Spain’s opponents struggle to score because they don’t see much of the ball – not even to retrieve it from the back of their own net
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Ole! Ole! Ole! Spain’s Passing Master Class Leaves Portugal Chasing Shadows
So how do you neutralize Cristiano Ronaldo, the superstar of epic Nike ads who so rarely does much more than preen and posture in his national team colors? Quite simple, really: You simply don’t let his team have the ball. (And you don’t seriously think glamour-boy Ronaldo goes back and fights for possession, do you? Nope. He …
The Problem With England…
Watching today’s dire, dire performance by England, I was struck not only by the fact that the likes of Wayne Rooney and Gerrard failed to bring their blood-and-guts personas to the game — is there any site more pathetic than an England team bereft of passion? — but that England plays without the sense of organization and fluidity that …
Spain’s Exquisite Headache
The coach that leaves Fernando Torres or Cesc Fabregas on the bench would be deemed certifiably insane — or on the take — in every football playing country in the world, except one: Spain’s coach Vicente del Bosque may be forced to do just that, in order to field the formation he believes he needs to bring the World Cup home.
