smail <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> wrote: > One man's poison is another man's medicine. I wouldn't mind the endless > passing game if it was tempered and balanced with other styles but from > start to finish Spain just bang on and on with > the same game. I rarely get further than the 10 minute mark watching them. > All very cleaver sucking in the oppo etc, but dull to watch. It has made > them World Champions so I'll give them that. > Bayern for example are the contrast. They mix up so many different styles > and paces, they are great to watch. They can play the Spanish passing style > for a bit, then the long ball for a bit etc etc. It's always changing with > them. Let's not start on 1975 again please, that's all been said. > > Dave > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Murray" < > ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com> > To: "Sutton / Smail" <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> > Cc: "Leeds List (Post to list)" <leedslist@gn.apc.org>; "Rob Gillard" < > rgill...@me.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:04 AM > Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: Spain Brazil > > > Really? So how should football be played. > > Yeah Barca and Spain don't have a 'plan B' but their 'plan A' is football > played well and is great to watch imho. Beats the long ball > play-it-up-to-the-big-man crap we have been dishing out for so long. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 01/07/2013, at 20:05, "Sutton / Smail" <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> wrote: > > I take great heart in seeing Spain (and Barcelona) lose. I have nothing >> against the country or club, but they do play the same endless boring >> boring passing game. I think opponents simply get bored >> or mesmerised playing them and fall into a trance. Maybe that's part of >> their plan? Brazil are much more of an exciting team to watch with so many >> different styles and pace changes to their game - not unlike Bayern. >> >> However, Pat Nevin did a very eye opening piece on the Spanish passing >> style which is well worth a look for those that haven't seen it. >> >> Very admirable perhaps, even so, still boring. I noticed even at 3-0 down >> the Spanish had no plan B, Plan A obviously wasn't working against Brazil. >> This was not a good example of Pat Nevin's observations as they were under >> heavy pressure last night which >> they aren't so used to. >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/**football/23024166<http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23024166> >> >> Dave >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** >> uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> >> To unsubscribe, email >> leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.**org<leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** > uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > To unsubscribe, email > leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.**org<leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
