The Final: Spain v Italy
Decent effort by Xavi. Italy just half a step off the pace defensively in trying to get blocks in.
Decent effort by Xavi. Italy just half a step off the pace defensively in trying to get blocks in.
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Spain dominating so far. I enjoy watching them like this, it's when they sit back and hold possession that has me sticking a sharp stick in my leg to stay awake.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Who does performance appraisals on this cock Lawrenson? Surely this bleak, tired sneering negativity is not what any audience demographic wants?Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Silva scores a mighty, Nat Lofthouse-like, header.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
That was coming. Now we'll see what Spain do next, stick or twist?Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Silva service.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
What's Spanish for "I never got many with my head"?Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
If my boys are going to lose, at least let it to be to goals like that. Come on Pirlo you useless bastard.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Oh bugger. Still, if Spain score another one I can go out for a walk instead.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Well quite, dalliancedalliance wrote: Who does performance appraisals on this cock Lawrenson? Surely this bleak, tired sneering negativity is not what any audience demographic wants?Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Boring boring Spain, eh?Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Nice goal. Italy are markedly covering Spain's left side more, but that move came from the right and started with Arbeloa in a load of space.
Good presence of mind by Fabregas. You know, he has had an excellent tournament despite not playing in his favoured role.
Bad for the game though. Had Italy scored first it would have been more exciting.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
You could say he was in an Arbeload of spance. Hey hey, maybe I should work as a BBC pundit.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Balotelli dummies over a free-kick and finds himself in acres of space to the right of the Spanish wall. Pirlo should really have passed to him there.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
That goal has woken Italy up.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
All the banners have German place namesComment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Italy cannot cope when Spain press them hard, especially in defence.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Haha!Jimmy Bignutz wrote:Well quite, dallianceOriginally posted by dallianceComment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
How long had Chiellini been injured for? He never looked comfortable.
Not going 3-5-2 currently looking like a mistake.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
You can get 9/2 now for 1-0 as final score.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Lots of Rioja colors (red-white-green-yellow horizontal stripes), best-looking banners out there. Ironically they recall the italian tricolor.Jimmy Bignutz wrote: All the banners have German place names
Chiellini really got taken to the cleaners by Fabergas, who just nailed the assist of the tournament.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Never mind Pique, UEFA are wiping the yellow cards at half-time.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
This is a pretty nice pace for any game, never mind a final. Nice response by Italy too.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Lawrenson was left exasperated earlier on by a foul given for a dangerous tackle where "the player got the ball". The BBC commentator explained that the ref thought it was dangerous, and the tackler was 'out of control' (is that the interpretation?) but Lawro sneered again "but he got the ball".
Not only does the man clearly have no more understanding of the rules of the game than your average bloke propping up a pub bar, but he clearly didn't understand the rules when he was playing, either, as I'm pretty sure that dangerous tackles would have been penalised in the 80s just the same as they are now. Just maybe not by refs at Anfield.Comment
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The Final: Spain v Italy
Balzaretti has been very good since he came on.Comment
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