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Post  Parouisa Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:00 pm

Spain really did put on a masterclass. Their passing was even better than any other game in the tournament and crucially it was incisive. And Iniesta came into his own - he was sublime. He bossed the game a la Pirlo. Italy had no answers though Di Natale had a great chance on the resumption which would have made it interesting.

Spain have certainly redefined the game. Though it will not be easy for teams to try to replicate it as the Spanish midfield is full of class. Their template too is not unlike Barca. Its strange to watch a team with no out and out striker but the passing and movement is breath-taking at times. Worthy winners indeed and a team for the ages.

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Post  bocerty Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:51 pm

Parouisa wrote:Spain really did put on a masterclass. Their passing was even better than any other game in the tournament and crucially it was incisive. And Iniesta came into his own - he was sublime. He bossed the game a la Pirlo. Italy had no answers though Di Natale had a great chance on the resumption which would have made it interesting.

Spain have certainly redefined the game. Though it will not be easy for teams to try to replicate it as the Spanish midfield is full of class. Their template too is not unlike Barca. Its strange to watch a team with no out and out striker but the passing and movement is breath-taking at times. Worthy winners indeed and a team for the ages.


Played without an out and or striker and yet Torres wins the Golden Boot, it really is a funny old game!!!
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Post  Parouisa Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:55 pm

One of the best moments of the tournament came in Dunphy's insightful comments during the post-match analysis last night .....

"There’s a unity between the Catalans and the Spaniards which is very important… Traditionally Spain have underachieved because the players of Barcelona, and the Basque country indeed, and the Castilians don’t get on. But that rift has been healed by this generation of players.

And notably, when the [Spanish] national anthem was being played no Spanish player sang it. I think that was a recognition that [the players] say nothing, the players subscribe to that, and keep quiet. For the purposes of football, they have left a culture and their politics in the dressing room and played for their nation."

Hey Eamo - rather than any apolitical or unity statement I'm guessing they didn't sing the anthem ... because there are no words to it. Muppet!
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Post  Parouisa Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:58 pm

bocerty wrote:Played without an out and or striker and yet Torres wins the Golden Boot, it really is a funny old game!!!

And he only played 189 minutes in total .....
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Post  Real Kerry Fan Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:19 pm

Parouisa wrote:
bocerty wrote:Played without an out and or striker and yet Torres wins the Golden Boot, it really is a funny old game!!!

And he only played 189 minutes in total .....

How come he won it as he was tied on 3 goals with a few more. Assists?
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Post  Parouisa Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:20 pm

Real Kerry Fan wrote:How come he won it as he was tied on 3 goals with a few more. Assists?

Yep - one assist. So the fact that he played in Mata rather than have a go himself ended up winning him it anyway!
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Post  Real Kerry Fan Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:36 pm

Parouisa wrote:
Real Kerry Fan wrote:How come he won it as he was tied on 3 goals with a few more. Assists?

Yep - one assist. So the fact that he played in Mata rather than have a go himself ended up winning him it anyway!
Great loyalty to his fellow club player. Very Happy
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Post  Parouisa Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:37 pm

Real Kerry Fan wrote:
Parouisa wrote:
Real Kerry Fan wrote:How come he won it as he was tied on 3 goals with a few more. Assists?

Yep - one assist. So the fact that he played in Mata rather than have a go himself ended up winning him it anyway!
Great loyalty to his fellow club player. Very Happy

Indeed ....... Chelsea are the Spain of the Premiership.
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Post  patsymc Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:06 am

total football ;-0)
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Post  Parouisa Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:22 pm

One of the best Apres Match skits ever ......

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Post  OMAR Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:00 pm

Parouisa wrote:One of the best moments of the tournament came in Dunphy's insightful comments during the post-match analysis last night .....

"There’s a unity between the Catalans and the Spaniards which is very important… Traditionally Spain have underachieved because the players of Barcelona, and the Basque country indeed, and the Castilians don’t get on. But that rift has been healed by this generation of players.

And notably, when the [Spanish] national anthem was being played no Spanish player sang it. I think that was a recognition that [the players] say nothing, the players subscribe to that, and keep quiet. For the purposes of football, they have left a culture and their politics in the dressing room and played for their nation."

Hey Eamo - rather than any apolitical or unity statement I'm guessing they didn't sing the anthem ... because there are no words to it. Muppet!


I thought there is some historical issue on this -
Franco had words -
Catalans don't like Franco
Some "spanish" players used to sing the words





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Post  Parouisa Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:59 am

Words cannot express this anthem.
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Post  Real Kerry Fan Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:57 pm

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Post  OMAR Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:06 pm

Real Kerry Fan wrote:Euro 2012 Thread - Page 29 Untitl11

Will bow to boxtys greater wisdom on this topic
but always felt that bagging was a unessacary step in the process


before Paroiusa replies (Double entendre noted but not intended)
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Post  Boxtyeater Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:12 pm

OMAR wrote:
Real Kerry Fan wrote:Euro 2012 Thread - Page 29 Untitl11

Will bow to boxtys greater wisdom on this topic
but always felt that bagging was a unessacary step in the process


before Paroiusa replies (Double entendre noted but not intended)

Has become the norm OMAR. The decline in population of "bog-donkeys" has brought us to this.....

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Post  Real Kerry Fan Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:48 pm

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How is he on the slean, that is the test.
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Post  bocerty Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:54 pm

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Post  Boxtyeater Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:26 am

Real Kerry Fan wrote:Euro 2012 Thread - Page 29 Images12

How is he on the slean, that is the test.

Looking at him I'd say he'd be more a "breast-spade" operator.....

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Post  OMAR Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:57 am

I doubt he,d warm to a days rickling
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