This Spain side for me is the best national team in history,just look at their defensive record as well,this team is complete in every way.Not to mention the football they play,imo technically they are better than any other Brazilian,Dutch,Italian or Argentinan etc side to have ever played the game.

Portugal had pressed 3 v 3, and each player had a clear opponent to mark. Yes, lots of credit must go to Prandelli. In hindsight, a 3-5-2 would have been the better choice, it would have pushed the dangerous Alba back, helped cover against run inbehinds, helped cover the space Pirlo was playing in and given De Rossi space to play long balls forward with more freedom.

I can’t understand how can so many people on different sites think of Coentrao or Lahm to be put in the tournament’s eleven…. 1) Similar romp? I’d rather see them win 4-0 on 50% posession than 1-0 on 65% any day! There’s no point trying to outplay them without having the same talented players or personnel. That wasn’t enough, of course, and the most important factor was the sheer speed of Spain’s passing moves, which was unlike anything they’ve done previously in this tournament. Torres/Cesc. Barcelona are going to greatly benefit from his presence in the team next season. Jose Mourinho showed the way to play a 4-3-2 formation in the Milan derby a couple of years ago, but that relied on the opposition having to come forward. I will read your articles more in the future. Spain's soccer stars Fernando Torres (right) and Sergio Ramos attend a training session May 27, 2012. Alba has a case for being named the player of the tournament, not just the best leftback. Bravo, and I bow to your knowledge and foresight! Right now he was helped by Villa’s and Puyol’s injuries (although Ramos could perhaps have played instead of Arbeloa) and Torres’ continuing lack of top form. Even a Spain supporter like me have to say this, At 2-0 down, Prandelli had to change things. Alba, meanwhile, provided a superb display to provide directness from wide, his most impressive display of an excellent tournament. Long diagonals always found him in space and switched the angle of the attack, and as Italy had to shuffle over to the opposite side of the pitch, gaps appeared for the midfielders to play through. Credit to the manager – they played with such a pace and verve for most of the game. Yep, credit to Prandelli for using one of the strengths of Serie A at the moment, which is the use of attacking full backs to provide width to the narrow midfield, where it be 3-5-2 or diamond 4-4-2. When two players link up so perfectly, there’s little defenders can do. Italy vs. Spain in the Euro 2012 final takes place Sunday to see who will be crowned European soccer champions. Comment: Del Bosque will be delighted that this victory was achieved with with six passing midfielders in conjunction with a back four. Remember Navas in the WC final, Llorente earlier that tournament. Anyway – congratulations for the Azzurri, I’ve enjoyed their performance for a first time. To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. But Prandelli’s third change (having been forced to introduce Balzaretti in the first half) turned out to be fatal. As i wrote, “The 58 and 62 teams can be considered the same”. I’ve got to praise one man here: Iniesta. Pirlo has been fantastic and the player of the tournament in my eyes, as he has had a major influence in every game bar the final. Euro 2012 final: Spain 4-0 Italy.

Really pathetic that the sport hasn’t progressed more. Second, they couldn’t get the ball to the forwards quickly enough, mainly because of Pirlo being closed down. I hope ZM review tournament and making discussion about what is the strong point of this Spain team. View later. At the half, Italy and Spain had each enjoyed about 50% possession according to the stats I saw. The pool consisted of Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Italy created chances at first by getting their fullbacks forward, but just like with England against Italy, this gradually stopped and Italy became penned in. also 3-5-2 would’ve suited the italian’s cause better. Italy had probably the second best performance of the tournament against Germany, they deserve tons of credit.

View later. What would have happened if Motta was clearly & intentionally injured by Spain?

Spain covered the passing lanes brilliantly to stop the ball from leaving the Italian defense. Exactly! They did look tired, although I think that was much more a reflection of the amount of work spain put them through than the one less day of rest. Clearly their best performance of the tournament. Yes, I know they won nothing (thanks to some dodgy things that happened in WC 1978 also)but they were a pure beauty and the last team, in the history of football, to really make a revolution in football. “Taken aback” seems pretty good to me. They’ll have roughly the same side, but Spain struggle against unconventional ‘South American’ formations! Possession is overrated. You could be right. On a side note Del Bosque has now completed the Grand Slam : Champion League, Euro, World Cup and a major European league.

I fully expect Alonso to be dropped, most likely for Javi Martinez (there are some other very promising defensive midfielders as well, such as Oriol Romeu).

What is the difference between Spain and Italy? After all, your greatness should be measured with the one of your opponents also. I think it’s simplistic to think it’s the only way to beat Spain / Barca, or worse, that it is a reliable way of beating them. Hehe, you are talking about the son of certain Brazalian midfielder, right? One can give credit to Italy for going for it but in the hindsight it looks foolish. Spain are pushing for an unprecedented third major tournament win in a row, and to become the first side to retain their European Championship crown.

ITA 77 91 (most Passes Completed!!!)

For the sake of world football of course, I mean, with Spain winning every tournament, why would Russia and Quatar pump all their money into a Spanish fiesta where nobody else will go to anymore? When Spain attack though…it should be called something completely different. It would not be a surprise if the game was forced into extra time and even penalties.

Xavi will be 34 by the next World Cup. Fabregas will most likely have assumed his role at Barca and for Spain by then. Italians also had problems with the first substitution due to injury and very bad luck with their final substitution. They beat us fair and square, and any ifs and buts – amusing as they might be (really?) *Lahm (good tourny, but should have done more against Italy) Spain were the better side by a considerable distance. It was a comprehensive performance and even accounting for Italy’s bad luck with going down to ten men, Spain merited 3-0 at least, IMO. I think the point about Fabregas not really playing as a false 9 is a good one; people seem to think that anybody who isn’t a typical striker is a false 9, or that all strikerless formations include a false 9. Antonio Cassano and Riccardo Montolivo have helped to ease his creative burden a bit, but he's still Italy's best passer, and he starts moves that lead to goals. In the previous meeting between the sides, Xavi was relatively anonymous, playing too deep and broadly in the same role as Busquets and Alonso. Venue Stadion Energa Gdańsk … Please, that’s no small exaggeration. Shows how bad some coaches are, that Prandelli is given so much credit for using a formation that suited his players and talent pool. But Xavi squeezed the nearly impossible ball through. 3. in the final, both teams deserve kudos for coming out of their shells. Often Busquest dropped further to track Montlovio. :) The UEFA Euro 2012 Final was a football match that took place on 1 July 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2012.

Technically the best, could not be better said. The games where opposition park the bus and Spain have like 70-75% possession, they are just not as threatening, or maybe they are threatening but because of the number of defenders, they have to be more careful and patient. Hey Torres is perhaps the luckiest man in the world this year.. Similar off-ball movement and goals, similar drive and energy (except faster and more persistent), yet he is more patient and arguably more creative. Llorente, Valdes/Reina/De Gea Click the book cover below-right for the Amazon link. The Speed and close control he possesses with a football is unique and I’d go as far to compare him with Roberto Carlos(lacking his long range shooting). Italy weren’t going to see much more of the ball, and weren’t going to stand a chance at coming back from 2-0 down.

France vs Italy - Full Match - Euro 2000 Final.

However, I think Italy is kind of lucky to reach the final. Pedro-Silva-Iniesta Ramos .

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