First half was decent. After that it was very very poor. Got a feeling Ronaldo will miss in the shootout hope I'm proved wrong as I'm hoping Portugal win this
Spain don't seem to pose much of a threat from open play. Their strategy seems to be to pass it around until the other team wear themselves out chasing them around. They'll struggle against a side like the Germans who are good enough to create and take chances when they get possession.
Why?Do you think Messi and Ronaldo are as good as those players I've referred to? I don't think so,it's just my opinion.
It's absolutely true that Spain pass the ball around long enough so that the opposition lose concentration. They actually pass up opportunities to try for goal, in order for the right one to come along. It's a leave-nothing-to-chance approach, and it takes the maybe out of the equation. Often, I have thought that the English style of play builds an attack, only for the team to cross the ball from the byline, leaving everything to chance. You won't catch the current Spanish team doing that, and the funny thing is that excitement goes completely out the window, while they're doing it. So while the purest in me is loving it, the football [sorry, Saints] fan is starting to doze off. I hope to hell the Germans or the Italians beat Spain in the Final.
It's more the Assou-Ekotto best LB in the world stuff! But in 10 years I'd be very surprised if Messi wasn't spoken of on the same level as those players, the lad won three consecutive Ballon d'ors aged 24, that's unreal, and he's just come off a 73 goal, 29 assists in 60 games season. Yes, I definitely think Lionel Messi is on their level.
Goals get scored when the ball gets put into a dangerous area for attackers to run on to. Waste time passing too much and defenders close the gaps. Passing football only works if you do it quickly and incisively.
Messi is the half the player without Xavi and Iniesta behind him.He is shocking for Argentina (yes he scored a hat-trick against Brazil in a friendly a couple of weeks ago) but that is a friendly and I don't take much notice of friendlies Portugal beat Spain 4-0 in a friendly last year and guess who won tonight... I want to see Messi shine for Argentina and succeed in the Premier League then I'll see him as being as good as the likes of Pele,Maradona,Zidane,Cruyff... I think Ronaldo is a much better player than him now.Ronaldo has done well in England,has played well in the Euro's and he has a more complete game than Messi has.
