To be fair, we do trap and pass, trap and pass, trap and pass, trap and pass to Young, lose the ball, sprint back to regroup in the 16 yard area, trap and pass, trap and pass. Might look more interesting on paper but it's really not
England are also boring, but effective, YV. Hodgson doesn't have a back-up front six of Martinez, Fabregas, Cazorla, Navas, Mata and Llorente, though.
Spain have been overpassing it in this tournament - at one point against Ireland, they had two players making forward runs into the box and another in space on the wing, yet continued passing it around and gave the Irish just enough time to reorganise. When they were 1-0 down to Italy, they were more direct in their passing and movement, but in the other games they almost seem to be taking the piss.
you can overpass when you mistime your killer pass or dont deliver it at all...becaus you are too busy trying to get your stats up like Spain...a truly boring footballing nation. lets not make football seem more difficult than it is...ultimately...the aim of the game is to score.
Spain have become boring and one of the reasons for that is having Busquets and Alonso in the same team. These guys basically do the same job and make the game boring because they both fail to deliver any sort of killer pass and they are there to mainly retain the ball and intercept. In Euro 2008, Spain had Marcos Senna (brilliant player) doing this job on his own and he had Iniesta and Xavi ahead of him. In that tournament they played some stunning football and move it much quicker in the final third. But, with Alonso and Busquets in the same team, they still get results so it's not going to change any time soon.
It was in response to tactics which kept the ball but didn't provide fans the interest of trying to score that led the NBA to put in the 24 second clock, which required teams to take a shot within a certain period of time or lose posession. I'm not in favor of this in football--along with just about everyone else. But if teams decide to limit their chasing than it can get pretty dull. In an ideal world a balance is maintained between keeping the ball and being dangerous, so Spain would keep passing the ball closer and closer to the opponents goal, and punish teams that became too compact by shooting from range, and those that pursued too aggressively by passing the ball through them. But Spain tends not to shoot from range.
Although that sounds like a great idea for extra time if the powers that be want to try and reduce the risk of penalties. If you don't beat the clock you have to pass immediately to your nearest opponent or get sent off Also, if you sit back for 23 seconds and then hoof a shot from in your own half then that is a sending off also, unless you score
Spain remind me of their bullfighters, it must be in the national psyche. Bob and weave! the ball is the red rag. With the crowd cheering every pass the resemblance increases. The Swedes have the right tactics to worry them. 11, 6foot plus yellow and blue bulls to harry and butt the little blighters.
While i do admire Spain's ability to keep ball i do find it very, very boring. They scored 4 goals against Ireland and i was still bored in that match. I think they miss Villa a lot. They seemed to know when and where to hit him to keep things interesting for the fans.
It is boring, I have been saying this for many years, yet the media goes mad. Yes it's clever, yes it takes a lot of practice but 90 minutes of juggling leave me waiting for the stripper. Or even the man with a sackful of bad jokes. What do points mean? Just give me the Brucie Bonus and let's call it a day. France v Spain: the first one to trip over an olive pip wins.
