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Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic
Spain haven't played yet, but I wouldn't bet against them going 1-0 up in the first half, before looking vulnerable in the second.
Did I say that? It must've been a typo, I meant they'd give Ukraine a thrashing. :riiight:

Ukraine were extremely disappointing, although they were very unlucky with several refereeing decisions, notably the penalty/red card.

We haven't really talked much about the Spanish on here, but they do have a fantastic squad. Just look at the central midfielders they have: Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Senna, Fabregas and Albelda. Every single one of them is a top-class midfielder, and when you compare that to England's Gerrard, Lampard, Jenas, Carrick and Hargreaves...well...ouch. I don't need to say anything about their strikeforce, because Torres and Villa showed you what they're all about, and Luis Garcia also had a great game. Raul is the only weak link there, he's simply not what he used to be and has also been plagued by injuries. I rate their keeper, Casillas, as the best in the world. (Can you name any better? Cech? Dida? Buffon? Pssh, no, no and no) The only places where I can see any weakness are in the defence (and even then they still have Puyol) and out wide if they choose to play 4-4-2. Both Reyes and Joaquin are massively overrated, and very inconsistent, and frankly I don't know how either got in the squad ahead of Vincente.

Imagine a Spain v Brazil game. Both teams with potent attacks and slightly dodgy defences going all out to score plenty of goals. Bring it on I say.