The Official Confederations Cup Thread.

I think it'd be fun to play in this Spain team, just keeping the ball and knocking it around for fun but it's not particulaly entertaining to watch rom a neutrals point of view. Get's results though so until another team find a better way of playing football, guess we're stuck with watching it.

 

I think that depends who they are playing. When a team tries to press them (and Barca) it is very entertaining IMO, the way they are able to still keep the ball in tight spaces never seizes to amaze me. Its is pure brilliance at times which I could never find boring!

Against someone like Luxembuurg or Macedonia is a little different

 

May as well get used to seeing Suarez playing in white.

 

Yeah, so far Spain have had 92% possession against Uruguay. Just said imagine what it's going to be like when they play Tahiti?!

 

I don't mind watching them: it's purist football. I just hate 90 minutes of commentators explaining how good it is like no one sitting at home has ever seen a game of football before.

 

You think we'll be playing in our new away kit a lot this year then?

 

That's exactly what I was thinking mate.

 

I'm not watching it. I would have if it had been in Uruguay as I'd have thought Uruguay would press them then

 

For at least half of the PL games at least

 

At least half? didn't realise ALL other premier league teams had red in their home kit

 

I say they do so they do okay!



1-0 Spain btw.

 

Heating up a bit there. Spain unhappy with an "elbow" with Ramos holding his face when Cavani put his arm round the back of his neck, then Ramirez holds off Alba with an arm into the face.

Cavani should have equalised from Suarez's free kick then.

 

2-0

 

Soldado 2-0, nice play and nice finish.

 

I'd like to revise my prediction that Uruguay will get something from this game

 

Despite it being 2-0, I find it incredibly boring watching them pass it about like that, tbh. Maybe it's good technically but football is about entertainment and as a neutral it doesn't do a lot for me.
It may be 92% possession but for 91% sod all is happening. Eventually an opening comes along, a flash of brilliance and it gets exciting for a moment and then it's back to the grind.

Lawrenson annoys me every time he opens his gob as well.

 

But isn't that the case with most types of football? Its never exciting 100% of the time, its the creative brilliance that gets people going and Barca create as many (probably more) than most other teams.

 

Like Gerrez says, it's a shame they're not at home, they'd be a lot more attacking.

 

You're not wrong about Lawrenson mate

 

And I'm not even watching it