Again, see previous email and my disclaimer and bias, BUT.... there have of course been some boring matches with Spain, largely during Euro 2012 - but one has to blame the opposition they were up against and the tactics they employed to negate them.
Two dire games involving Spain were the matches last year against France (Euro QF) and then the SF against Portugal. Both France & Portugal did nothing whatsoever beyond parking the bus as per what Mourinho had Inter Milan do against FCB in the CL Semi final of 2010. Both oppositions had 1 true creative player - Ribery, Ronaldo - with the remainder not likely to thread a pass like Pirlo. The surprise of Euro 2012 was how Italy didn't employ anthing remotely like catenaccio in any match - in particular the first game against Spain which was an absolute belter. Italy again tried to play and attack in the final, and Spain took full advantage in a far from boring match. Iniesta and Xavi are simply not capable of playing boring football - they are constantly looking for the killer pass and if they can't do that they short pass it keeping possession. Anyhow, with new signing Luke Murphy we'll be making the same complaint very soon! Btw, any takers yet for Tonge, Brown-eh, Pugh, Pearce, Varney and Norris yet??? Actually, do we want rid of Tonge? > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 13:50:59 +0100 > From: bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk > To: dsm...@dsmail.plus.com; c_bri...@hotmail.co.uk > CC: leedslist@gn.apc.org > Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: Spain Brazil > > Spain have played some of the best passing football the world has ever seen - > even in the Uruguay match some of the layoffs were superb, and how they only > got 2 is beyond me. Spain have also played some of the most boring footie too > on occasion - mind numbing stuff . Some teams will find them out, most won't! > > To deny their absolute class is obtuse, but to deny how boring they are 'at > times' is to ignore reality. > > Right, off the fence... > > > ________________________________ > From: Sutton / Smail <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> > To: Chris Briggs <c_bri...@hotmail.co.uk> > Cc: leeds List (Post to list) <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 10:03 > Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: Spain Brazil > > _______________________________________________ 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
