Yesterday was the final match of EURO 2012, contenders being Spain vs Italy. I had hoped for a Spain vs Germany game which IMHO would have been a lot more... dramatic.
Nevertheless it was quite a game last night and I think even haters would have to agree that Spain had played the best throughout the whole tournament. Their sharp passes were simply phenomenal! I remember some pretty nasty comments earlier on Spain's 4-3-3 formation and how even Vicente del Bosque would rather play with all mid-fielders than put Fernando Torres at the front line.
I didn't see anybody complaining at final whistle.
While Spain's line-up was open to coffee shop debate, there is no denying that Spain had in their team the best goalkeeper throughout the entire tournament, possibly even the best goalkeeper in the world right now. Iker Casillas, ladies and gentlemen, who for the entire tournament had a whopping 90% success rate in his saves!
You can get more facts and statistics
here. Being someone who is generally detached from football except during World Cups and EUROs, then watched Spain play in the span of a month I can't help but wonder:
- if Spain's training regime involved playing chicken in the center of a circle trying to intercept passes between players;
- if Iker Casillas is really human, alien, or genetically engineered to have the supernatural reflexes of a cat;
- if Spain can sell off footballers to Germany in exchange for a bailout of their country's debts;
- if Fernando Torres and Xavi are perfect soul-mates for each other.
Whatever it is, the game-play shown by Spain throughout reaffirmed my sentiments that English football is really over-publicized and over-commercialized.
Till Rio, ¡Viva España!
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